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Luba Female Figure, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- wood
- Height: 22 3/4 in (57.8 cm)
Provenance
Michel Gaud, St. Tropez
Sotheby's, London, Important African Art: The Michel Gaud Collection, November 29, 1993, lot 144
Myron Kunin, Minneapolis, acquired at the above auction
Sotheby's, London, Important African Art: The Michel Gaud Collection, November 29, 1993, lot 144
Myron Kunin, Minneapolis, acquired at the above auction
Exhibited
Musée de la Castre, Cannes, Arts premiers d'Afrique noire: la rencontre du ciel et de la terre, June - September, 1990
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, extended loan, April 2, 1998 - April 2, 1999
Hamline University Art Galleries, Saint Paul, Icons of Perfection: Figurative Sculpture from Africa, December 2, 2005 – February 11, 2006
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, extended loan, April 2, 1998 - April 2, 1999
Hamline University Art Galleries, Saint Paul, Icons of Perfection: Figurative Sculpture from Africa, December 2, 2005 – February 11, 2006
Literature
Musée de la Castre, Arts premiers d'Afrique noire: la rencontre du ciel et de la terre, Cannes, 1990, p. 41, cat. 104
Frank Herreman, Icons of Perfection: Figurative Sculpture from Africa, Saint Paul, 2006, p. 30, cat. 13
Frank Herreman, "Icons of Perfection: Some Thoughts on the Relationship between Aesthetics and Function in African Sculpture", Tribal Art, Vol. X, No. 3, Spring 2006, p. 92, fig. 1
Frank Herreman, Icons of Perfection: Figurative Sculpture from Africa, Saint Paul, 2006, p. 30, cat. 13
Frank Herreman, "Icons of Perfection: Some Thoughts on the Relationship between Aesthetics and Function in African Sculpture", Tribal Art, Vol. X, No. 3, Spring 2006, p. 92, fig. 1