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Collection Marceau RiviÈre |
SOTHEBY'S PARIS
EXHIBITION: 13 - 18 June 2019
AUCTION: 19 June 2019
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For more than 50 years, Marceau Rivière, eminent French art historian, dealer and recognized African art promoter has gathered a stunning collection of several hundred African art works, which Sotheby's will present for sale in Paris on 19 June. |
As one of the most important collectors in this field, Marceau Rivière dedicated a major part of his career in researching and writing. He demonstrated an exceptional instinctive approach to art work and artistic sensibility. His books have contributed to the rediscovery of many artists, particularly those from the Ivory Coast. |
Alexis Maggiar, Sotheby's European Head of African and Oceanic Art, said: "I was honored when Marceau Rivière welcomed me into his home for the first time a few years ago; what I discovered there was stunning. His collection, kept hidden from the public for more than half a century, immediately established itself as one of the finest and most comprehensive in African art." |
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Baulé, Mask, Ivory Coast
Provenance Collection Marceau Rivière, Paris, ca. 1972
Credit: Sotheby's / Art Digital Studio
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