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Statue Djenné

Lot 72
06.03.2024 15:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 72 | Statue Djenné
Estimate value
€ 10 000 – 15 000
Statue Djenné

Delta intérieur du Niger, Mali

Hauteur : 10 cm. (4 in.)





Provenance

Collection George Ortiz (1927-2013), Genève

Hélène (1927-2023) et Philippe (1931-2019) Leloup, Paris, en 1986

Collection Monique (1929-2019) et Jean Paul (1930-2016) Barbier-Mueller, Genève, acquis en octobre 1986 (inv. n° 1004-143)



Literature

Mckesson, J., , « Les expositions », in Arts d'Afrique Noire, Arnouville, printemps 1983, n° 45, p. 16

Brincard, M.-T., The Art of Metal in Africa, New York, 1982, p. 84, n° A11

Newton, D. et Waterfield, H., Sculpture. Chefs-d’œuvre du musée Barbier-Mueller/Tribal Sculpture. Masterpieces from Africa, South East Asia and the Pacific in the Barbier-Mueller Museum, Genève, 1995, p. 63

Meyer, L., Les arts des métaux en Afrique noire, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, 1997, p. 38, n° 7

Gaßner, H. et Vitali, C., Kunst über Grenzen. Die Klassische Moderne von Cézanne bis Tinguely und die Weltkunst - aus der Schweiz gesehen, Munich, 1999, p. 328, n° 265

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. 90-91 et 385

Leloup, H. et al., Dogon, Paris, 2011, pp. 322 et 325, n° 76

Grunne, B. de, Djenné-Jeno. 1000 ans de sculpture en terre cuite au Mali/ Djenné-Jeno. 1000 Years of Terracotta Statuary in Mali, Bruxelles, 2014, n° 269

Grunne, B. de et al., Sous l’œil de Malick Sidibé et un chant contre le sida, Genève, 2019, pp. 93 et 102, n° 16



Exhibited

New York, The African-American Institute, The Art of Metal in Africa, 7 octobre 1982 - 5 janvier 1983 ; Houston, Museum of Fine Arts, 4 février - 9 avril 1983 ; Santa Ana, Bowers Museum, 18 juin - 5 septembre 1983

Genève, Musée Barbier-Mueller, Sculpture. Chefs-d’œuvre du musée Barbier-Mueller, septembre 1995

Paris, Musée du quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, Dogon, 5 avril - 24 juillet 2011

Genève, Musée Barbier-Mueller, Sous l’œil de Malick Sidibé et un chant contre le sida, 19 juin 2019 - 26 janvier 2020



Further details

Djenne figure, Inner Niger Delta region, Mali
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Bronze
Place of origin:Mali, Africa
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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