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I updated the auction list with 12 auctions going on in the month of June and give you some of the key events at the Bruneaf that is opening next wednesday at 3 pm...{+}
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Lot 54 at Van Ham in Germany auctions sold for 105,000 € in June 2009 on an a high estimate of 15,000 €Most items did not sold, but this one was a good exception.
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Female Kifwebe Mask. Wood, pigments and raffia. Cf. Dunja Hersak: Songye Masks and Figure Sculpture. 1985. |
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by Larry Weinberg
June 11, 2009
Let’s start with the good news: “African and Oceanic Art from the Barbier-Mueller Museum, Geneva: A Legacy 
of Collecting,” running through September 27 at the Met, is a show well worth seeing. The exhibition features 36 works—all masterpieces—from one of the world’s great private art collections. Begun by Josef Mueller (1887-1974) in the 1920’s, and continued by his son-in-law Jean-Paul Barbier-Mueller, the collection was placed on permanent display in 1977. The works on view range across a wide swath of Africa and the South Pacific, and they brilliantly demonstrate the virtuosity and formal inventiveness of individual creative talents.
Now for the not-so-good news: from the title to the installation to the catalog photography, the exhibition raises issues, or at least fails to resolve concerns, which make it difficult to absorb the magnitude of the works presented. ...{+}
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Price realized: €547,000 December 2008, Paris
Susan Kloman developed her passion for African and Oceanic art while obtaining her Master of Arts degree in Art History. ...{+}
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Fang Mask, Gabon. Estimate: 70,000—100,000 EUR. Photo: Sotheby’s.
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PARIS.- The success of the sales of African & Oceanic Art in New York on May 15 shows that collectors’ interest in rare objects in this field remains strong whatever the price-level. The two auctions
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L’Afrique opens at Museum Africa - city of Johannesburg - South Africa |
The collections of Maria Stein-Lessing and Leopold Spiegel are the first exhibition in the new African art wing at Museum Africa, opened to mark Africa Day. |
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I think you will find the article below interesting. Iam curious to see if the high estimates will bring high bidders ? Let see the results of the auction tomorrow. For those interested in meeting me, I … newsletter for members. May 14, 2009 ...{+} The rest of this article is available to premium members only. If you are interested in reading this article and the other articles on this site, and receive all our insiders goodies, only the yearly membership is open at this moment. 56 days money back guarantee [Membership Site Guarded by Free Membership Site Plugin MemberWing]
Exhibition and Cocktail : Alain Naoum at Rouge Tomate in NYC
Thursday 14 May 2009 3 p.m >> 9.30 p.m you are invited by Alain Naoum (read the interview)
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