Statue Mumuyé
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ID 1349499
Lot 11 | Statue Mumuyé
Estimate value
100000EUR € 100 000 – 150 000
Nigeria
Hauteur : 133 cm. (52 3/8 in.)
Provenance
Philippe Guimiot (1927-2021), Douala, acquis entre 1966 et 1968
Jacques Kerchache (1942-2001), Paris, en 1969
Collection Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan (1933-2003), Genève, acquis avant 1970
Artcurial, Hôtel Dassault, Paris, Ancienne collection du Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan, Genève, 2 juillet 2003, lot 66
Collection Adam Lindemann, New York, acquis lors de cette vente
Bernard de Grunne, Bruxelles
Collection privée, France, acquis auprès de ce dernier en 2008
Literature
Kerchache, J., Afrique, Océanie, Amérique, Paris, 1969, pp. 28 et 29 (listé comme Chamba)
Leuzinger, E., Die Kunst von Schwarz-Afrika, Zurich, 1970, pp. 204-205 et 391, n° N22
Leuzinger, E., Kunst uit Afrika. Rond de Niger-de machtige rivier, La Haye, 1971, pp. 208 et 209, n° N22
Leuzinger, E., The Art of Black Africa, New York, 1977, pp. 156 et 248
Savary, C., Sculptures africaines d'un collectionneur de Genève, Genève, 1978, p. 8, n° 3
Goodman, W., « New York sous les yeux de Murakami », in Architectural Digest (AD) Magazine, Paris, décembre 2006 - janvier 2007, n° 62, p. 124
Denner, A. et Wick, O., Visual Encounters. Africa, Oceania, and Modern Art - Bildgewaltig. Afrika, Ozeanien und die Moderne, Bâle, 2009, vol. VIII, n° 10
Grunne, B. de, Mumuye, Bruxelles, 2023, p. 72, n° 28
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Jacques Kerchache, Afrique, Océanie, Amérique, 1969
Zurich, Kunsthaus Zürich, Die Kunst von Schwarz-Afrika, 31 octobre 1970 - 17 janvier 1971
Genève, MEG - Musée d'ethnographie de Genève, Sculptures africaines d'un collectionneur de Genève, 8 décembre 1976 - juillet 1982
New York, L&M Arts, Great Works from Africa and the Pacific, 9 - 17 mai 2008
Riehen, Fondation Beyeler, Visual Encounters. Africa, Oceania, and Modern Art - Bildgewaltig. Afrika, Ozeanien und die Moderne, 25 janvier - 25 mai 2009
Further details
Mumuye Figure, Nigeria
Medium: | Wood |
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Place of origin: | Nigeria, Africa |
Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
Medium: | Wood |
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Place of origin: | Nigeria, Africa |
Auction house category: | All other types of objects |
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