About the lot N° 58
Title : MONUMENTAL IJO FOREST SPIRIT FIGURE, NIGERIA |
Size : Height: 85 7/8 in (218 cm)Provenance : Ulrich von Schroeder, Zurich
Edwin and Cherie Silver, Los Angeles, acquired from the above on October 19, 1982Literature : Werner Gillon,
Collecting African Art, London, 1979, p. 54, pl. IX
Fowler Museum of Cultural History, UCLA,
Ways of the Rivers: Arts and Environment of the Niger Delta, 2002, private view invitation
Martha G. Anderson & Philip M. Peek,
Ways of the Rivers: Arts and Environment of the Niger Delta, Los Angeles, 2002, cover and p. 24, fig. 1
David Pagel, 'Dreaming of Africa',
Los Angeles Times, June 26, 2002, section F, p. 1
Anne-Marie O'Connor, 'Now, Africa',
Los Angeles Times, January 29, 2008, section E, p. 5
Ekpo Eyo,
From Shrines to Showcases: Masterpieces of Nigerian Art, Abuja, 2008, p. 252, cat. 196Sotheby's, auctioneer, New York, US
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Sale title : The Collection of Edwin & Cherie Silver
Sale date : 13 Nov 2017
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Sale Reference : Live Sale
