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Masque, Dan, Côte d'Ivoire
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 EUR
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Description
- dan
- Masque
- Wood and Monkey (red Colobus)
- haut. 26 cm
- 10 1/4 in
Provenance
Piet Blanckaert, Knokke, ca. 1990
Collection privée
Collection privée
Exhibited
Bruxelles, Société des Expositions du Palais des Beaux-Arts, Utotombo, L'art de d'Afrique noire dans les collections privées belges, 25 mars - 5 juin 1988
Paris, Musée Dapper, Lam métis, 26 septembre - 20 janvier 2001
Paris, Musée Dapper, Animal, 11 octobre 2007 - 20 juillet 2008
Paris, Musée Dapper, Lam métis, 26 septembre - 20 janvier 2001
Paris, Musée Dapper, Animal, 11 octobre 2007 - 20 juillet 2008
Literature
Debbaut, Utotombo, L'art de l'Afrique noire dans les collections privées belges, 1988, p. 148, n°61
Paudrat, Lam métis, 2001, p. 212
Dapper, Animal, 2007, p. 138
Paudrat, Lam métis, 2001, p. 212
Dapper, Animal, 2007, p. 138
Condition
Good condition overall. Wear consistent with age and use within the culture. Some losses to the rim, top and bottom. Some chips and cracks to the face with an old brown patina with area of layered encrustation. The beard is in very good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Mainte fois exposé et reproduit, ce masque associant le classicisme d'un masque Dan à la figuration incongrue d'un bec d'oiseau, s'impose parmi les plus remarquables du type. Relevant, selon J.L. Vandenhoute (1948, p. 16-18) du style Dan septentrional, il provient de la région du Haut Cavally, où cohabitent les peuples Dan et Diomandé (cf. en particulier le tatouage linéaire ceignant le visage). Présenté au musée Dapper en 2001 dans l'exposition Lam métis, ce masque gé gon y illustrait la démarche de Wilfredo Lam - inspirée entre autres par un masque comparable qui lui appartenait - "à rendre compatibles entre elles des différences que des savoirs rassurants distinguent, à faire surgir du composite la vraisemblance de l'imaginaire" (Jean-Louis Paudrat et Christiane Falgayrettes-Leveau, 2001, p. 244, n°212).