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Item Ships From: France
Vintage Military Film with Metal Box "ECPA" - Se Poster Se Déplacer - 2Y206
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This rare piece of militaria history features a vintage military training film housed in its original metal box from the Établissement Cinématographique et Photographique des Armées ...
Category
20th Century French Empire France - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$211 Sale Price
60% Off
La Folle Aventure by André Lichtenberger, 1913 Edition - 2Y150
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This is an original 1913 edition of La Folle Aventure by André Lichtenberger, featuring illustrations by Robert Kastor as part of the Lafitte collection. The book has 122 pages and i...
Category
1910s French Empire Vintage France - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$357 Sale Price
75% Off
Lot of 3 Vintage Books: Les Yeux Verts, Monsieur de Courpière Marie... - 2Y138
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Discover this intriguing lot of three vintage books, featuring a diverse selection of titles that offer a glimpse into classic literature. Each book in this collection is in good con...
Category
20th Century French Empire France - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$153 Sale Price / set
60% Off
Vintage 20th Century Metal Lampshade Base with Functional Pulley - 1940s - 2Y130
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Add a touch of vintage charm to your home with this antique 20th-century lampshade base, featuring a unique functional pulley system. This sturdy metal base, designed between the 194...
Category
1940s French Empire Vintage France - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$361 Sale Price
65% Off
Histoire du pays de Neuchâtel from Prehistory to the Middle Ages Volume 1- 2Y108
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This compelling historical book, Histoire du pays de Neuchâtel, covers the region's journey from prehistory through the Middle Ages. This is Volume 1 of the series. The book is well-...
Category
20th Century French Empire France - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$165 Sale Price
70% Off
Elegant Watercolor by Ludo - Reclining Nude Woman, Back View - 2Y88
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This elegant watercolor, signed by the artist Ludo, depicts a serene scene of a nude woman lying down, viewed from behind. The artwork captures the ...
Category
20th Century French Empire France - Folk Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
$345 Sale Price
75% Off
"France Since Its Origins Until 1789" by E. Guillon - Illustrated Edition - 2Y70
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This beautiful book, "La France Depuis ses Origines Jusqu'en 1789" by E. Guillon, offers a comprehensive historical account of France up to 1789, richly illustrated with numerous eng...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique France - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
$158 Sale Price
44% Off
Large Sarreguemines Faience Salad Bowl with Tulip Flower Design - France - 2Y52
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This stunning large salad bowl from Sarreguemines, France, features a charming tulip flower design, showcasing the fine craftsmanship of French faience. Perfect for both everyday use...
Category
20th Century French Empire France - Folk Art
Materials
Faience
$258 Sale Price
75% Off
Lot of 3 Music Story Vinyl Records - Volumes 1, 9, 10 (33 RPM) - 2Y37
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This set features three classic vinyl records from the "Music Story" series, including volumes 1, 9, and 10. Each record offers a diverse selection of musical styles and artists, providing a nostalgic listening experience for vinyl enthusiasts.
Product Details:
Type: Vinyl Records
Series: Music Story
Volumes Included: 1, 9, 10
Speed: 33 RPM
Artists Featured:
Volume 1: Little Eva, Chubby Checker, Alan...
Category
20th Century French Empire France - Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
$115 Sale Price
89% Off
Set of Two Vintage Régule Wall Sconces - 1970s Design - 2Y08
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Enhance your space with these elegant vintage régule wall sconces. Perfect for adding a retro touch to your interior, these sconces feature a distinctive 1970s design that brings uni...
Category
1970s French Empire Vintage France - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$168 Sale Price
58% Off
Vintage 60
s Enamel Metal Hanging Lamp – Retro Suspension Light - 2Y05
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This vintage 60's enamel metal hanging lamp is a charming piece from the mid-20th century. With its classic design and durable materials, it adds a touch of retro style to any interi...
Category
1940s French Empire Vintage France - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
$180 Sale Price
61% Off
Lot of 3 Vinyl Records – M. Le Forestier, C. Luter, M. Larcange 33 RPM - 2Y04
Located in Bordeaux, FR
This lot includes three vinyl records featuring the works of M. Le Forestier, C. Luter, and M. Larcange. Each album showcases diverse styles, making this collection a valuable additi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Empire France - Folk Art
Materials
Plastic
$134 Sale Price
88% Off
Sleep Guardian or Kata Sergo Ethiopian TOTEM 2 in Solid Natural Cedar Wood
Located in Paris, FR
TOTEM 2 sleep guardian or Kata Sergo from the ethnic
Gorague´, South / South West Ethiopia. Different ridges
are intended to evacuate the bad vibes from the fireplace
to the top hous...
