African Artefacts, adornments, furniture, ceremonial masks, dolls and figurines, jewellery, baskets, vessels and containers collectibles and art of superior quality, beautifully presented.
Mask, Teke, Tsaayi subgroup, Congo, late 19th century; wood and pigment I am so often stunned by the power of African art. So many of the artists seem to have an unerring sense of pattern, and a way of stylizing human and animal shapes that transform them into objects of magic and mystery. I was lucky enough to see the fine collection of African art at the newly enlarged Yale University Art Gallery. I had gone there to see the Robert Adams retrospective, which I wrote about here; I also…
My African Art Collection
I've been collecting African Art since 1992. African art is generally not very popular in the Unites States compared to its popularity in Europe and the consequently relatively reasonable prices make it very collectible. Careful study is required because there is a lot of "airport" art on the market. During the early 1900s, the aesthetics of traditional African sculpture became a powerful influence among European artists who formed an avant-garde in the development of modern art. In France…
Mask, Teke, Tsaayi subgroup, Congo, late 19th century; wood and pigment I am so often stunned by the power of African art. So many of the artists seem to have an unerring sense of pattern, and a way of stylizing human and animal shapes that transform them into objects of magic and mystery. I was lucky enough to see the fine collection of African art at the newly enlarged Yale University Art Gallery. I had gone there to see the Robert Adams retrospective, which I wrote about here; I also…
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