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Ousmane Sow (1935-2016)

Lot 139
12.03.2024 14:00UTC +01:00
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ID 1164464
Lot 139 | Ousmane Sow (1935-2016)
Estimate value
€ 30 000 – 50 000
Ousmane Sow (1935-2016)

Guerrier debout (série Masaï)

technique mixte, fer à béton et toile de jute

252 x 136 x 80 cm.

Réalisé en 1989.



mixed media, concrete iron and burlap

99 ¼ x 53 ½ x 31 ½ in.

Executed in 1989.





Provenance

L'artiste

Vente Collection Ousmane Sow, Christie's, Paris, 8 décembre 2009, lot 40

Acquis lors de cette vente par le propriétaire actuel



Literature

JL. Pivin, Ousmane Sow, Paris, 1995 (illustré en couleurs p. 47).

"Ousmane Sow" in Beaux-Arts Magazine, Paris, 1999 (illustré en couleurs pp. 12 et 13).

"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. 118 et 119)

B. Soulé, Ousmane Sow, Paris, 2003 (illustré en couleurs pp. 36-39).

B. Soulé, Même Ousmane Sow a été petit, Paris, 2009 (illustré en couleurs p. 125).

B. Soulé et F. Monnin, Ousmane Sow, Paris, 2014 (illustré p. 46).

B. Soulé, Catalogue raisonné Ousmane Sow, Paris, 2021 (illustré en couleurs p. 51).



Exhibited

Paris, Grande Arche de la Défense, Art Contemporain du Sénégal, septembre-octobre 1989.

Calvi, Citadelle, Ousmane Sow, 1990.

Tokyo, Ogawa Machi Chiyoda Ku, Ousmane Sow, 1991.

Montpellier, Musée Fabre, Ousmane Sow, 1991.

Dakar, Assemblée nationale, Ousmane Sow, 1995.

Toulouse, Pont neuf, Ousmane Sow, 1996.

Roanne, Musée Dechelette, Ousmane Sow, 1996.

Bruxelles, La Médiatine, Ousmane Sow, 1997.

Rouillé, Rurart, Ousmane Sow, 1997.

Paris, Pont des Arts, Ousmane Sow, mars-juin 1999 (illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition pp. 27-29 et 31).

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

Lyon, le Rectangle, Ousmane Sow, décembre 1999-mars 2000 (illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition pp. 21 et 41).

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.

Vichy, Opéra, Ousmane Sow, 2003.

Manderen, Château de Malbrouck, Ousmane Sow, mars-mai 2004 (illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition p.11).

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

Périgueux, Salle François Mitterrand, Ousmane Sow, août-octobre 2004.

Vers-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, GUERRIER DEBOUT (SÉRIE MASAÏ), EXECUTED IN 1989
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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