African Art Club

Bruneaf 2010 and other events in and around Brussels this summer.

Streets around the Sablon

BRUNEAF XXth visit the official site or a list of the official members : www.bruneaf.com

The Bruneaf Fair in Brussels is one of the oldest Tribal Art Fairs in the World and always worth going to. It is a good place to find some fine antique African Art items.

BRUNEAF XX

9-13 June 2010

Vernissage :

Wednesday June 9th 2010 from 3 pm till 9 pm

Exposition :

Thursday June 10th from 11 am till 7 pm

Friday June 11th from 11 am till 8 pm

Saturday June 12th from 11 am till 7 pm

Sunday June 13th from 11 am till 5 pm

Bruneaf Member events:

A little exhibition with Pende Masks in the rue des Minimes 38 at Joaquin Pecci ‘s galerie

two just published book presentations:

Babembe Sculpture

a new book by Alain Lecomte and Raoul Lehuard presented during the Bruneaf 2010

Tthere will be a signature session on wednesday and thursday,  at the temporary galerie Alain Lecomte 18 rue Ernest Allard, Bruxelles.
If you want a dedicated «Statuaire Babembé »

go wednesday 9 or thursday 10 june 2010,

and meet the author and co-author,

Raoul Lehuard & Alain Lecomte.

click here to read more about Babembé

Ivory sculpture in Congo, part 1.

This is THE BOOK if you collect or like African Art Ivory’s from Congo. Limited edition of 999. Hard cover, A4 format, 280 pages, +/- 1000 color illustrations. Many articles from ivory experts in English, French, and Dutch. I will be on sale in Brussels during the Bruneaf at Galerie Congo from Marc Leo Felix, 2 Impasse Saint-Jacques, during his Lega exhibition. Price around 250€.

read more White gold, black hands: ivory sculpture in Congo

Other Brussels events 2010 and other shows from people that are not Bruneaf Members

Around the same period there is also the Boaf oriental fair and the BAAF BRUSSELS ANCIENT ART FAIR

Also worth visiting is Jean-Baptiste Bedaux

david norden in brussels an independent dealer not a member from any organisation invites you in Brussels from 3 to 7 June 2009 as a guest of 32 Rue Sainte Anne 1000 Bruxelles - Belgique.

More events in Brussels related to Africa :

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 Carefully Curated Ensembles of African & Oceanic Art to Be Offered at Sotheby’s

A small auction in quantity with good quality pieces

Superb and rare Chokwe Finial from a scepter tobacco box, Angola. Estimate: 80,000-120,000 EUR. Photo: Sotheby’s.

 

 

PARIS.- On June 16 in Paris, Sotheby’s will offer one of the most carefully curated ensembles of African & Oceanic Art to be offered on the market in recent years. The works come from a number of esteemed private collections, including the famous Friede collection, and the sale is divided equally between Oceania and Africa. The objects have been selected based on their quality and rarity, reflecting the talent of the great artists of these two continents.

More and more Sotheby’s is looking to attract the high end of the market and customers willing to pay above the 15,000 €,  they discovered people are ready to pay much money for pieces with a perfect provenance and beauty, the last auctin in New York even had half of the pieces selling for way above the hugh estimates . They become more and more selective in the choice of pieces, but it is a joy for the eye, so if in Paris don’t miss the preview of the pieces, even if you can’t afford to buy something.

View the pdf catalogue :

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