M/M Quarterly Issue No. 1: March 2013

Manner of Man Magazine

Quarterly Issue No. 1: March 2013

exclusively in print edition


Table of Contents

The Brand: Manner of Man

Editorial: Brutal Aesthetic

Brigadier Arthur Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington

The Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio Revised Edition

Interview with Olivier Camu

Bird-themed Exhibition Goes on View at Metropolitan Museum

Leaders know the battle ahead

Photography and the American Civil War April 2–September 2, 2013

Uniforms & Equipment of the British Army in World War I

Interview with Alessio Nanni

Hold The World In Your Hands, exceptional printed pocket globe anticipated to break world record price

Interview with Mario Tavella

Masterpiece by Charles Le Brun Rediscovered at the Hôtel Ritz, Paris

The Prince of Wales backs “Best of British” manufacturing and engineering

Interview with Léon Krier

Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller portrayed by the Danish painter Thomas Kluge

Interview with David Stubbs

The Collection of the Duchess of Alba Legendary French Art Deco Designer Armand Albert Rateau Auction at Christie's, Paris on 23 of May
 

M/M The Brand: Manner of Man

Photograph by Cristoffer Neljesjö for Manner of Man 2013. All rights reserved.

M/M Editorial: Brutal Aesthetic

Editorial Commentary by Manner of Man Magazine co-owners Nicola Linza and Cristoffer Neljesjö

A unique bird is flying over fields of trash produced by the greedy and consumed by the filthy masses in order to find a place to settle down where cleanliness, sophistication, intelligence and style are understood. With passion, a pure soul and majestic appearance across the sky, nothing ugly or cheap can ever touch it.

Manner of Man Magazine is presented without stand-alone advertising. We have never accepted money or favours for interviews, we have never accepted clothing or accessories for articles or highlights, and have never been bought with either cash or discounts to pump particular items.

What the masses head toward we run from.

We asked an elegant Englishman, an aristocrat of the oldest and highest order, who also happens to be a loyal follower of Manner of Man Magazine what he thought in essence to gauge his feelings about what we were doing. His said, “Clean, precise, no horrid advertising in one’s face, intelligent content, this is done right. You are to be congratulated. What you boys are doing is a noble effort!”

We know you are not keen on holding devices in public just as you do not rely on digital media as a source of socialising, reading pleasure or information. This is why we are pleased to announce that starting with this issue Manner of Man Magazine is also available in print.

M/M Brigadier Arthur Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington

Image of Brigadier Arthur Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington provided to Manner of Man Magazine by Allan Warren for exclusive use. Photo copyright Allan Warren. All rights reserved.

M/M The Audubon Society Baby Elephant Folio Revised Edition

Cover image provided by Abbeville Press. All rights reserved.

Manner of Man Magazine Recommendation

In 1990 Abbeville achieved yet again a new level of excellence, with full cooperation of The National Audubon Society...

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M/M Interview with Olivier Camu

Image of Olivier Camu provided by Christies, London. All rights reserved.

This exclusive interview with Olivier Camu, Deputy Chairman of Impressionist and Modern Art, Christie’s was conducted by Nicola Linza and Cristoffer Neljesjö in London during February 2013

How did you decide to be involved in the auction world?

Since the age of 12 I have always been fascinated with paintings from the Renaissance to today...

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The above interview with Olivier Camu 2013 © Manner of Man Magazine. All rights reserved. Reproduction is strictly prohibited without written permission from the publisher.

M/M Bird-themed Exhibition Goes on View at Metropolitan Museum

Image Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons.
Momoyama period (1573–1615), second half of the 16th century
One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on gilt paper
Dimensions: Image: 63 1/4 x 142 in. (160.7 x 360.7 cm) Overall: 69 3/8 x 148 1/2 in. (176.2 x 377.2 cm) Folded: 72 1/2 x 26 x 5 1/2 in. (184.2 x 66 x 14 cm)

February 2, 2013–July 28, 2013

Location: The Sackler Wing Galleries for the Arts of Japan, 2nd floor Galleries 225–31

 “It was evening all afternoon  It was snowing  And it was going to snow  The blackbird sat  In the cedar-limb.” From Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Blackbird by Wallace Stevens

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M/M Leaders know the battle ahead

Photo of Misa Patinszki of Wam Models by Sam Scott Schiavo. All rights reserved.

