Standing female figure
Benin, Fon
sold
EUR 6,000
Provenance
Tajan, Paris, 8 November 1996, lot 53Alain de Monbrison, Paris, France
Hermann Sommerhage, Duisburg, Germany
Kevin Conru, London, Great Britain
Size
H: 65,5 cm
H: 25.8 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, thick encrustations, remains of pigments, hands with splayed fingers resting on the belly, face dominated by a broad mouth and large eyes, coiffure consisting of parallel horizontal ridges, min. dam., missing parts through insect caused damage (feet), traces of abrasion, base