Category
Late 19th Century Ethiopian Antique France - Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Dan Bell, Cote d
Ivoire, 1960s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Bronze Dan (also called Yakuba) bell, Cote d'Ivoire, circa 1960s.
This Dan bell is made from the lost-wax process. It has a looped handle and stylized designs on the bell and around ...
Category
1960s Ivorian Tribal Vintage France - Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Thermometer
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
This beautiful ceramic object is emblematic of the work of Mithé Espelt, a French artist who embellishes the everyday with her refined, luminous objects. Crackled gilding is one of t...
Category
Late 20th Century French French Provincial France - Folk Art
Materials
Enamel, Gold Leaf
$1,201
Wooden Diptych, Lyre Players, 19th Century
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Wooden Diptych, Lyre players, 19th century
Painting on wooden panel
Measures: L 30 x H 75 x P 2 cm
Signed.
Category
Early 19th Century European Other Antique France - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
$1,442 / set
Solid Brass Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Gurma People, Burkina Faso, Early 20th C
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Early 20th-century brass currency bracelet / Manilla in horseshoe form with fixed opening. Hand-stamped and shaped graphical motives and the ti...
Category
Early 20th Century Burkinabe Tribal France - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Clement Massier, Art Nouveau Flower Spike, Vallauris, circa 1900
By Vallauris, Clement Massier
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Clement Massier, art nouveau flower spike, Vallauris circa 1900.
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique France - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Carved Wooden Statue of a Ju Ju Man, Egba People, Abeokuta, 1940s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Tall hand-carved wooden statue of a Ju Ju Man crafted by the Egba People in Abeokuta, Ogun State (part of Nigeria), circa 1940s.
The pupils are made from nails, which intensifies the...
Category
1940s African Tribal Vintage France - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Vintage USSR Cup Holder: Engraved Bison and Trees, 1970s, 1J186
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Transport yourself back to the 1970s with this vintage USSR cup holder. Meticulously crafted from sturdy metal, it carries a surprisingly lightweight feel. The captivating design sho...
Category
1970s European Vintage France - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Tractor Headlight: 1960s Czechoslovakia, Orange, 17cm Diameter, 1J185
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Unveil a piece of history with this vintage tractor headlight, a relic from the 1960s crafted in Czechoslovakia. The vibrant orange hue pays homage to ...
Category
1960s European Vintage France - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage Woman Jacket from USSR: Stylish Burgundy Wool Jacket - Circa 1970s, 1J86
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Step back in time to the fashionable 1970s with this exquisite vintage woman jacket from the USSR. Crafted from burgundy wool, this stylish jacke...
Category
1970s Vintage France - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Ere Ibeji Female Commemorative Figure, Yoruba People, Nigeria, early 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin children are regarded as extraordinary, divine beings protected by Sango, the deity of ...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal France - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Bram Bogart (1921-2012), Painting, Signed, Belgium, 1991
By Bram Bogart
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Bram Bogart (1921-2012), Abstract composition,
Painting, mixed-media,
Signed on the bottom right and at the back,
With modern frame,
Belgium, 1991.
Measures: Height 60 cm, width 80 cm.
Bram Bogart (July 12, 1921 – May 2, 2012) was a Belgian expressionist...
Category
1990s Belgian Mid-Century Modern France - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Raoul Raba, yellow sculpture, light wall panel, circa 1970, France.
By Raoul Raba
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Raoul Raba,
yellow sculpture,
light wall panel,
gold lacquered metal,
circa 1970, France.
Height 144 cm, diameter 124 cm.
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage France - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Semiatin Jacob Painting, Watercolor, circa 1950-1962, USA
By Jacob Semiatin
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Semiatin Jacob (1915-2003), painting,
Watercolor,
circa 1950-1962, USA.
Measures: Width 137 cm, height 94 cm.
Jacob Semiatin was born to Hungarian Jewish parents in Dublin in 1915....
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage France - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Albert Chubac Painting, Mixed-media on paper, circa 1960, France.
By Albert Chubac
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Albert Chubac Painting,
Mixed-media on paper,
circa 1960, France.
