African Art Club » christies

Une figure du Cameroun adjugée à 1 M

nordend — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:34:43 +0000

Chez Christie’s à Paris Une figure du Cameroun adjugée à 1 M

AFP 04/12/2009 |

Une figure d’ancêtre royal masculin Bangwa du Cameroun s’est vendue aux enchères à Paris 1.017.000 euros avec les frais, tandis qu’un masque Songye (RD du Congo) a atteint 793.000 euros, a annoncé vendredi la maison Christie’s.

La figure camerounaise “est généralement considérée comme le compagnon de la célèbre Reine Bangwa ayant appartenue à Helena Rubinstein et aujourd’hui dans les collections du

private reception at Christies in Paris

nordend — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:43:47 +0000

Important Cameroon Royal Commemorative Male Figure

On the occasion of the 8th annual Parcours des Mondes, Christie’s Paris invites you to preview highlights from our 4 December 2009 sale: African Art: A Private Collection.
Among the works exhibited, an important Cameroon Royal Commemorative Male Figure will be on view.

Champagne Reception and Book Signing for the reprint edition of Provenance by Hermione Waterfield and J.C.H. King

Brancusi African Art inspired Sculpture Record 29.2 Million Euros

nordend — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 18:40:37 +0000

Brancusi Sculpture Fetches Record 29.2 Million Euros

By Scott Reyburn

Feb. 23, 2009 ( found at Bloomberg) — A wooden sculpture by Constantin Brancusi sold tonight in Paris for 29.2 million euros ($37.2 million) with fees, a record for the artist’s works at auction, as Christie’s International started its three-day sale of the collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge.

Inspired by African tribal sculpture, the 3-foot, 11-inch high modernist work, entitled “Madame L.R. (Portrait de Mme L.R.),” dated 1914-17, is a three-dimensional portrait of the Parisian art enthusiast Leonie Ricou.