Two Rivers - Art of the Benue and the Sepik Ana and Antonio Casanovas – Arte y Ritual
On the occasion of Parcours des Mondes, Galerie Arte y Ritual, directed by Ana & Antonio Casanovas, will present an exhibition devoted to the artistic productions of the peoples living along the Benue River in Africa and the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea.
KOPAR ANCESTOR FIGURE
Lower Sepik, Papua New Guinea
19th century or earlier
Wood, rattan, pigments
H.: 70 cm
Provenance:
Collected by Mark Hermann Lissauer, Melbourne, ca. 1960
René and Odette Delenne, Brussels, 1969
Private collection, Paris
Publication:
A.J.P. Meyer, Oceanic Art, Vol. I, Cologne, 1995
© Arte y Ritual, Madrid
M’BOYE SCULPTURE
Benue, Nigeria
15th century
Wood, red pigment
H.: 116 cm
Provenance:
Anne and Jacques Kerchache, Paris
Publications:
African Sculpture. The Invention of the Figure, Museum Ludwig, Cologne, 1990
Musée du quai Branly, Jacques Kerchache. Portraits croisés, Paris, 2003
Regards de marchands. La passion des arts premiers, Monnaie de Paris, Paris, 2009
Ana & Antonio Casanovas, Adam. Ancient Masters from Africa, Pacific and America, Madrid, 2014
© Arte y Ritual, Madrid
Discover the Arte y Ritual Gallery during the Parcours des mondes at 22, rue Visconti.
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