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Couple de statues Baulé

Lot 12
26.03.2026 14:00UTC +01:00
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€ 44 450
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1548998
Lot 12 | Couple de statues Baulé
Estimate value
€ 40 000 – 60 000
Couple de statues Baulé
Côte d'Ivoire
Hauteurs : 36 et 43 cm. (14 1/8 and 16 7/8 in.)




Provenance

Leonard Kahan, New York
Morton Dimondstein (1920-2000), Los Angeles, acquis auprès de ce dernier en 1977 (inv. n° M112)
Joshua Dimondstein, Los Angeles
Collection Marcel Nies, Anvers, acquis auprès de ce dernier en 2007



Literature

Scheinberg, A., Two. Aspects of the Doubled Image in African Art, New York, 1975, p. 20, n° 13
Cole, H., Icons. Ideals and Power in the Art of Africa, Washington, 1989, pp. 162 et 187, n° 190
Ravenhill, P., « The Self and the Other. Personhood and Images Among the Baule, Côte d'Ivoire », in Monograph Series, Los Angeles, 1994, n° 28, pp. 28 et 29, n° 25 et 26
Caskey, E. et Lees, B., The New York International Show. Fine Art of Native Cultures. Tribal Antiques. 7e édition, New York, 2001
Arthur, A. et al., « Publicité Galerie Dimondstein - Dimonstein Gallery advertisement », in Tribal Arts Guide, San Francisco, 2006, vol. 4, p. 7



Exhibited

New York, Tribal Arts Gallery, Two. Aspects of the Doubled Image in African Art, 11 décembre 1975 - 28 février 1976
Washington, National Museum of African Art - Smithsonian Institution, Icons. Ideals and Power in the Art of Africa, 25 octobre 1989 - 3 septembre 1990
Los Angeles, Fowler Museum at UCLA, The Self and the Other. Personhood and Images Among the Baule, Côte d'Ivoire, 2 octobre 1994 - 9 avril 1995
New York, The Seventh Regiment Armory - Park Avenue Armory, Galerie Dimondstein, The New York International Show. Fine Art of Native Cultures. Tribal Antiques. 7e édition, 20 - 23 mai 2001



Further details

Couple of Baule Figures, Ivory Coast
Medium:Wood
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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