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Descubra la tasación y los precios de esta y más obras de arte africano en Africartmarket. Domed Circular Form, Crescent Eyes With Pierced Slits, 1954



Descripción : Of domed circular form, the crescent eyes with pierced slits, double notched brows above, slender nose and naturalistic mouth, a panel of concentric triangles carved in relief on each cheek, keloids in relief on each temple, grooved hairline, the flat rim about the face with ears in relief and with pierced zigzag border, surmounted by a cup-like superstructure with zigzag boder and notched rim, dark glossy patina, on Inagaki base 10in. (25.4cm.) high PROVENANCE Charles Ratton, Paris Frank Crowninshield, New York Mrs. George W. Crawford LITERATURE Masterpieces of African Art, The Brooklyn Museum, 1954, no.49 (not illustrated) EXHIBITION The Brooklyn Museum, 1954, no.49 NOTES Cf. Vogel, S., Baule, African Art Western Eyes, Yale, 1997, pp.160-161, where the author illustrates three similar masks. According to Vogel such masks, representing natural phenomena (others represented the rainbow and the setting sun), were worn at the beginning of the Gbagba mask sequence to warm the dance space.
Precio: 65 725.00 USD 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Estimación (baja/alta) : 60000 USD-80000 USD 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.

Sobre el lote Lote N° 46
Título : Domed Circular Form, Crescent Eyes With Pierced Slits, ÉPOCA : 1954
Talla : 10in. (25.4cm.) high
Christie's, subastador, New York, US 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Título de venta : THE RUSSELL B. AITKEN COLLECTION OF AFRICAN AND OCEANIC ART
Fecha de la venta : 03/04/2003 🔓Sin tarjeta de crédito.
Referencia de la subasta : Live Sale

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