Description The tallest 16 1/4 in. high (overall).
The African mask was formerly in the Collection of Paul Guillaume. This mask was exhibited at the Modern Gallery by Marius de Zayas in 1918. The gallery published a portfolio of 20 photographs by Charles Sheeler and this piece is Plate 14. It was formerly in the Collection of Sir. Jacob Epstein.
John Richardson: A Scholar Collects
Condition Report The tallest with numerous losses and an encrusted surface. The other mask with an 1 1/4 inch loss on the inside with scuffing and holes around the perimeter.
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Provenance The African mask was formerly in the Collection of Paul Guillaume. This mask was exhibited at the Modern Gallery by Marius de Zayas in 1918. The gallery published a portfolio of 20 photographs by Charles Sheeler and this piece is Plate 14. It was formerly in the Collection of Sir. Jacob Epstein.