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STATUE KONGO

Lot 25
26.10.2023 15:00UTC +00:00
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€ 73 080
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1045385
Lot 25 | STATUE KONGO
Estimate value
€ 30 000 – 50 000
STATUE KONGO

RÉPUBLIQUE DÉMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO

Hauteur : 26 cm. (10 ¼ in.)





Provenance

Collection John D. Graham (1890-1961), New York, acquis ca. 1920

Collection Frank Crowninshield (1872-1947), New York

Collection Renee (1910-2005) et Chaim (1904-1991) Gross, New York, acquis ca. 1943

Transmis par descendance

Sotheby's, New York, The Sculptor's Eye. African and Oceanic Art from the Renee and Chaim Gross Foundation, 15 mai 2009, lot 57

Collection privée, États-Unis

Sotheby’s, Paris, 18 juin 2014, lot 29

Collection Jean-Louis Danis, acquis lors de cette vente



Literature

Robbins, W., African Art in American Collections / L'art africain dans les collections américaines, New York, 1966, p. 204, n° 283

Rubin, A. et Holcombe, B., African Accumulative Sculpture. Power and Display, New York, 1974, p. 52, n° 108

Rubin, A., The Sculptor's Eye. The African Art Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Gross, Washington, D.C., 1976, p. 69, n° 58b

Vogel, S., Africa Explores. 20th Century African Art, New York, 1991, p. 263, n° 128

Lecomte, A., Lehuard, R., et alii, Bakongo. « Les fétiches » mi-nkondi, mi-nkisi, Paris, 2016, p. 175



Exhibited

New York, Pace Gallery, African Accumulative Sculpture. Power and Display, 21 septembre - 19 octobre 1974

Washington, D.C., Museum of African Art, The Sculptor's Eye. The African Art Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Gross, 1976 - 1977

Worcester, Worcester Art Museum, The Sculptor's Eye. The African Art Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Gross, 5 novembre 1976 - 2 janvier 1977

Athènes, University of Georgia Museum, The Sculptor's Eye. The African Art Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Gross, 27 mars - 1er mai 1977

Cincinnati, Cincinnati Art Museum, The Sculptor's Eye. The African Art Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Gross, 17 mai - 17 juillet 1977

New York, Center for African Art, Africa Explores. 20th Century African Art, 23 mai 1991 - 2 janvier 1992



Further details

KONGO FIGURE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Medium:Acrylic glass, Glass, Wood, Plastic
Place of origin:Africa
Auction house category:All other types of objects
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
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