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MAP OF PARTICIPANTS
3 East 65th Street #2
New York, NY 10065
1.212.570.6999
info@arteprimitivo.com www.arteprimitivo.com
Hours of Operation
May 28-31,11am-6pm
Reception
May 29, 6-8pm
Large Veracruz Sonriente Standing Figure Veracruz, Mexico. Ca. 600 - 900 A.D. 18-7/8”H. x 10”W.
PROVENANCE
Ex. Laurence Dirosario collection, Ohio, acquired 1967. Private New England collection, member of the board of directors for the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, acquired from Ancient Art of the New World, NYC.
EXHIBITED
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 2010 to 2017
CARLO BELLA
1.917.292.4617
cb@carlobella.nyc
www.carlobella.nyc
At Colnaghi Gallery
23 East 67th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10065
1.917.388.3825
newyork@colnaghi.com
27 May – 6 June
Hours of Operation
10am-6pm (and by appointment)
Closed Sundays
Reception
29 May 6-8pm
SONGYE ARTIST
Figure, nkishi
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Late 19th-early 20th century
Wood, fiber, cowrie shells, beads
Height: 32 1/2 in (82.6 cm)
PROVENANCE
Ex Allan Brandt, New York
Ex collection Allan Stone, New York
25 East 73rd Street
New York, NY 10021
4 East 81st Street
New York, NY 10028 (by appointment only)
1.917.405.7743
lucy@dlancontemporary.com.au
www.dlancontemporary.com.au
Hours of Operation
Tues-Sat 11am-6pm
Artist: BILL WHISKEY TJAPALTJARRI
Title & Year: Rockholes Near the Olgas, 2008
Medium: Synthetic polymer paint on linen
Dimensions: 183 x 182cm (72 x 71.6 inches)
PROVENANCE
The Artist, Painted at Amunturrungu - Mt Liebig, Northern Territory Watiyawanu Artists of Amunturrungu, Northern Territory, cat. no. 77-08434 Nanda\Hobbs, Sydney
Private Collection, Sydney, acquired from the above
D'Lan Contemporary, Melbourne Private Collection, New York, acquired from the above
MARK EGLINTON
1.646.675.7150
markeglinton@icloud.com
Open by Appointment
Exhibiting as part of MATA
At Arader Galleries
1016 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10001
28-31 May
Hours of Operation
10am-6pm
Reception
29 May 6-8pm
Kongo Yombe Maternity Figure
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Wood, metal and glass
H: 36.2cm (14.3 in)
PROVENANCE
Sotheby’s, London (1983)
Reynold C. Kerr, New York
Merton Simpson, New York (1984)
Gerald Wahl Boyer, Paris
Alain Naoum, Brussels
Marc Leo Felix, Brussels (1998)
Darwin Reedy, Minneapolis, USA
Lucien Van De Velde, Antwerp/Brussels
Sotheby’s New York (2022)
Private collection, USA
COOPER EVANS
512 East 80th Street
New York, NY 10075
1.646.596.0188
evansafricanart@gmail.com
www.cooperevansfineart.com
Open by Appointment
Exhibiting as a guest of Jeffrey Myers Eskimo Art
12 East 86th St #224
New York, NY 10028
Hours of Operation
27-31 May
10am-5pm
Anthropomorphic Face Mask Deangle or Tankagle
Dan peoples, Côte d'Ivoire
Wood, Pigments
H: 23cm
PROVENANCE
Renaud Vanuxem, Paris
Pace Primitive, New York
SEBASTIAN FERNANDEZ
157 East 37th Street
New York, NY 10016
1.917.282.7970
sebastian.fernandez37@gmail.com www.fernandezleventhal.com
Exhibiting As Part of Crossing Cultures: Monumental Miniatures
At Art for Eternity Gallery
303 East 81st Street
New York, NY 10028
Hours of Operation
28 May-1 June
11am-7pm
Receptions
28 May 6-10 pm
1 June 11-3pm
SEATED METAL FIGURE
Burkina Faso
Metal alloy
H: 3.5 inches
PROVENANCE
Collection of Joseph Knopfelmacher, New York
FINCH AND CO.
