Monique Cras (b. 1910)
Monique Cras (b. 1910)

Danan dancer (Ivory Coast); Djerma woman (Niger) Danseur de Danan (Cote d'Ivoire); Femme Djerma (Niger)

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Monique Cras (b. 1910)
Danan dancer (Ivory Coast); Djerma woman (Niger)
Danseur de Danan (Cote d'Ivoire); Femme Djerma (Niger)
both signed and inscribed with title Monique Cras
oil on paper laid down on panel
75 x 36 cm
a pair (2)

Lot Essay

In an unpublished typescript Randonne en A.O.F., the artist describes her visit to the market in Niamey in 1938. She saw "Djerma women, with heavy braids, silver padlocks in their noses, and enourmous bracelets on their legs which gave them a duck-like gait".

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