Measures: Height 88 cm, width 62 cm, depth 1 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. After studying decorative...
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage France - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Jean Da Milano, Composition, Oil on Paper, 1974, France
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Jean Da Milano (1928-2017), Abstract composition,
Oil on paper,
Signed lower right,
N° 844-74, n° 493,
1974, France.
Measures : Height 65,5 cm, Width 50 cm.
Jean Da Milano is an abstract painter from Nice who was cradled by the rich breeding ground of the School of Nice and its artists.
Active from the 1960s to the 2008s, his works were forgotten and rediscovered by the HARTER Gallery, which today highlights his touch.
According to Agnès Roux, Honorary Secretary for Culture, “Jean Da Milano is one of those modest painters who knew how to develop abstract painting alongside his contemporaries. In an infinite world, the kinetic object on an astral background gradually transforms into a pictorial relief, where the painting falsely becomes painting and invisibly paper. The humility of its formats does not give the work the fullness it deserves. But the almighty gaze of the spectator engenders the feelings and sensations of a cosmogonic painting steeped in universality ".
We indeed observe in his work an evolution which begins with an almost cosmic painting in the 70s, then what we could qualify as “implosions” in the 80s and finally, a real research on paper and pictorial relief. in the 2000s.
According to Georges Braque "Everyone is a creator, the viewer is himself a creator, it is the way of seeing that gives life to the object. "
Personal exhibitions:
- 1992: Golden Gallery Nice
- 1988: Acropolis Nice
- 1982: Municipal Gallery Renoir Nice
- 1977: Municipal Museum Saint-Paul-de-Vence
Collective exhibitions:
- 1992: Golden Gallery
- 1991: Golden Gallery
- 1990: Golden Gallery - Art Jonction
- 1989: Nice university center
- 1987: Acropolis
- 1985: Chapel of Mercy Vallauris
- 1984: CIAC Paris and Chapelle des Pénitents in Péone
- 1983: Art Expo Dallas Texas and Art Expo New York
- 1980: Galerie Waterlot Nice
- 1971: Necrolium Nice
- 1970: Maison de la Culture Magnan Nice and Musée de la Salle Marine Nice
- 1969: Galerie Le Nombre d´Or Nice
- 1968: Musée de la Salle Marine Nice and Galerie Salmon Nice
- 1966: Paul Langevin Biot school group
- 1965: Chapelle St Esprit...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage France - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Beri People, Sudan, 19th Century - No 2
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Early to mid-19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in circle form. Intricate graphical geometrical. This type of bracelet was worn/used by the Zaghawa People also called Bé...
Category
Mid-19th Century Sudanese Tribal Antique France - Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Rare Ironer Stove, France, circa 1880
Located in Paris, FR
Ironer pan with side body in cast iron and sheet iron.
Chimney flue making a heating table, France, end of the 19th century.
Measures: The base with t...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique France - Folk Art
Materials
Iron
Jean Da Milano, Painting, France, circa 2000
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Jean Da Milano (1928-2017), Painting,
Creased Kraft paper and collage, mixed media,
Signed lower right,
circa 2000, France.
Measures : Height 100...
Category
Early 2000s French Mid-Century Modern France - Folk Art
Materials
Paint, Paper
Ere Ibeji Female Commemorative Figure, Egba, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin children are regarded as extraordinary, divine beings protected by Sango, the deity of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal France - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Albert Chubac, Oil on canvas, France, circa 1960
By Albert Chubac
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Albert Chubac (1925-2008),
Oil on canvas,
Signed in the bottom right corner,
France, circa 1960.
Measures: 162 x 130 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. After studying decorative...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage France - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Sand Atlas – Beige and Taupe Hand-Knotted Wool Rug, Rectangular 300 by Mohebban
Located in Geneve, CH
Sand Atlas – Beige and Taupe Hand-Knotted Wool Rug, Rectangular 300 by Mohebban
Dimensions: W 300 x L 220 cm
Materials: Wool.
The Atlas rug collection is the story of an eternal and...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern France - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Bronze Currency Bracelet/Manilla, Dogon People, Burkina Faso, 19th c. - No 3
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
19th-century bronze currency bracelet / Manilla in horseshoe form with fixed opening. Intricate graphical design with a lattice pattern. This type of bracelet was worn or used by the...