+32 470 64 46 51 enquiries@finch-and-co.co.uk www.finchandco.art
Exhibiting as part of MATA
At Arader Galleries
1016 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10001
28-31 May
Hours of Operation
10am-6pm
Reception
29 May 6-8pm
A FINELY CARVED FEATHER TREASURE BOX AND COVER
Maori Artist, New Zealand
Wood, haliotis (abalone) shell
5.5 x 20 x 7.25”
PROVENANCE
Alex Manoogian, USA (founder of Masco Corporation)
Ex Private French Collection
Ex Alain Schoffel Collection, Paris, until 1994
Ex Private French Collection
Ex Yann Ferrandin
Ex Private UK Collection
BRUCE FRANK PRIMITIVE ART
1.917.733.9589
bfrank212@aol.com
www.brucefrankprimitiveart.com
Open by Appointment
Exhibiting as a guest of Arte Primitivo Gallery
3 East 65th Street #2
New York, NY 10065
Hours of Operation
28-31 May 11am-6pm
Reception
29 May 6-8pm
Fem ale Figure, Kareau Nicobar Islands
19th–early 20th century
Height: 39 inches
PROVENANCE
Herbert Juan da Silva (1923-1988), The Hague. Netherlands
COLE HARRELL
243 West 28th Street
New York, NY 10001
1.830.660.5089
cole@coleharrell.com www.coleharrell.com
Open by Appointment
Exhibiting as part of MATA
At Arader Galleries
1016 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10001
28-31 May
Hours of Operation
10am-6pm
Reception
29 May 6-8pm
Anthropomorphic Standing Power Figure, NKISI NDUDA
Unattributed Kongo-Yombe Artist, D.R. Congo
Wood, natural pigment, fiber, glass, alloy, textile, bamboo, organic material H: 32cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Klaus Clausmeyer (1887-1968), Dusseldorf, Germany, by 1950
Collection of the Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum, Cologne, Germany, acquired from the above, 1966 (inv. n°48916)
Collection of Loed van Bussel (1935-2018), Amsterdam, acquired from the above by exchange, 1978
Collection of Lucien Van de Velde (b. 1933), Antwerp, Belgium
Sotheby's, Paris, “Arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie”, 10 December 2014, lot 82
Jean-Baptiste Bacquart/ Galerie Bacquart, Paris, France, acquired at the above sale
Collection of Alissia Vis van Heemst and Titus van Rijn, Brussels, Belgium, acquired from the above GvR Family Collection, Brussels, Belgium
Cole Harrell, New York, acquired from the above, 2024
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Volprecht (Klaus), "Sammlung Clausmeyer. Afrika", "Ethnologica", Neue Folge, vol. 5, Köln: E.J. Brill, 1972: #132, cat.no.264
280 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10025
1.646.251.8528
dori@jacarandatribal.com
www.jacarandatribal.com
Open by Appointment
Ancestral Spirit Board Gope
PAPUAN GULF, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Early 20th century
Wood, pigments, natural fibers
Height: 42 in, 106 cm
PRO VENANCE
George Craig (1930 - 2024)
Roy and Sophie Sieber Collection
1.310.259.8655
filykeita@gmail.com
Open by Appointment
Exhibiting as part of MATA
At Arader Galleries
1016 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10001
28-31 May
Hours of Operation
10am-6pm
Reception
29 May 6-8pm
A KOTA - NDASSA MBULU NGULU RELIQUARY
Gabon
Wood, metal alloy
PROVENANCE
Gallery K, Los Angeles, CA
Collection of Leonard Hill, Los Angeles, CA
Collection of Michael Sorafine, Los Angeles, CA
EXHIBITED
“Arts and the Afterlife”, Los Angeles County Museum, 1999
KLOMAN ART
AFRICA | OCEANIA | AMERICAS
Susan Kloman
New York, NY
1.646.232.3388
info@klomanart.com www.klomanart.com
Open By Appointment
AUTHORS | SPRING 2025
JEFFREY
12 East 86th St #224
New York, NY 10028
1.212.472.0115
jmyersprimitives@aol.com
Hours of Operation
27-31 May
10am-5pm
Mask representing the Inua (Inner spirit) of an otter Yup'ik artist
Wood, Reed, Fibers, Pigments
H: 37cm
P ROVENANCE
Collected by Joseph Chilberg 1898-1899
PUBLISHED
'Spirits of the Water: Native Art Collected on Expeditions to Alaska and British Columbia, 1774-1910', 2000. Page 156, item 119
347 West 36th Street #202
New York, NY 10018
1.212.465.0524
amyas.naegele@verizon.net
www.amyas.net
Exhibiting as a guest of Throckmorton Fine Art
145 East 57th Street
New York, NY 10022
15 May- 22 June
Hours of Operation
11am-7pm
Reception
15 May 5-8 pm
Anthropomorphic Female Figure
Mossi-Nakomsé Artist, Burkina Faso Wood, Pigment
H: 51cm
PROVENANCE
Collection of Thomas G.B. Wheelock (1941-2016), New York, USA
PUBLISHED
Roy (Christopher D.), "Art of the Upper Volta Rivers", Meudon: Chaffin, 1987:155. #121
Visonà (Monica Blackmun), Poynor (Robin), Cole (Herbert M.) & Harris (Michael D.), "A History of Art in Africa", London/New York: Thames & Hudson/Abrams, 2001:161, fig.5-42
Roy (Christopher D.) & Wheelock (Thomas G.B.), "Land of the Flying Masks. Art and Culture in BUrkina Faso. The Thomas G.B. Wheelock Collection", Munich/Berlin/London/New York: Prestel, 2007: #1
Roy (Christopher), "Mossi", Milan: 5 Continents (coll. Visions d'Afrique9, 2015: pl.5
HOWARD NOWES
303 East 81st Street
New York, NY 10028
1.917.733.4165
hnowes@gmail.com
www.artforeternity.com
Exhibiting As Part of Crossing Cultures: Monumental Miniatures
At Art for Eternity Gallery
303 East 81st Street
New York, NY 10028
Hours of Operation
28 May-1 June 11am-7pm
Receptions
28 May 6-10pm
1 June 11-3pm
Pre Columbian Veraguas Gold Co - Joined Shamans
Panamanian
Ca. 500 to 1500 AD.
