Theatre mask · Indonesia - Bali/Lombok · ID: 3042119
sold
EUR 2,500
Provenance
Fritz Lang (1890-1976), Vienna/Beverly Hills, Austria/USALudwig Leicher, Berlin, Germany (1932)
F. Lang shaped film history, especially in the era of the last silent films and the early sound films, setting new aesthetic and technical standards. His silent films tell utopian and fantastic stories staged in an expressive gloomy atmosphere. The silent film “Metropolis” (1927) and the sound film “M” (1931) are among the milestones of German and international film history.
Size
H: 20,5 cm
H: 8.1 inch
Description
wood, painted in black, colour accents in white and red, broad grinning face with “pop eyes” and large nose, tufts of black horse hair framing eyebrows and temples, slightly dam., traces of insect caused damage backside
The object Theatre mask with the object ID 3042119 was part of the auction 86th Tribal Art Auction on May 27, 2017. The object with the lot number 67 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500 with an asking price of EUR 300.
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