Philippe Ratton Tribal Art
Philippe Ratton Gallery is specialized in Tribal Arts.
Biography
Philippe Ratton is the son of highly respected tribal art dealer Maurice Ratton and the nephew of Charles Ratton, whose name is known over the world.
With more than fifty years of experience, Philippe Ratton has established himself as a major dealer in the Tribal Art field and his gallery has an international reputation for supplying prestigious collections to institutions and museums, including the Dapper Foundation, the Musée du Louvre and the Musée du quai Branly-Jacques Chirac.
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RELIQUARY FIGURE
Kota-Obamba
Gabon
Late 19th – early 20th century
Wood and metal
H.: 39 cm
Provenance:
Philippe Guimiot, Brussels
Mozes S. Schupf Collection, New York, 1994
Daniel Hourdé, Paris, 1994
Private collection, France, 2008
Jacques Germain, Montreal
Private collection, France
Publications:
Germain, J., “De la figure de reliquaire concave-convexe dite à front bombé des Kota,” in Arts d’Afrique Noire, Arnouville, no. 117, 2001, p. 12
Germain, J., Art Ancien de l’Afrique Noire V, Montreal, 2010, p. 53
Exhibition:
Paris, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Parcours des mondes, Galerie Lucas Ratton, Onirismes, 10–15 September 2020
© Vincent Girier Dufournier
Contact
33 rue de Seine, 75006 Paris, France
+33146333202
contact@galerieratton.com
Instagram @galerieratton
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