About the lot N° 3
Title : THE BOUFFARD GURO MASK Ivory Coast Wood Height: 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm.) USD
Medium : Wood Provenance : PROVENANCE: Dr. Boufard, probably acquired before 1907 Christian Duponcheel, Brussels Ralph Nash, London Alan Mann, London Distinguished Private Collection Literature : LITERATURE: W. Gillon, Collecting African Art, London, 1979, pg. 64, no. 57 E. Fischer and L. Homberger, Die Kunst der Guro, Elfenbeinkuste, Zurich, 1985, no. 6 S. Vogel and J. Thompson, Closeup: Lessons in the Art of Seeing African Sculpture from an American Collection and the Horstmann Collection, New York, 1990, pg. 91, no. 8 E. Bassani, Meisterwerke afrikanischer Plastik aus Schweizer Privatbesitz, Zug, 1995, pg. 39, no. 25 K-F. Schaedler, Masken der Welt/Masks of the World, Munich, 1997 P. Junge and D. Wilding (eds.), 5000 Jahre Afrika-Ägypten-Afrika/5000 Years Africa- Egypt-Africa. W. and U.Horstmann Collection and Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin, 2008, pg. 88 Christie's, auctioneer, New York, US
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Sale title : African & Oceanic Art
Sale date : 17 May 2018
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Sale Reference : Live Sale
