A unique Baule mask, Ivory Coast.
Height: 35.3 cm
Provenance:
Alfred Muller, Saint-Gratien, acquired before 1970;
John J. Klejman, New York
Frieda and Milton Rosenthal, Harrison, New York, acquired from above in the 1970s;
Sotheby’s, New York, The Collection of Frieda and Milton Rosenthal: African and Oceanic Art, 14 November 2008, lot 53;
Private collection, Connecticut, acquired at the above auction;
Sotheby’s, New York, Sculpture: Africa, Pacific, America
December 4, 2020, lot 43;
Private collection
Literature:
Musée Cantini, ed., Arts africains, Marseille, 1970, n.p., cat. no. 84
Exhibited:
Musée Cantini, Marseille, Arts africains, March 23 – August 2, 1970; #art #artcollector #africanartcollector #museumcurators #ancientafricanart #masterpiece #ｍａｓｔｅｒｐｉｅｃｅ #unique #baulemask #Tribalart #arttribal #arttribalafricain #franzxavermesserschmidt #ancientafricanart #belvederemuseumvienna #finetribalart #art2bunique #finearts #parcoursdesmondes #tribalartmagazine #arttribal #artspremiers