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SIÈGE À CARIATIDE KIPONA LUBA-HEMBA

Lot 18
20.10.2022 15:00UTC +01:00
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€ 441 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 822190
Lot 18 | SIÈGE À CARIATIDE KIPONA LUBA-HEMBA
Estimate value
€ 500 000 – 700 000
SIÈGE À CARIATIDE KIPONA LUBA-HEMBA

RÉPUBLIQUE DÉMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO

Hauteur : 37 cm. (14 5/8 in.)





Provenance

Robert Duperrier (1917-1996), Paris, acquis ca. 1969

Alain Schoffel, Paris

Collection Robert Burawoy, Paris

Collection Armand Fernandez dit Arman (1928-2005), Paris / Vence / New York

Bernard Dulon, Paris, acquis en 2002

Collection Nathalie et Guy Porré-Chaboche, Paris

Bernard Dulon, Paris

Collection Béatrice et Patrick Caput, Paris



Literature

Neyt, F. et Strycker (de), L., Approche des arts Hemba, Villiers-le-Bel, 1975, p. 44

Berjonneau, G. et Sonnery, J.-L., Chefs-d’œuvre inédits de l’Afrique noire, Boulogne, 1987, p. 245, n° 232

Salgas, J.-P., « Continent noir, cabinet noir » in Art Press, n° 189, Londres, mars 1994, p. 50

Blanc, D., « Entre sculpteurs » in Connaissance des arts, n° 530, Paris, juillet 1996, p. 105, n° 7

Nicolas, A. et Sourrieu, M., Arman & l’art africain, Marseille, 1996, p. 127

Dulon, B., Le salon du collectionneur, Paris, septembre 2005, p. 69

Dulon, B., XXIIIe Biennale des Antiquaires, Paris, 2006, n° 18

Neyt, F., Fleuve Congo. Arts d’Afrique centrale, correspondances et mutations des formes, Paris, 2010, pp. 382-383, n° 256

Blanc, D., « Femmes de pouvoirs » in Fleuve Congo. Arts d'Afrique centrale, Connaissance des Arts, Hors-Série, n° 459, 14 juin 2010, pp. 33 et 35, n° 4

Plisnier, V. et Caput, P., Arts d'Afrique. Portraits d'une collection, Milan, 2016, plat recto, pp. 59-61, 236 et 257

Tribal Art Magazine, n° 87, Arquennes, printemps 2018, p. 44

Paris Tribal, Paris, avril 2018, plat recto

Valluet, M.-C., Regards visionnaires. Arts d'Afrique, d'Amérique, d'Asie du Sud-Est et d'Océanie, Milan, 2018, p. 259, n° 15



Exhibited

Paris, Fondation Dapper, Chefs-d’œuvre inédits de l’Afrique noire, octobre 1987 - avril 1988

Marseille, MAAOA - Musée d'Arts Africains, Océaniens, Amérindiens, Centre de la Vieille Charité, Arman & l'art africain, 23 juin - 30 octobre 1996

Paris, Musée national des Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie, Arman & l'art africain, 3 décembre 1996 - 17 février 1997

Cologne, Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum für Völkerkunde, Die Sammlung ARMAN. Afrikanische Kunst, 21 mars - 27 juillet 1997

New York, The Museum for African Art, African Faces, African Figures. The Arman Collection, 9 octobre 1997 - 19 avril 1998

Paris, Caroussel du Louvre, IIIe Salon du collectionneur, 16 - 25 septembre 2005

Paris, Caroussel du Louvre, XXIIIe Biennale des Antiquaires, 13 - 29 septembre 2006

Paris, Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, Fleuve Congo. Arts d’Afrique centrale, correspondances et mutations des formes, 22 juin - 3 octobre 2010

Paris, Galerie Bernard Dulon, Arts d'Afrique. Portraits d'une collection, 4 - 26 novembre 2016

Paris, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris Tribal, 11 - 14 avril 2018



Post lot text

LUBA-HEMBA KIPONA CARIATID STOOL, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Medium:Wood
Place of origin:Africa
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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