M/M Photography and the American Civil War April 2–September 2, 2013

Image Unknown Artist, Captain Charles A. and Sergeant John M. Hawkins, Company E, 38^th Regiment Georgia Volunteer Infantry, 1861-62. ¼ plate ambrotype. Private Collection.All rights reserved.

Exhibition Location: Special Exhibition Gallery, first floor 

More than 200 of the finest and most poignant photographs of the American Civil War...

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M/M Uniforms & Equipment of the British Army in World War I

Image provided courtesy of Schiffer Publishing. All rights reserved.
 

Manner of Man Magazine Recommendation 

Stephen J. Chambers has put together a unique military history volume. In our opinion...

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M/M Interview with Alessio Nanni

Photo of Alessio Nanni by Cosimo Filippini – © Cosimo Filippini. All rights reserved.

This exclusive interview with Alessio Nanni was conducted by Nicola Linza and Cristoffer Neljesjö in Rome, Italy  during February 2013
 

What inspired you to become a pianist and composer?

I think people simply don't choose to become a musician. One is born that way. Music is a sort of a state of mind that is completely different from any other arts...

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The above interview with Alessio Nanni 2013 © Manner of Man Magazine. All rights reserved. Reproduction is strictly prohibited without written permission from the publisher.

M/M HOLD THE WORLD IN YOUR HANDS Exceptional Printed Pocket Globe Anticipated To Break World Record Price

Image of a 2.3/4 inch (7cm) Dutch Pocket Globe. Johannes Deur, circa 1720.Comprised of twelve hand coloured engraved gores, heightened with gilt, graduated equator, ecliptic and prime meridian, no Antarctic continent, California as an Island, no coast to West-North Canada, the Australian East Coast not delineated, some of New Zeeland and Diemens land, contained in original case with silver hooks, the hand-coloured engraved interior celestial gores laid to the poles the stars to six orders of magnitude and picked out in gilt. Estimate: £15,000-£25,000. © Christie’s Images Limited 2012. All rights reserved.

Travel, Science and Natural History  

(sale 8668)

at Christie’s South Kensington

Auction: 24 April 2013 at 10.30am

Viewing: 20-23 April 2013

  

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M/M Interview with Mario Tavella

Image of Mario Tavella supplied by Sotheby's London. All right reserved.

This exclusive interview with Mario Tavella, Sotheby's Deputy Chairman, Europe, and Head of Private Collections was conducted by Nicola Linza and Cristoffer Neljesjö in London during February 2013

How did you come into the auction world?

My first conscious memory of the powerful effect art could have on me was a trip to Venice when I was seven...

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The above interview with Mario Tavella 2013 © Manner of Man Magazine. All rights reserved. Reproduction is strictly prohibited without written permission from the publisher.

M/M MASTERPIECE BY CHARLES LE BRUN REDISCOVERED AT THE HÔTEL RITZ, PARIS

Image of Charles Le Brun (1619-1690)
The Sacrifice of Polyxena, 1647, Oil on canvas
179 x 131 cm
Estimate: €300,000-500,000

MASTERPIECE BY CHARLES LE BRUN REDISCOVERED
AT THE HÔTEL RITZ, PARIS
DISPLAYED FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER IN NEW YORK
FROM 26 TO 29 JANUARY
OFFERED AT CHRISTIE’S PARIS ON 15 APRIL 2013
OLD MASTERS AND 19th CENTURY ART AUCTION

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M/M The Prince of Wales backs "Best of British" manufacturing and engineering

21st January 2013

The Prince of Wales said that Britain should celebrate its success as the “standard bearer of quality manufacturing and engineering throughout the world.”

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