True miniature jewels of West African sculpture, the delightful heddle pulleys turn collectors’ and enthusiasts’ minds. One commonly associates masterpieces of African art with the magnificence of its masks or the elegance of its statuary. But the immense talent of West African master sculptors is also to be found in everyday objects, in particular in… Continue reading African art: envy for pulleys
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The Arts of Gabon, a market of its own
Gabon occupies a special place in the history of tribal art. These works, created by men living in the heart of a wild territory, populated by dense and deep forests, played a primordial role in the recognition of African arts. Considered very early on as its most accomplished creations, the embodiment of an ancient aesthetic… Continue reading The Arts of Gabon, a market of its own
Amyas Naegele, explorer, dealer, restaurer
Born into a family of painters and designers, New Yorker Amyas Naegele discovered tribal art at a very young age, thanks in particular to Edward Merrin, the famous gallery owner on 5th Avenue, who was also the father of his best friend and neighbour of the family. At home, he discovers carvings of the northwestern… Continue reading Amyas Naegele, explorer, dealer, restaurer
When collection stands for conviction
 **“Everyone was isolated. And everyone found themselves online!” In a few words, Belgian collector Christophe Evers sums up the mood during these strange Covid times. Deprived of fairs and galleries because of the confinement, tribal art lovers have massively turned to the Internet for their research and transactions. But have the restrictions linked to… Continue reading When collection stands for conviction
David Serra, ferryman of the world’s heritage
 **“Knowledge, experience, seriousness and passion.” With these few words, Barcelona gallery owner David Serra captures the qualities that define good experts. A specialist in African art, his interest is not limited to sub-Saharan cultures. Oceanian art, North or South American art, all the cultures of the world hold his attention.** “I am one of… Continue reading David Serra, ferryman of the world’s heritage
Words of confinement
 **Not only having to reinvent their daily lives like everyone else, art dealers have also had to transform their habits and metamorphose their profession. Sales at half-mast, cancellations of all trade fairs, (difficult) adaptation to the digital world… among the pitfalls caused by this globalised isolation, the closure of the exhibition spaces was undoubtedly… Continue reading Words of confinement
Anthony JP Meyer, “flexible, resilient and absolutely committed”
 Martin H.M. Schreiber, France © Galerie Meyer, Paris **A striking moustache and a high-worded verb, Anthony JP Meyer is one of those colorful characters that we still sometimes come across in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Son of Rita and Oscar Meyer, two famous art dealers and collectors whose curiosity embraced antiquity as well as ethnology or modern… Continue reading Anthony JP Meyer, “flexible, resilient and absolutely committed”
Michael Hamson, invitation to the voyage
Palos Verdes, 12 February 2020  **He combines the passion of a collector with the rigour of an ethnologist. For over twenty years, American art dealer Michael Hamson has been celebrating the creativity of traditional arts from the South Pacific.** From New Guinea to the Solomon Islands, hundreds of museum-quality works have passed through his… Continue reading Michael Hamson, invitation to the voyage
Quality and quantity at Lempertz
Brussels, 20 January 2020  **No less than 356 objects or groups of works of art from Africa, the Pacific and the Americas will be offered for sale by the German auction house Lempertz on 29 January starting at 2 p.m. at its Brussels branch in Rue du Grand Cerf. Most of the pieces put… Continue reading Quality and quantity at Lempertz
Tribal art, modern art and design at Native
Brussels, 19 January 2020  **For its first auction of the year, the Brussels auction house Native is offering, on 25 January, starting at 7 p.m., a selection of 97 primitive art, modern art and 20th-century design objects or groups of objecs, all in all a heterogeneous selection.** Among the pieces of tribal art on… Continue reading Tribal art, modern art and design at Native