Category
Mid-19th Century Burkinabe Tribal Antique France - Folk Art
Materials
Bronze
Alain Douillard (1929-2017), Totem sculpture, unique piece, circa 1970.
By Alain Douillard
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Alain Douillard (1929-2017),
Totem sculpture,
unique piece,
brazed gold metal with two patinas,
circa 1970, France.
Height 111 cm, diameter 28 cm.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage France - Folk Art
Materials
Metal
Grand Miroir en chêne massif et verre biseauté par André Le Picard 1950
Located in TOURCOING, FR
Grand Miroir en chêne massif et verre biseauté par André Le Picard 1950
Category
1950s French Vintage France - Folk Art
Materials
Oak
Blue Tactile 300 Round Rug in Hand-knotted Wool and Bamboo Silk by Mohebban
Located in Geneve, CH
Blue Tactile 300 Rug by Mohebban
Dimensions: D 300 cm
Materials: Wool, bamboo silk.
The individual, in the exploration of reality, merges perceptual data coming from the visual func...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern France - Folk Art
Materials
Wool, Silk, Bamboo
Ere Ibeji Pair of Commemorative Figures, Egba, Yoruba People, Nigeria, 20th C
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Yoruba people have one of the highest incidents of twin births in the world. As a result, twin children are regarded as extraordinary, divine beings protected by Sango, the deity of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal France - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Standing Carved Wooden Figural Spoon, Yoruba People, 1960s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Large carved wooden spoon in the shape of a standing female figure, with a round bowl over her head, Yoruba People, circa 1960s.
The numbers are the inventory numbers from Penn Stat...
Category
1960s Nigerian Tribal Vintage France - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Carved Wooden Statue of a Dancer "Queen Dancer", Egba People, Abeokuta, 1950s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A tall hand-carved statue of a dancer "Queen Dancer" crafted by the Egba People, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria, circa 1950s.
The statue is hand-carved in a rather rough way, not very...
Category
1950s Nigerian Tribal Vintage France - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Sand Atlas – Beige and Taupe Hand-Knotted Wool Rug, Rectangular 300 by Mohebban
Located in Geneve, CH
Sand Atlas – Beige and Taupe Hand-Knotted Wool Rug, Rectangular 300 by Mohebban
Dimensions: D 300 cm
Materials: Wool.
The Atlas rug collection is the story of an eternal and unstopp...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern France - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Engraved brass statuette - mid-XXth african tribal art
Located in Argenteuil, IDF
Beautiful small cast brass statuette with many finely engraved details on the face, torso, loincloth, and shield. Pierced ears with earrings.
20th century African art
Approximately m...
Category
Mid-20th Century African Tribal France - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Scandinavian ceramics from the 1960s by the Bangholm workshop in Denmark
Located in SAINT-YRIEIX-SUR-CHARENTE, FR
Stoneware dish glazed by the Bangholm workshop in the 1960s. One side is glazed, the other is left unglazed, with beautiful material effects. Note a very small chip, see detail photo...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage France - Folk Art
Materials
Sandstone
Isola Terrazze Rectangular Rug in Hand-knotted Wool with Fringe by Mohebban
Located in Geneve, CH
Isola Terrazze Rug by Mohebban
Dimensions: W 300 x L 260 cm
Materials: Wool.
With Terrazze, the collaboration between Mohebban and Elena Caponi, which began with the Nomadismi colle...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern France - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Bobyrug’s Wonderful Antique Kurdish Runner
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Very beautiful 19th century tribal runner with beautiful geometrical design and beautiful natural colors with blue, red, blue, yellow and green, entirely and finely hand knotted with...
Category
Mid-19th Century Asian Tribal Antique France - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Large oil on canvas by René Allio (1924-1995). France April-May 1961
Located in VILLERS-SUR-MER, FR
Great oil on canvas by René Allio (1924-1995). René Allio was a director, screenwriter, theatre designer. He will also paint some immense nonfigurative canv...
Category
1960s Vintage France - Folk Art
Materials
Canvas
Ceramic owl vide-poche by Accolay, France, 1960
s
By Olivier Pettit
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic owl vide-poche by Accolay
perfect condition
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage France - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Albert Chubac Painting on Canvas, Airbrush, Iron and Wood, 1964
By Albert Chubac
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Albert Chubac,
Painting on canvas, airbrush, iron and wood,
signed and dated 1964 in the right corner,
France.
