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Power Figures: Carlo Bella x Colnaghi

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27 May - 6 June 2025
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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Teke Artist, Late 19th-early 20th century
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Teke Artist, Late 19th-early 20th century

Teke Artist

Late 19th-early 20th century
Seated Figure, buti
Republic of the Congo
Wood, glass, cowrie shells, resin, organic matter, brass
Dimensions: 11 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 4 3/4 in (29.8 x 9.5 x 12.1 cm)
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  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Teke Artist, Late 19th-early 20th century
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) Teke Artist, Late 19th-early 20th century

Provenance

Ex collection Jacques Deprince, Brussels

Ex collection Count Baudouin de Grunne, Brussels, 1990

Ex Bernard de Grunne, Brussels

Ex private collection, New York, 1990-2025

Publications

Bastin, Marie-Louise. Introduction aux Arts de l'Afrique Noire. Arnouville: Arts d'Afrique Noire, 1984, p. 291, no. 304

De Heusch, Luc et al. Utotombo: Kunst uit Zwart-Afrika in Belgisch Privé-Bezit. Brussels: Palais des Beaux Arts, 1988, p. 96, no. XXVIII

Göhr, Siegfried et al. Afrikanische Skulptur: Die Erfindung der Figur / African Sculpture: The

Invention of the Figure. Museum Ludwig, Cologne and The Hague, 1990, p. 172, no. 77

Lehuard, Raoul. Les Arts Bateke: Congo - Gabon - Zaire. Arnouville: Arts d'Afrique Noire, 1996, p. 263, fig. 1.2

Bacquart, Jean-Baptiste. The Tribal Arts of Africa. London: Thames & Hudson. French translation: L'art Tribal d'Afrique Noire. Paris: Editions Assouline, 1998, p. 315, fig. D

LaGamma, Alisa. Eternal Ancestors: The Art of the Central African Reliquary. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2007, p. 302-303, no. 111

Exhibitions

Utotombo - L'Art de l'Afrique Noire dans les Collections Privées Belges. Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels, 25 March - 5 June 1988

Afrikanische Skulptur - Die Erfindung der Figur / African Sculpture - The Invention of the Figure:

Museum Ludwig, Cologne, 27 July - 30 September 1990

Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, November 1990 - January 1991

Eternal Ancestors. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2 October 2007 - 2 March 2008

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