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Ousmane Sow (1935-2016)

Lot 138
12.03.2024 14:00UTC +01:00
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€ 94 500
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 1164393
Lot 138 | Ousmane Sow (1935-2016)
Estimate value
€ 30 000 – 50 000
Ousmane Sow (1935-2016)

Lutteurs aux bâtons (série Nouba)

technique mixte, fer à béton et toile de jute

244 x 239 x 97 cm.

Réalisé en 1984.



mixed media, concrete iron and burlap

96 1⁄8 x 94 1⁄8 x 98 ¼ in.

Executed in 1984.





Provenance

L'artiste

Vente Collection Ousmane Sow, Christie's, Paris, 8 décembre 2009, lot 45

Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel



Literature

JL. Pivin, Ousmane Sow, Paris, 1995 (illustré en couleurs pp. 24-28).

"Ousmane Sow" in Beaux-Arts magazine, Paris, 1999 (illustré en couleurs pp. 6-8).

"La splendeur sauvage des hommes" in Télérama, Paris, 1999 (illustré en couleurs p.8).

B. Soulé et E. Dayde, Ousmane Sow: le soleil en face, Paris, 2001 (illustré en couleurs pp. 126-128 et 152)

B. Soulé, Ousmane Sow, Paris, 2003 (illustré en couleurs pp. 22 et 23)

B. Soulé, Même Ousmane Sow a éte petit, Paris, 2009 (illustré en couleurs p.117)

B. Soulé et F. Monnin, Ousmane Sow, 2014 (illustré pp. 39 et 73).

B. Soulé, Catalogue raisonné Ousmane Sow, Paris, 2021 (illustré en couleurs p. 25).



Exhibited

Dakar, Centre culturel Français, Ousmane Sow, 1987.

Bordeaux, Quai du Hangar 5, 1988.

Marseille, Musée de la Vieille Charité, Ousmane Sow, Nouba, 1989.

Troyes, Musée d'Art Moderne, Ousmane Sow: Sculptures, 1990.

Angoulême, Musée Municipal, Ousmane Sow: Sculptures, 1990.

Orléans, Musée de la Collégiale St Pierre le Puellie, Ousmane Sow: Sculptures, 1990.

Calvi, Citadelle, Ousmane Sow, 1990.

Peyssac, Hôtel de ville, Ousmane Sow, 1990.

Montbéliard, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Ousmane Sow, Nouba, 1991.

Saint Amand les Eaux, Musée Municipal, Ousmane Sow, Nouba, 1991.

Tokyo, Ousmane Sow, Nouba, 1991.

Montpellier, Musée Fabre, Ousmane Sow, Nouba, 1991.

Riom, Musée Francisque Mandet, Ousmane Sow, octobre 1992-janvier 1993.

Amiens, Maison de la Culture, Ousmane Sow, 1994.

Besançon, Galerie de l'Espace, Ousmane Sow, 1994.

La Chaux de Fond, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Ousmane Sow, 1994.

Roanne, Musée Joseph Dechelettre, Ousmane Sow, 1996.

Bruxelles, La Médiatine, Ousmane Sow, 1997.

Paris, Pont des Arts, Ousmane Sow, Rétrospective, mars-mai 1999 (illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition p.15)

Tours, Boulevard Heurteloup, Ousmane Sow, octobre-novembre 1999.

Lyon, Le Rectangle, Ousmane Sow, décembre 1999-mars 2000.

Bordeaux, Quai louis XVIII, Ousmane Sow, avril-mai 2000.

Ottawa, Musée des Beaux Arts, Ousmane Sow, juin-août 2001.

Arras, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Ousmane Sow, 2002.

Rabat, Galerie Bab El Kébir, Ousmane Sow, 2002.

Vichy, Opéra, Ousmane Sow, 2003.

Manderen, Château de Malbrouck, Ousmane Sow, mars-mai 2004 (illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition p.19)

Lille, Maison Folie, Ousmane Sow, mai-juillet 2004.

Le Pont du Gard, Site du Pont du Gard, Ousmane Sow, juillet-octobre 2005.

Saint-Raphaël, Salle Raphaël, Ousmane Sow, mai-août 2006.

Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Musée Maurice Denis, Terre Noire: Ousmane Sow et les tendances de la sculpture africaine d'aujourd'hui, juin-septembre 2007.

Arles, Chapelle du Mejan, Ousmane Sow, , septembre-novembre 2007.



Further details

OUSMANE SOW, LUTTEURS AUX BÂTONS (SÉRIE NOUBA), EXECUTED IN 1984
Applied technique:Mixed media
Medium:Acrylic glass, Plastic
Art style:Contemporary art
Place of origin:Africa
Auction house category:Sculptures, Statues & Figures
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