Robert Mnuchin: Collector at Heart
Senufo Equestrian Figure, Côte d'Ivoire
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June 18, 05:01 PM GMT
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Robert Mnuchin: Collector at Heart
Senufo Equestrian Figure, Côte d'Ivoire
Attributed to the "Master of the Cockscomb Hairstyle"
Wood, patina with extensive remains of ritual palm oil libations
Height: 13 ¾ in (35 cm)
James Willis, San Francisco
Acquired from the above by the present owner by 1992
Gérald Berjonneau, Jean-Louis Sonnery, et al., Chefs-d’œuvre inédits de l’Afrique noire / Rediscovered Masterpieces of African Art, Boulogne, 1987, p. 200, cat. no. 171 (image reversed)
Jonathan Santlofer, “Living with Art: Robert and Adriana Mnuchin”, Art News, Vol. 91, No. 8, October, 1992, p. 71