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Masque Baulé

Lot 4
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Lot 4 | Masque Baulé
Masque Baulé

Côte d’Ivoire

Hauteur : 45 cm. (17 ¾ in.)





Provenance

Merton D. Simpson (1928-2013), New York

Collection Hubert Goldet (1945-2000), Paris, acquis auprès de ce dernier en 1979

De Ricqlès, Maison de la Chimie, Paris, Collection Hubert Goldet, 30 juin - 1er juillet 2001, lot 205

Collection Monique (1929-2019) et Jean Paul (1930-2016) Barbier-Mueller, Genève (inv. n° 1007-228)



Literature

Lehuard, R., « La collection Hubert Goldet », in Arts d'Afrique Noire, Arnouville, automne 1979, n° 31, p. 7

Thornton, L., « Black African art in Paris », in The Connoisseur, Londres, février 1981, vol. 206, n° 828, p. 116

Preston, G., Sets, Series & Ensembles in African Art, New York, 1985, p. 43, n° 22

Berjonneau, G. et Sonnery, J.-L., Chefs-d’œuvre inédits de l’Afrique noire/ Rediscovered Masterpieces of African Art/ Onbekende meesterwerken uit zwart Afrika, Boulogne, 1987, p. 144, n° 99

Lehuard, R., « Formes & couleurs au musée Dapper », in Arts d'Afrique Noire, Arnouville, été 1993, n° 86, p. 33

Falgayrettes-Leveau, C., Stéphan, L. et al., Formes et couleurs, Paris, 1993, p. 121

Morris, S., « Souvenirs d'Afrique », in The Antique Collector, Londres, octobre 1993, vol. 64, n° 6, p. 74

Bacquart, J.-B., L’art tribal d’Afrique noire/The Tribal Arts of Africa, Paris, 1998, p. 50, n° B

Melikian, S., « Out of Africa. Inspiration for the 20th Century », in International Herald Tribune, Paris, 7-8 juillet 2001, ill.

Barbier-Mueller, J.P. et Enthoven, R., Rêves de collection. Sept millénaires de sculptures inédites - Europe, Asie, Afrique, Genève, 2003, n° 39

Boyer, A.-M., Butor, M. et Morin, F., L’homme et ses masques. Chefs-d’œuvre des musées Barbier-Mueller, Genève, 2005, pp. 13, 172-173 et 342, n° 51

Hahner-Herzog, I. et Stepan, P., Spirits Speak. A Celebration of African Mask, Munich, 2005, p. 161, pl. 22, n° 22

Chesi, G. et al., « Interview. Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller », in A4 Magazin für Aussereuropäische Kunst und Kultur. Afrika, Australien, Asien, Amerikas, Innsbruck, février 2006, p. 46

Semprün, J. et al., Picasso. L’homme aux mille masques, Paris, 2006, pp. 178 et 179, n° 59

Alleva, A. d’ et al., Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie. Fleurons du musée Barbier-Mueller/ Arts of Africa and Oceania. Highlights from the Musée Barbier-Mueller, Genève, 2007, pp. 138-139 et 387

Boyer, A.-M., Baule, Milan, 2007, p. 90, n° 7

Boyer, A.-M., Le sacré, le secret. Les Wan, Mona et Koyaka de Côte d’Ivoire/ The Sacred, the Secret. On the Wan, the Mona and the Koyaka of Côte d’Ivoire, Genève, 2010, p. 57, n° 47

Denner, A. et Wick, O., Visual Encounters. Africa, Oceania, and Modern Art/ Bildgewaltig. Afrika, Ozeanien und die Moderne, Bâle, 2009, vol. III, n° 3

Neyt, F., Trésors de Côte d’Ivoire. Aux sources des traditions artistiques, Anvers, 2014, p. 220, n° 153

Barley, N. et al., Les collections Barbier-Mueller. 110 ans de passion, Grenoble, 2017, pp. 116 et 117, n° 20

Petridis, C. et al., The Language of Beauty in African Art, New Haven, 2022, pp. 214 et 326, n° 176

Levy, A. et Ouvrier, Z., Pensées invisibles. Invisible Thoughts, Genève, 2023, pp. 16, 124, 127 et 137, n° 14



Exhibited

Paris, Musée Dapper, Chefs-d’œuvre inédits de l’Afrique noire, 10 octobre 1987 - 5 mai 1988

Paris, Musée Dapper, Formes et couleurs, 1er avril - 15 septembre 1993

Genève, MEG - Musée d’Ethnographie de Genève, L’invité du MEG. Le musée Barbier-Mueller, 24 avril 2007 - 26 août 2007

Riehen, Fondation Beyeler, Visual Encounters. Africa, Oceania, and Modern Art/ Bildgewaltig. Afrika, Ozeanien und die Moderne, 25 janvier - 25 mai 2009

Genève, Musée Barbier-Mueller, Arts de la Côte d’Ivoire, autour des Yohouré, 24 novembre 2016 - 30 avril 2017

Paris, Grand Palais, Biennale des Antiquaires, Les collections Barbier-Mueller. 110 ans de passion, 11 - 17 septembre 2017

Genève, Musée Barbier-Mueller, Barbe, réelle ou supposée ?, 3 février 2020 - 28 février 2021

Genève, Musée Barbier-Mueller, Pensées invisibles, 9 novembre 2022 - 3 septembre 2023



Further details

Baule Mask, Ivory Coast
Medium:Wood
Place of origin:Côte d'Ivoire, Africa
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