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STATUE ZANDÉ

Lot 10
22.06.2023 16:00UTC +01:00
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€ 40 320
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 977539
Lot 10 | STATUE ZANDÉ
Estimate value
€ 20 000 – 30 000
STATUE ZANDÉ

RÉPUBLIQUE DÉMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO

Hauteur : 16 cm. (6 3/8 in.)





Provenance

Collection Marcia (1931-2006) et Irwin (1920-2010) Hersey, New York, en 1967

Collection Horstmann, Zoug, acquis en 1982



Literature

Burssens, H., Yanda-Beelden en Mani-Sekte bij de Azande (Centraal-Afrika), Tervuren, 1962, p. 245, pl. V, n° 48

Piening, P., Masterpieces of African Sculpture, Syracuse, 1964, p. 24, n° 32

Hersey, I. et M., African Miniatures. Traditional Sculpture from the Hersey Collection, Washington, D.C., 1967, n° 39 (non ill.)

LaGamma, A. et Pemberton, J., Art and Oracle. African Art and Rituals of Divination, New York, 2000, p. 76 (non ill.)

Bassani, E., The Power of Form. African Art from the Horstmann Collection / Formes et figures. L'art africain dans la collection Horstmann, Milan, 2002, p. 201, n° 84

Bassani, E., Maestri di arte africana. Forme e stili. Ottantaquattro sculture dalla collezione Horstmann / Masters of African Art. Forms and Styles. Eighty-four Sculptures from the Horstmann Collection, Mendrisio, 2007, p. 118, n° 59

Junge, P. et alii., 5000 Jahre Afrika-Ägypten-Afrika. Sammlung W. and U. Horstmann und Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / 5000 Years Africa-Egypt-Africa. The W. and U. Horstmann and the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Collections, Münster, 2008, p. 75

Pezzoli, G. et Zevi, G., Africa. La terra degli spiriti / Africa. Land of Spirits, Milan, 2015, p. 243



Exhibited

Syracuse, Syracuse University, School of Art, Masterpieces of African Sculpture, 16 février - 1er avril 1964

Washington, D.C., Museum of African Art, African Miniatures. Traditional Sculpture from the Hersey Collection, juin 1967

New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Art and Oracle. Spirit Voices of Africa, 25 avril - 30 juillet 2000

Mendrisio, Museo d'arte Mendrisio, Maestri di arte africana. Forme e stili. Ottantaquattro sculture dalla collezione Horstmann / Masters of African Art. Forms and Styles. Eighty-four Sculptures from the Horstmann Collection, 29 avril - 22 juillet 2007

Berlin, Stiftung Kunstforum Berliner Volksbank, 5000 Jahre Afrika-Ägypten-Afrika. Sammlung W. and U. Horstmann und Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / 5000 Years Africa-Egypt-Africa. The W. and U. Horstmann and the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin Collections, 9 septembre - 30 novembre 2008

Milan, MUDEC - Museo delle Culture, Africa. La terra degli spiriti / Africa. Land of Spirits, 27 mars - 30 août 2015



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ZANDE FIGURE, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
Applied technique:Metalwork
Medium:Wood
Place of origin:Africa
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