Anonymous Pende artist
Early 20th century
Wood, fibers, pigments
height 16 1/8 in
Further images
Provenance
J. V. De Raadt, Ghent, Belgium, by 1937
The Tara Collection of African Sculpture,
(formed by J. Werner & Sarah Gillon)
Sotheby’s, London, 15 July 1975, lot 32.
Alan Stone Collection, New York, USA
Jacaranda, New York, USA
Alain Naoum, Brussels, Belgium
Didier Claes, Brussels, Belgium, by 2016
Javier Peres Collection, Berlin, Germany, 2016
Duende Art Projects, Antwerp, Belgium, 2024
Exhibitions
“Tentoonstelling van Kongo-Kunst”, Stadsfeestzaal, Antwerp,
Belgium 24 December 1937-16 January 1938
“African Sculpture from the Tara Collection”, Art Gallery, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA, 28 March - 23 May 1971
“BRUNEAF, Nocturnes d’Hiver XXVI”, Brussels, Belgiu, 20-24 January 2016
“BRAFA”, Brussels, Belgium, 23-31 January 2016
“The Language of Beauty in African Art”, Fort Worth,
Texas, Kimbell Art Museum, 3 April - 31 July 2022 & The Art Institute
of Chicago, 20 November 2022-27 February 2023
Publications
Expo cat.: “Tentoonstelling van Kongo-Kunst”, by Olbrechts (Frans M.) et al., Antwerp: Antwerpsche Propagandaweken, 1937: #92
Fagg (William), “African Sculpture from the Tara Collection”, London: University of Notre-Dame, 1971: no.VI-6, p.48, fig. VI-6, p.49
Gillon (Werner), “Collecting African Art”, London: Studio Vista and Christie’s, 1979:op.151, #XX
Expo cat.: “BRUNEAF, Winter Sablon”, Brussels, Belgium, 2016:19 (Claes)
Petridis (Constantine) et al., “The Language of Beauty in African Art”, Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 2022:266, #237
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