Hauteur : 20 cm. (7⁷⁄₈ in.)

Collection John D. Graham (1890-1961), New York
Collection Frank Crowninshield (1872-1947), New York
Collection Renee (1909-2005) et Chaim (1904-1991) Gross, New York, acquis ca. 1940
Collection Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation, New York
Sotheby's, New York, 15 mai 2009, lot 62
Collection Leslie Joel Sacks (1952-2013), Los Angeles
Transmis par descendance
Sotheby's, New York, 7 mai 2016, lot 81
Collection privée, États-Unis

Rubin, A., The Sculptor's Eye: The African Art Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Gross, Washington, D.C., 1976, p. 70, n ° 59b
Lehuard, R., Art Bakongo. Les centres de style, Arnouville, 1989, vol. II, p. 347, n° G 3-2-1
Nel, K. et Claessens, B., African Art from the Leslie Sacks Collection: Refined Eye, Milan, 2013, pp. 100-101, 290, 292 et 296, n° 52

Worcester, Worcester Art Museum, The Sculptor's Eye: The African Art Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Gross, 5 novembre 1976 - 2 janvier 1977
Athens, Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia Museum, The Sculptor's Eye: The African Art Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Gross, 27 mars - 1 mai 1977
Cincinnati, Cincinnati Art Museum, The Sculptor's Eye: The African Art Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Gross, 17 mai - 17 juillet 1977

BEMBE FIGURE, REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

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