Size: 7.2cm H x 9.5 cm W; weight 112g.
XRF gold content 17.6K (73.3% Au); copper content (17.14%) & silver (9.10%)
PROVENANCE
Ferdinand Grebien (1887-1976), Austrian engineer who worked on the Panama Canal
SCHWEIZER PREMODERN
1.212.446.6751
contact@schweizerpremodern.com
www.schweizerpremodern.com
At T2
5 East 82nd Street
New York, NY 10028
Hours of Operation
Mon-Sat 11am-6pm
Warup
Torres Strait Islands, Australia
Ca. 16th - 18th century, stone carved Wood, lizard skin, cassowary feathers, seeds and shell
Length: 34 1/4 in (87 cm)
PROVENANCE
Reportedly field-collected by Captain Thomas Farrell (1820 – 1888) in 1877
Albert Hahl (1868 – 1945), Governor of the German protectorate Deutsch-Neuguinea, reportedly received as gift in 1897 from, presumably, Emma Kolbe (née Coe, also known as “Queen Emma”, Farrell’s wife)
By descent from the above through the Hahl family
Guy Loudmer, Paris, June 27 and 28, 1991, lot 13, consigned by the above Hélène and Philippe Leloup, Paris, acquired at the above auction
Private Collection, acquired from the above in 1991
Schweizer Premodern, New York
EXHIBITED
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, permanent installation, August 1, 2007 – December 2019
JAMES STEPHENSON
1.646.644.7156
zanzibarblue@hotmail.com
Open by Appointment
Exhibiting as part of MATA
At Arader Galleries
1016 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10001
28-31 May
Hours of Operation
10am-6pm
Reception
29 May 6-8pm
A
SONGYE FETISH FIGURE , D.R. CONGO
Height 11 ½ in (29 cm)
Wood, organic material, metal alloy
PROVENANCE
Karel Plasmans, Brussels, acquired in situ between 1955-1965
Edith and Guillaume Vranken-Hoet, Brussels, acquired from the above in 1991
PUBLISHED
François Neyt, Songye. La redoutable statuaire Songye d'Afrique centrale, Antwerp, 2004, pp. 254255, cat. no. 218
TAMBARAN GALLERY
5 East 82nd Street
New York, NY 10028
1.212.570.0655
tambarangallery@gmail.com www.tambaran.com
Hours of Operation
Mon-Sat 11am-6pm
Oceania - Papua New Guinea, Agiba 19th Century
Carved wood with pigment
29.25 x 12.75 inches
PROVENANCE
Bruce Seaman, Hawaii, Australian
Ex Wayne Heathcote, Australia, purchased in 1980 from the above
PUBLISHED
“Agiba And the Head Cult of the Kerewo”, Pebbles Editions, 2022 CA-USA
THROCKMORTON FINE ART
145 East 57th Street
New York, NY 10022
1.212.223.1059
spencer@throckmorton-nyc.com
www.throckmorton-nyc.com
Hours of Operation
Mon-Sat 11am-6pm
Closed Sundays
Reception
15 May 5-8 pm
A BWA DIVINER’S FIGURE
Burkina Faso
Late 19th -Early 20th Century
H: 18in
PROVENANCE
Alain de Monbrison, Paris
Collection of Thomas Wheelock
D R . DAVID ZEMANEK
+49 931 17721
info@tribalart.de
www.tribalart.de
Exhibiting As Part of Crossing Cultures: Monumental Miniatures
At Art for Eternity Gallery
303 East 81st Street
New York, NY 10028
Hours of Operation
28 May-1 June 11am-7pm
Receptions
28 May 6-10 pm
1 June 11-3pm
Friction Oracle, KAKUKA
Unattributed Dinga Artist, D.R. Congo / Angola Wood
H: 10cm PROVENANCE
Robert Wilson, New York, USA
Bruce Frank, New York, USA
Dave DeRoche, San Francisco, USA
CATALOG PRODUCED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXHIBITION
AOA • NYC LAYOUT/ DESIGN COLE HARRELL
