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28 LEFT: Female fi gure. Luba Shankadi, DR Congo. Collected by Nicolas Cito in 1923. To be offered at Christie’s, Paris, on June 23, 2016. Est. 400,000–600,000 euros. RIGHT: “The Gallibert Bamana.” Bamana, Mali. Jacqueline Loudmer Collection. To be offered at Christie’s, Paris, on June 23, 2016. Est. 40,000–60,000 euros. LEFT TO RIGHT: Flute, putorino. Maori, New Zealand. Ex Emily A. Wingert. To be offered at Christie’s, Paris, on June 23, 2016. Est. 100,000–200,000 euros. Figural fl ute stopper, wusear. Biwat, Papua New Guinea. Collected by the La Korrigane expedition (1934–1936). To be offered at Christie’s, Paris, on June 23, 2016. Est. 180,000–250,000 euros. Figural object. Maori, New Zealand. Ex Emily A. Wingert. To be offered at Christie’s, Paris, on June 23, 2016. Est. 200,000–300,000 euros. the well-known La Korrigane expedition of 1934–1936, an important Biwat fl ute stopper, wusear, from Papua New Guinea and a mask from the same area colored with white and ochre pigments. A Fang reliquary guardian fi gure from Gabon reminiscent of the famous one published in Carl Einstein’s 1915 Negerplastik will also be offered. On the same day, Christie’s will hold a second sale in partnership with Auction Art of the collection of Jacqueline Loudmer, a singular fi gure in the fi elds of African art as well as modern and contemporary art. The low estimates are deceptive given the high quality of the artworks. CHRISTIE’S IN JUNE Paris—Immediately following the achievement of its groundbreaking Evolution of Form sale in New York, which brought in more then $5 million for seven lots sold, Christie’s will offer eighty-seven lots estimated at between 2.5 and 4 million euros in its sale in Paris on June 23, 2016. Featuring artworks that even the most demanding collectors will respond to, the core of the material in this sale is a group of thirty objects from the personal collection of Emily A. Wingert. A great jazz aficionado and a curious spirit, Wingert began collecting art in the 1950s, and, with her husband, Paul Wingert, who was also well known in the tribal art field, developed a particular interest in African and Oceanic art, which she continued to pursue after his death in 1974. Highlights of this group include a Maori putorino wooden flute, probably collected by Cook, and a rare Maori sculpture composed of two conjoined figures. A seated Bembe figure and a Marquesas Islands stilt step return to the market in this sale, having once been the property of Helena Rubinstein. Christie’s will also offer lots consigned by a number of other collectors. One likely to achieve a high price is a Luba Shankadi female fi gure collected in 1923 by Nicolas Cito, an engineer in the construction of the Congolese railroad. Firmly planted on powerful legs, this idealized representation of the female form, a central subject in Luba art, was exhibited in the Fleuve Congo exhibition at the Musée du Quai Branly in 2010. Also noteworthy are two pieces brought back by


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