Measures: Height 97 cm, width 130 cm, depth 3 cm.
Albert Chubac was b...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage France - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
19th century Balinese Brass Wedding Headdress Framed, 1890s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Elevate your interior with this unique and authentic art piece from the 19th century : a traditional Balinese brass wedding headdress, carefully presented in an elegant frame.
A true...
Category
19th Century Balinese Antique France - Folk Art
Materials
Brass
Lambrate Terrazze Rectangular Rug in Hand-knotted Wool with Fringe by Mohebban
Located in Geneve, CH
Lambrate Terrazze Rug by Mohebban
Dimensions: W 300 x L 250 cm
Materials: Wool.
With Terrazze, the collaboration between Mohebban and Elena Caponi, which began with the Nomadismi co...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern France - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Polychrome Wood Gelede Headdress, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1940s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Gelede festivals honour the creative and dangerous power of women elders, female ancestors and goddesses known as "our mothers". The Gelede headdress often consists of two parts, a lower mask and an upper elaborate superstructure. The lower mask depicts a woman's face, it's composure expressing the qualities of calmness and patience.
The numbers are the inventory numbers from Penn State University and Lehigh University.
Exhibited: The Pennsylvania State University - Museum of Art permanent collection; The Lehigh University - Art Galleries permanent collection.
Provenance: The collection of Dr and Mrs John E. Swanson.
Dr John Swanson and his wife Marian lived from 1966 - 1981 in Lagos, Nigeria where Dr Swanson was the Advisor to the National Universities Commission and later on the Chief Planning Officer of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
During their time in Africa the Swansons started to collect African art. In 1973 a part of their collection, circa 120 pieces went on loan to The Pennsylvania State University Museum of Art, where the remained until 1978.
In 1981 Dr Swanson passed away and his wife Marian never returned to Africa.
In 1982 Mrs Swanson lent 130 pieces to the Lehigh University Art Gallery where they remained until 1987. A few pieces were also lent to Lafayette College...
Category
Mid-20th Century Nigerian Tribal France - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Patrick Danion, Painting, Acrylic on Paper, France, 1989
By Patrick Danion
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Patrick Danion,
Painting, Acrylic on Paper,
Signed on the bottom right corner,
France, 1989.
Measures: Width 134 cm, Height 122 cm.
Category
1980s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage France - Folk Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paint
Sand Atlas – Beige and Taupe Hand-Knotted Wool Rug, Rectangular 400 by Mohebban
Located in Geneve, CH
Sand Atlas – Beige and Taupe Hand-Knotted Wool Rug, Rectangular 400 by Mohebban
Dimensions: W 400 x L 310 cm
Materials: Wool.
The Atlas rug collection is the story of an eternal an...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern France - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Wooden Head of an Ooni of Ile-Ife, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1930s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Wooden head of an Ooni of Ile-Ife, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1930s.
The Ooni is the traditional ruler of Ile-Ife. The Nigerian town is seen as the cradle of the Yoruba people.
The number is the inventory number from Lehigh University.
Exhibited: The Lehigh University - Art Galleries permanent collection.
Provenance: The collection of Dr and Mrs John E. Swanson.
Dr John Swanson and his wife Marian lived from 1966 - 1981 in Lagos, Nigeria where Dr Swanson was the Advisor to the National Universities Commission and later on the Chief Planning Officer of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
During their time in Africa the Swansons started to collect African art. In 1973 a part of their collection, circa 120 pieces went on loan to The Pennsylvania State University Museum of Art, where the remained until 1978.
In 1981 Dr Swanson passed away and his wife Marian never returned to Africa.
In 1982 Mrs Swanson lent 130 pieces to the Lehigh University Art Gallery where they remained until 1987. A few pieces were also lent to Lafayette College...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal France - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
Albert Chubac, Composition, Mixed-media on paper, Stamped, circa 1960, France.
By Albert Chubac
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Albert Chubac, Composition,
Mixed-media on paper,
Stamped,
circa 1960, France.
Measures: Height 1 m, width 70 cm, depth 1 cm.
Albert Chubac was born in Geneva in 1920. After studying decorative art, then at the Beaux-Arts in Geneva, he obtained grants to travel to Italy, Algeria, Spain, Egypt and Greece, stages which will mark his work.
He settled in 1964 on the Côte d ‘Azur in Aspremont in a very Spartan house, attracted by the light, the sun and the colors of nature.
