ESTATE SALE ~ NO RESERVE
Antique African
Bronze Sculpture
ANCESTRAL FIGURE, PORTRAIT BUST
Antique African Sculpture from Philadelphia Estate
African art constitutes one of the most diverse legacies
on earth. Though many casual observers tend to generalize
"traditional" African art, the continent is full of peoples, societies,
and civilizations, each with a unique visual special culture.
It is said that early African bronze figures were very influential
on early 20th century modernist sculptors...especially on
Pablo Picasso. Many of Picasso's paintings had faces
very reminiscent of these ancestral busts.
Sculpture is from a Philadelphia, Pa.
Estate Art & Antiques Collection
This piece is from the Estate of an orchestra violinist from Philadelphia
who spent a lifetime traveling the world performing and collecting art
and antiques. Those of you who have been following these estate
auctions know the quality and depth of this colleciton which I have
the privilege of selling on Ebay. At the wishes of the principals
of the estate, all items are sold without any reserves; each piece
is started at less than one dollar so that everyone can participate.
I use the auciton format exclusively, no "buy it nows" and
I don't accept offers to end auctions early.
At the start of the twentieth century, modernist, expressionist
artists like Picasso, Matisse, van Gogh, Gauguin and Modigliani
to name a few became aware of, and inspired by, African art. In
a situation w the established avant garde was straining against
the constraints imposed by serving the world of appearances,
African Art demonstrated the power of supremely well organised
forms; produced not only by responding to the faculty of sight,
but also and often primarily, the faculty of imagination, emotion
and mystical and religious experience. The study of and
response to African Art, by artists at the beginning of the
twentieth century motivated an explosion of interest in the
abstraction of forms, and the exploration of emotional
and psychological areas previously unexplored in Art.
MEASUREMENTS:
This is a large and heavy poured,
cast Bronze sculpture.
Large, Approx. 9-1/2" Tall x 4-1/2" Deep x 4-1/2" Wide
The patina is exquisite and shows some oxydation and patination
as you'd expect in such a piece. T is the appropriate wear in all
of the right places; the result of handling and touching. This piece
would look perfect in any early or mid twentieth century environment
as it has a space-age or eames era look. It is modernist
style, rather impressionist in mood.
Visual abstraction: African artworks tend to favor visual
abstraction over naturalistic representation. This is because
many African artworks generalize stylistic norms. The human
figure has always been the primary subject matter for most
African art, and thus influencing certain European art traditions.
This is a very powerful and evocative sculpture. Like impressionist
and cubist paintings, the sculpture communicates directly with
the viewer and its overall impact that is greater
than the sum of the parts.
You can actually feel the power and intensity of
the sculpture. It conveys a fantastic sense of
connection born out of its simplistic lines.
I WILL BE LISTING AN AMAZING VARIETY OF ANTIQUES, PAINTINGS,
SCULPTURE, AND OTHER AMAZING ESTATE PIECES OVER THE NEXT
FEW MONTHS--ALL FROM THE ESTATE OF A FORMER PROFESSIONAL
ORCHESTRA VIOLINIST FROM THE PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA AREA.
This is an estate piece and is being sold without reserve. It is as
is, as it was found. No returns on estate items. Please feel free to
ask any questions that you might have, that's what I'm for. Thanks.
This is a rare opportunity to bid on a fine African sculpture presented at auction
without reserve. I have sold many fine African sculptures from various tribes...
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