44 RIGHT: Standing fi gure. Baoule, Côte d’Ivoire. To be offered by Artcurial, Paris, 22 June 2015. Est: 50,000–60,000 euros. © Studio Philippe de Formanoir, Paso Doble. FAR RIGHT: Mask, attributed to the Master of Bouafl é. Guro, Côte d’Ivoire. To be offered by Sotheby’s, Paris, 24 June 2015. Est: 120,000–180,000 euros. SCREENED BEHIND: Reliquary guardian fi gure. Kota, Gabon. 19th century. See Christie’s listing in this section. © Christie’s images Limited 2015. ARTCURIAL Paris —On June 22, Artcurial will hold its fi rst tribal art sale of 2015. Beginning on June 18, the nearly seventy works the auction house will offer will be on view at a public exhibition. The most coveted piece may well turn out to be a Zande-Nzakara harp from the Democratic Republic of Congo estimated between 30,000 and 50,000 euros. The object is of elegant form, with a small female head bearing exceptionally fi ne facial features crowning the top of the instrument’s neck, and it has the much sought-after Paul Eluard provenance. Other objects from prestigious collections, most notably that of the well-known collector and dealer René Withofs will be offered as well. THE ARNAUD COLLECTION Paris—On June 22, Ader Nordmann auctioneers will sell some forty lots of African art from the collection of Jean-Robert Arnaud, an important collector who was close friends with dealer Olivier Le Corneur, from whom he acquired most of his objects. The pieces in the sale are primarily masks and fi gures from Mali, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Gabon, and the Congo. The conservative estimates likely will attract buyers. The event’s highlight will undoubtedly be the Baga bansonyi headcrest from Guinea that Arnaud acquired from Le Corneur. The serpent-shaped sculpture of impressive size was shown at the second Paris Tribal show and was collected in situ by Hélène Leloup while she was still married to Henri Kamer. About fi fty works of this type are known, and they are coveted but rarely seen on the market. ART in motion ABOVE: Kifwebe mask. Songye, DR Congo. Wood, pigment. H: 36 cm. To be offered by Artcurial, Paris, 22 June 2015. Est: 15,000–20,000 euros. BELOW: Mask, bansonyi. Baga, Guinea. Hardwood, pigment. To be offered by Ader Nordmann, Paris, 22 June 2015. Est: 200,000–300,000 euros. Auctions and Sales: 1 June 2015 Native American Art Bonhams, San Francisco www.bonhams.com 2 June 2015 Art amérindien et précolombien Eve Auction, Paris www.auctioneve.com 10–14 June 2015 BRUNEAF Quartier du Sablon, Bruxelles www.bruneaf.com 19 June 2015 Collection Régine et Guy Dulon Art précolombien et tableaux modernes Binoche et Giquello, Paris www.binocheetgiquello.com 22 June 2015 Collection Jean-Robert Arnaud Vente d’art africain Ader Nordmann, Paris www.ader-paris.fr 22 June 2015 Art Tribal Artcurial, Paris www.artcurial.com 23 June 2015 Arts d’Afrique, d’Océanie et d’Amérique du Nord Christie’s, Paris www.christies.com 24 June 2015 Arts d’Afrique et d’Océanie Sotheby’s, Paris www.sothebys.com 25 June–1 July 2015 Masterpiece London The Royal Hospital Chelsea, London www.masterpiecefair.com 27 June 2015 Tribal Art Zemanek-Münster, Würzburg www.tribal-art-auktion.de 12–15 August 2015 Objects of Art El Museo, Santa Fe www.objectsofartsantafe.com 13–18 August 2015 The Antique Indian & Ethnographic Art Shows Community Convention Center, Santa Fe www.whitehawkshows.com 8–13 September 2015 Parcours des Mondes Saint Germain-des-Prés, Paris www.parcours-des-mondes.com
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