Kingdom of Orungu Montagut Gallery
For the 24th Parcours des Mondes, Montagut Gallery will highlight an exhibition "Kingdom of Orungu".
The exhibition devoted to this small coastal kingdom offers an opportunity to discover objects of incomparable forms and expressive vital force.
KWELE MASK
Gabon
19th century
H.: 35 cm
Wood, pigments
Provenance:
Collected by Philippe Guimiot
Baron Frédéric “Freddy” Rolin (1919–2001) Collection, Brussels / New York
Jean Willy (1926–2014) & Marthe (1925–2010) Mestach Collection, Brussels
Private collection
Publications:
Lucienne Plisnier & Charles Haubrechts, Un cheval pour un royaume, no. 1456, November 1973
Actualité des Arts. Mensuel no. 3, November 3, 1973, cover
Louis Perrois, Arts du Gabon. Arnouville/Paris: Arts d’Afrique Noire/ORSTOM, 1979, fig. 301
Evan M. Maurer, The Intelligence of Forms. An Artist Collects African Art. Minneapolis: The Minneapolis Institute of Art, 1991
L’Intelligence des Formes. Willy Mestach, Brussels, Tribal Arts, 2007, cat. 060
Exhibitions:
The Intelligence of Forms. An Artist Collects African Art:
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The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, October 5 – November 24, 1991
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, December 21, 1991 – March 22, 1992
L’Intelligence des Formes, Brussels: Salle des Beaux-Arts, June 6–29, 2007
© Hughes Dubois
Discover the Montagut Gallery during the Parcours des Mondes at 6, rue Jacques Callot.
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