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A CARVED WOOD 'ELEPHANT' MASK, BAULE CULTURE, CÔTE D'IVOIRE, LATE 19TH TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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03月11日 晚上6点 开拍 /5天
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A CARVED WOOD 'ELEPHANT' MASK, BAULE CULTURE, C?TE D'IVOIRE, LATE 19TH TO EARLY 20TH CENTURYThis lot is from a single owner collection and is therefore offered without reserveThe ovoid face enclosed by a serrated border, with a serene expression, downcast eyes below arched and incised brows, complemented by scarification marks to either side, the elongated nose stopping above an open mouth revealing its tongue, with three short tusks below, and surmounted by two round ears flanking the finely combed hair. The sides pierced with a pair of apertures for suspension. The ears and tusks with remnants of kaolin.Art Loss Register: Certificate reference number S00266169 from 16 December 2025. A copy of this document accompanies this lot.Provenance: A French private collection. Armand Pierre Fernandez private collection, New York, 1988. Reynold Kerr private collection, New York, 5 October 1998. A Swiss private collection. Collection of Gerhard Merzeder (b. 1963), internationally published and acclaimed fashion and portrait photographer, Vienna, Austria, assembled since the 1980s. A copy of the invoice from Reynold C. Kerr, New York, on 5 October 1998, confirming the dating and provenances above, and stating a purchase price of USD 15,000 or approx. EUR 25,500 (converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing), accompanies the lot. Armand Pierre Fernandez, aka Arman Arman (1928-2005) displayed an early gift for painting and drawing. The son of an antiques dealer and an amateur cellist, he grew up surrounded by music, objects, and an acute sense of connoisseurship, all of which shaped his artistic sensibility. After training at the école Nationale des Arts Décoratifs in Nice, he moved to Paris to study art history at the école du Louvre. A passionate collector throughout his life, Arman amassed both everyday objects and works of art, with a particular devotion to traditional African art, in which he became a widely respected specialist. Reynold C. Kerr is a long-time fine art professional known for his work as a curator, gallery director, and collector specializing in traditional and contemporary African art. He has spent more than five decades running galleries, amassing a notable collection of African art, and placing works in leading museum collections across the United States and Europe, including the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art and other major institutions. Kerr has served as Principal Curator and director of art organizations such as Kerr Gallery, which specializes in African, African-American, and Latin American art, and his expertise has helped shape the field of African art collecting and scholarship.Condition: Good condition with expected old wear, traces of use, few small chips, losses and natural cracks, little insect activity to one ear, minor touchups to the black pigments, and one section of the beard reattached.Weight: 555 g (excl. stand), 809 g (incl. stand)Dimensions: Height 28.5 cm (excl. stand), 37.3 cm (incl. stand)With a modern stand. (2)The zigzag border encircling the face is a defining feature of Yaure masks, appearing in both Baule and Guro mask forms. Baule carvers skillfully merge human and animal elements: while the core of the mask is shaped as a human face, zoomorphic forms frequently emerge from the crown and chin. In this example, the elephant's ears rise from the top of the head, while its trunk and tusks extend downward from the chin.Among the Baule, the elephant is invoked in royal regalia to affirm an immutable 'natural' order of power. In masking, to the contrary, elephant imagery is a metaphor for change. In this context another aspect of power is evoked: the power to transform as well as the ability to respond to change.Literature comparison:Compare a closely related Baule mask, C?te d'Ivoire, dated early to mid-20th century, 36 cm tall, in the African Art Museum, Smithsonian Institution, object number 96-6-3. Compare a related Yaure-style painted wood mask with similar ears, C?te d'Ivoire, dated early 1900s, 31.7 cm tall, in the Cleveland Museum of Art, reference number 1971.296. Compare a related Guro elephant mask, dated late 19th to early 20th century, C?te d'Ivoire, 50.8 cm tall, in the Art Institute Chicago, reference number 1971.883.Auction result comparison: Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's Paris, 3 December 2025, lot 23Price: EUR 40,640 at the time of writing: Yaure mask, C?te d'Ivoire Expert remark: Compare the similar facial features and expression. Note the size (23.5 cm).Auction result comparison: Type: RelatedAuction: Sotheby's New York, 15 May 2009, lot 160Price: USD 17,500 or approx. EUR 22,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A fine Guro model mask, C?te d'Ivoire Expert remark: Compare the similar form, expression with pursed lips, and color of the wood.

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