Tribal Art Sale at Artcurial

Artcurial will present a sale of fine tribal art and artifacts on June 22 in Paris. Featuring just 67 lots, the auction will focus on African masks and statuary with a limited inclusion of Oceanic objects.

For more information, view the online catalogue.

Mask  -  Punu, Gabon

Mask  -  Baule, Côte d'Ivoire

Mask  -  Kuba, D.R. Congo

Images courtesy of Artcurial

Tribal Art Sale at Lempertz

Lempertz will present a sale of fine tribal art and artifacts in Brussels on June 12. Highlighting a wide variety of figural sculpture from central and western Africa, the lots will also include a selection of carvings from Papua New Guinea.

For more information, view the online catalogue.

Yoruba bell  -  Nigeria

Punu mask  -  Gabon

Bambara mask  -  Mali

Suku mask  -  D.R. Congo

Nuna or Bwa mask  -  Burkina Faso

Nuna mask  -  Burkina Faso

Images courtesy of Lempertz

Tribal Art Auction at Native

On January 24, Native of Brussels will hold a sale of African, Oceanic, and Arctic art from various European collections, including that of Madame Andrée- Laure Seret, which has never been shown before. Madame Seret, who was a Sablon antiques dealer, acquired most of these objects from her friend, artist Willy Mestach, in the 1960s and 1970s. Many of the objects in the collection reveal the influence that African art had on Western artists. Among these, a Sakassou region Baule statuette, two kifwebe masks that Mestach was especially fond of, and an abstract Lega figure will be among the highlights of the sale.

View the online catalogue.

Spirit maiden mask  -  Punu, Gabon

Power figure  -  Songye, D.R. Congo

Kifwebe mask  -  Songye, D.R. Congo

Power figure  -  Kongo, D.R. Congo

Images courtesy of Native Brussels

African and Oceanic Art at Christie's

On December 10, Christie’s Paris will hold a sale of 114 African and Oceanic works. Among the finely curated lots will be a large Dogon figure from Mali dating to the fifteenth century. Two Punu masks, one white and the other black, will also be offered and will be the subject of a lecture by Louis Perrois on Monday, December 9. Viewings for the sale will be held on December 7 & 9.

View the online catalogue.

Standing figure  -  Dogon, Mali

Temple bust  -  Fiji

Staff finial  -  Kongo, D.R. Congo

Images courtesy of Christie's

Preview Exhibition at Christie's

Christie's Paris is presenting an exhibition of African and Oceanic art on September 9–14.  Coinciding with the annual Parcours des Mondes, this preview installation highlights exceptional objects from the auctioneers' upcoming December sale of tribal art.

Female mask  -  Punu, Gabon

Image courtesy of Christie's