About the lot N° 489
Title : Tall Male Figure With Children, Period : 20th Century
Medium : HardwoodSize : Weight (Pounds &, Ounces) = 7.2 | Height(in) = 19 | Width(in) = 4.5 | Depth(in) = 4.5<,br>,<,br>,<,b>,Size of Artwork:<,/b>, 19 X 4.5 X 4.5 Provenance : Lorber Estate, Palm Beach, FLNotes : In Africa, south of the Sahara, wood is the natural material for carving. In the 20th century sculpture in wood is still very much a living tradition. Examples from the 19th century have been preserved in reasonable number, largely by the efforts of collectors. But earlier work has crumbled irretrievably, eaten by ants or rotted by damp. Even so, the body of art surviving to us in this tradition is immensely rich. It powerfully suggests how much has been lost. It is difficult to imagine how African tribal sculptors have viewed their own work, but they have certainly not seen it as art in the self-conscious western manner of recent centuries. Tribal carving is done for a clear and practical purpose. A figure may represent an ancestor, destined to stand in a shrine. A mask may be intended for use by a shaman just once a year in a special dance. A post may be designed to prop up a chief's verandah or to form part of a palisade round his house. An elaborate chair is likely to be for the chief himself to sit on. All of them will be better if carved in a dramatic or propitious way. Read more:http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa39#ixzz473ozbXSoCondition report : Excellent condition with no chips, gouges or scratches. Has a green felt bottom for protection.Louis J. Dianni, LLC, auctioneer, Sunrise, US
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Sale title : 5-22-16 Louis J. Dianni, LLC Antiques & Art
Sale date : 22 May 2016
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Sale Reference : Live Sale
