Male Ancestor figure, Hemba people, D. R. of the Congo, 19th century. Wood, 70 x 19 x 17 cm (27.6 x 6.7 x 7.5 in.). © Galerie Bernard Dulon at TEFAF Maastricht 2019, Stand 615.
Provenance: Jerry Solomon collection, USA.
Literature: Mary Nooter Roberts and Alison Saar, Body Politics. The Female Image in Luba Art and the Sculpture of Alison Saar, UCLA Fowler Musem, Los Angeles, California, 2000, cat. no. 14, p. 21.
Exhibited: Los Angeles, The Fowler Museum of Cultural History, 'Body Politics. The Female Image in Luba Art and the Sculpture of Alison Saar', November 12th 2000 - May 13th 2001
A Divination Box, D. R. of the Congo, 19th century.Wood and metal, 28 x 7 x 6.5 cm (11 x 2.4 x 2.6 in.). © Galerie Bernard Dulon at TEFAF Maastricht 2019, Stand 615.
Provenance: Private collection, Paris.
For over thirty years Gallery Bernard Dulon focused on the representation of the art of ancient tribal societies. A member of the Compagnie Nationale des Experts since 1985, Bernard Dulon made himself known as commissioner for famous exhibitions such as Lumière Noire (1997), Château de Tanlay, Objetos-Signos de Africa with the Iber Caja foundation in Saragosse (2000), Carnets de Voyage in cooperation with the MRAC of Tervuren for Musée du Président Jacques Chirac (2010). In 2002 the gallery inaugurated its new premises in Paris with a selection of the sculptor Arman collection of african art, and since then regularly presented high quality exhibitions such as West Dreams (2003), Thila (2004), Art of Cameroon (2006 & 2013), Kota Ancestors (2011), and Tsogho, bwiti icons (2016). The Gallery also organizes exhibitions in New York with Friedman Vallois Gallery, and participates in important international art fairs.
TEFAF Maastricht, March 16-24, 2019, Stand 615. Galerie Bernard Dulon 10 Rue Jacques Callot 75006 Paris France +33 143252500 Visit website