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Statue moai miro

Lot 49
06.03.2024 15:00UTC +00:00
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€ 315 000
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ID 1158353
Lot 49 | Statue moai miro
Estimate value
€ 150 000 – 250 000
Statue moai miro

Île de Pâques

Hauteur : 20 cm. (7 7⁄8 in.)





Provenance

Collection Jacob Epstein (1880-1959), Londres

Christie's, Londres, 15 décembre 1961, lot 164 (non ill.)

Kenneth John Hewett (1919-1994), Bog Farm

Aaron Furman, New York

Collection Monique (1929-2019) et Jean Paul (1930-2016) Barbier-Mueller, Genève (inv. n° 5701)



Literature

Fagg, W. et White, G., The Epstein Collection of Primitive and Exotic Sculpture, Londres, 1960, p. 33, n° 216

Jeanneret, A., Laude, J. et al., Art d’Océanie, d’Afrique et d’Amérique. Récentes acquisitions. Collection Barbier-Müller, Genève, 1977, pp. 72 et 73, n° 62

Bassani, E. et Malcolm, D., Jacob Epstein Collector, Milan, 1989, pp. 49 et 153, n° 63 et n° 585

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. 344

Newton, D., Arts des mers du sud. Insulinde, Mélanésie, Polynésie, Micronésie. Collections du musée Barbier-Mueller/Art of the South Seas. Island Southeast Asia, Melanesia, Polynesia, Micronesia. The Collections of the Musée Barbier-Mueller, Paris, 1998, p. 346, n° 2

Sollers, P., Ormesson, J. d’ et al., 5000 ans de figures humaines. Cent regards sur les collections Barbier-Mueller, Genève, 2000, n° 014

Barbier-Mueller, J.P., « Confidentiellement vôtre…/Confidentially Yours… », in Arts & Cultures, Genève, 2003, n° 4, p. 255

Orliac, C. et M., « Dans l’intimité d’un moai miro, statuette de l’île de Pâques/On Intimate Terms with a Moai Miro from Easter Island », in Arts & Cultures, Genève, 2006, n° 7, pp. 274, 280 et 281, n° 1, 7, 8 et 9

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. 376-377 et 397

Moos, P., « Afrique et Océanie. Chefs-d’œuvre du musée Barbier-Mueller/ Africa and Oceania. Masterpieces of the Musée Barbier-Mueller », in Tribal Art Magazine, Arquennes, printemps 2008, n° 20, p. 62, n° 11

Baeke, V. et al., A Legacy of Collecting. African and Oceanic Art from the Barbier-Mueller Museum at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Genève, 2009, pp. 114 et 115, n° 36

Andiran, G. d’, Barras, V. et al., La médecine ancienne, du corps aux étoiles, Bâle, 2010, pp. 386 et 569, n° 151

Mboko, M. et al., Nudités insolites, Paris, 2014, pp. 36-37 et 56, n° XV

Barley, N. et al., Les collections Barbier-Mueller. 110 ans de passion, Grenoble, 2017, pp. 118 et 119, n° 21

Godin, C., « Sir Jacob Epstein, “mercenaire primitif dans le monde moderne”/Sir Jacob Epstein, “Primitive Mercenary in the Modern World” », in Arts & Cultures, Genève, 2019, n° 20, p. 239, n° 5

McCurry, S., Steve McCurry & Musée Barbier-Mueller. Wabi-sabi, la beauté dans l’imperfection. Wabi-sabi, Beauty in Imperfection, Genève, 2021, pp. 22 et 76



Exhibited

Genève, MEG - Musée d’Ethnographie de Genève, Art d’Océanie, d’Afrique et d’Amérique. Récentes acquisitions. Collection Barbier-Müller, 1er juin - 31 octobre 1977

Paris, Mona Bismarck American Center, 5000 ans de figures humaines. Cent regards sur les collections Barbier-Mueller, 18 septembre - 2 décembre 2000

New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, A Legacy of Collecting. African and Oceanic Art from the Barbier-Mueller Museum, 2 juin - 27 septembre 2009

Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, La médecine ancienne, du corps aux étoiles, 30 octobre 2010 - 30 janvier 2011

Genève, Musée Barbier-Mueller, Nudités insolites, 23 mai 2014 - 28 février 2015

Paris, Grand Palais, Biennale des Antiquaires, Les collections Barbier-Mueller. 110 ans de passion, 11 - 17 septembre 2017

Genève, Musée Barbier-Mueller, Steve McCurry & Musée Barbier-Mueller. Wabi-sabi, la beauté dans l’imperfection. Wabi-sabi, Beauty in Imperfection, 15 décembre 2020 - 29 août 2021



Further details

Moai miro figure, Easter Island
Medium:Wood, Stone
Place of origin:Chile, South America
Auction house category:All other types of objects
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