African Art Club

Jo de Buck is holding a Blowout Bargain Sale in Brussels

Jo De Buck Blowout sales Jo DE BUCK 43 Rue des Minimes 1000 Brussel - Belgie +32 (0)2 512 55 16 +32 (0)2 512 55 16 and the mobile phone +32(0)475.841.729 email jdbtribalarts@belgacom.net

A fine Songye from Alain Naoum collection

Interview with Alain Naoum  April 28, 2009, part one.

David  Norden:    First let me ask what interested you initially in African Art, and how did you start dealing in the area.- Can you tell us what tribes and type of objects you sold best in the past? Do you see some actual trends?

Alain Naoum:  Since I was a child I have been always interested by the history of mankind, like most children I imagine. Questions about where we came from, what was early man and life like, etc. always held my interest.  I also really enjoyed reading the comics of “Tintin” – “Les Septs Boules de Crystal,”  “Les Cigares du Pharaon,” etc. ...

This exhibition includes a selection of fine African and Oceanic sculpture that once belonged to Vlaminck, who was among the earliest European enthusiasts and collectors of tribal art, a field that was to have a huge impact on 20th-century European art.

Madrid, 9 of March of 2009 a video, photos  and more explanation  ...