Statuette masculine, Bembé, République Démocratique du Congo

Au hiératisme de la pose - le corps droit, la tête au menton carré relevée vers le ciel - répond la puissance signifiée par les larges épaules, le sexe et les pieds surdimensionnés, ces derniers sculptés en éventail et épousant toute la surface de la base, l'ensemble conférant à cette miniature une superbe monumentalité. Belle opposition entre la légère asymétrie de la pose et la très grande finesse dans le modelé du visage, animé par les yeux sertis d'éclats de faïence. Très belle patine nuancée, brun rouge, brillante.

Excellent condition overall. Very thin stable crack along the torso. Short and thin stable crack at the back of the base. For any further information, please contact the African and Oceanic Art department : kristen.lefevre@sothebys.com, + 33 1 53 05 53 39
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