Sale 5602
Paris
|
29 September 2010
Price realised
EUR 3,750
Estimate
STATUE EN PIERRE Cross River, Nigeria De style Akwanshi, de forme ovale et sculptée d'un personnage stylisé à la bouche arondie et au corps recouvert de motifs géométriques. Hauteur: 131 cm. (51½ in.)
Provenance
Francis Mazière (1924-1994), Paris
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Literature
Rivière, M., Les chefs-d'oeuvre Africains des collections privées françaises, Paris, 1975. Lehuard, R., "Francis Mazière: même les héros ont une fin", Arts d'Afrique Noire, vol.94, 1995, p.44
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