Osei Bonsu
Early 20th century - circa 1930
Wood, gold pigments
height 13 3/8 in
Provenance
Jay C. Leff, Uniontown, PA, USA, by 1975
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 10/11 October 1975, lot 141.
Private Collection, USA
Sotheby’s, New York, 5 May 1997, lot 92.
Pace Primitive, New York, USA (# 51-11805)
George S. Mack Collection, Greenwich, Connecticut, USA.
Acquired from the above in May 1989.
Estate of George S. Mack, Greenwich CT, 2023
Arte Primitivo, New York, 13 December 2023, lot 434.
Duende Art Projects, Antwerp, Belgium, 2023
Exhibitions
“African Tribal Art from the Jay C. Leff Collection”, University of Florida, University Gallery, Gainesville, FL, USA, 5-26 March 1967
“African Tribal Art from the Jay C. Leff Collection”, University of South Florida, Division of Fine Arts, Tampas, FL, USA, 11 April-10 May, 1967
“The Art of Black Africa, Collection of Jay C. Leff”, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, 24 October 1969-18 January 1970
Publications
Expo cat.: “African Art from the Jay C. Leff Collection”,
by Flam (Jack D.), Florida: University of Florida, 1967: #24
Expo cat.: “The Art of Black Africa: Collection of Jay C. Leff”, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1969: #117
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