The year 1967 is the year of the establishment of the School of Nice. He will work and exhibit alongside Aman, César, Tinguely, Gilli, Ben, Rayse, etc ...
In 1990, it was the consecration with the opening of MAMAC in Nice. Albert Chubac then becomes accessible to the general public.
He will use solid primary colors, will develop modifiable structures and then develop the collages in three dimensions.
Gradually, he broke away from his classical training and figuration to move towards abstraction through the encounters and influences of contemporary artists.
Always in search of simplicity, He will radically limit the plastic means with a reduced palette, geometric shapes and simple gestures to concentrate on minimum conditions of possibility.
His work, which lies between constructivism and geometric abstraction, is playful and imbued with the artist's joie de vivre.
In 2004, following the major retrospective at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nice, he donated around one hundred works to the City of Nice.
Albert Chubac died in 2008 in Tourrette-Levens, near Aspremont.
Bibliography:
- Albert Chubac, MAMAC Nice, Cultures Nice Editions, 2004.
- Albert Chubac: exhibition, Nice, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, January 29 - May 16, 2004.
- Albert Chubac, Galerie Harter, 2013.
- Albert Chubac, a lifetime of artist, Patrick Boussu and Cynthia Lemesle, South Art éditions, 2021.
During the workshop auctions in Nice and Marseille, the Harter Gallery acquired the largest part of his work.
Personal exhibitions:
- 1950: Personal exhibition in Athens at the Zappéion museum.
- 1954: Exhibition at the Arman Gallery in Geneva.
- 1956: Exhibition at the Galerie Connaître in Geneva.
- 1957: Exhibition at the Galerie La Palette in Zurich.
- 1958: Exhibition at the Galerie L’Entracte in Lausanne.
- 1960: Exhibition at the World House Gallery in New York.
- 1967: Exhibition at the Galerie Loo in Geneva, at the Salon Comparaison in Paris, Aspects in Chexbres in Switzerland.
- 1968: “Paintings” exhibitions from March 30 to May 11 at the Galerie Alexandre de la Salle...
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage France - Folk Art
Materials
Paint
Hypnos and Thanatos, Elodie Huré
Located in Saint ouen, FR
Hypnos and Thanatos - Elodie Huré
Oil on paper mounted on linen stretcher
195x250cm
Visual artist, videographer and collagist, also trained at the t...
Category
2010s European France - Folk Art
Materials
Paper
Artisan Greige Pure 240 Rectangular Rug in Hand-loomed Bamboo Silk by Mohebban
Located in Geneve, CH
Artisan Greige Pure 240 Rectangular Rug in Hand-loomed Bamboo Silk by Mohebban
Dimensions: W 240 x L 170 cm
Materials: Bamboo Silk
The Pure collection is made of fine hand-spun and ...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern France - Folk Art
Materials
Wool
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin, circa 1970-1980
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Square stoneware pot with abstract decoration by Georges Martin.
Artist monogram under the base. Circa 1970-1980.
H : 10.4’ x 10.4’ x 8.7’ inches.
Category
1970s French Beaux Arts Vintage France - Folk Art
Materials
Ceramic
Wooden Head of a Wife of an Ooni of Ile-Ife, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1930s
By Yoruba People
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Wooden head of a wife of an Ooni of Ile-Ife, Yoruba People, Nigeria, circa 1930s.
The Ooni is the traditional ruler of Ile-Ife. The Nigerian town is seen as the cradle of the Yoruba people.
The number is the inventory number from Lehigh University.
Exhibited: The Lehigh University - Art Galleries permanent collection.
Provenance: The collection of Dr and Mrs John E. Swanson.
Dr John Swanson and his wife Marian lived from 1966-1981 in Lagos, Nigeria where Dr Swanson was the Advisor to the National Universities Commission and later on the Chief Planning Officer of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
During their time in Africa the Swansons started to collect African art. In 1973 a part of their collection, circa 120 pieces went on loan to The Pennsylvania State University Museum of Art, where the remained until 1978.
In 1981 Dr Swanson passed away and his wife Marian never returned to Africa.
In 1982 Mrs Swanson lent 130 pieces to the Lehigh University Art Gallery where they remained until 1987. A few pieces were also lent to Lafayette College...
Category
Early 20th Century Nigerian Tribal France - Folk Art
Materials
Wood
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