Paris, 18 January 2020 Passion for primitive arts is eminently contagious. In the Schoffel family, we know something of it. Located since 1994 at 14 rue Guénégaud, in the sixth arrondissement of Paris, the eponymous gallery perpetuates a tradition of more than half a century, initiated by the father, Alain Schoffel, affected from a very… Continue reading At Schoffel de Fabry Gallery, primitive arts also have Asian tones
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A head-spinning sale at Bonhams
New York, 4 November 2019  **It is simply the most beautiful collection of ethnic headrests in the world. On 11 November 11, Bonhams is about to put on sale in New York the famous Graham Beck collection. In 2005, the South African businessman and philanthropist acquired this unique set of African and Oceania headrests… Continue reading A head-spinning sale at Bonhams
Tribal Art Fair Amsterdam 25, 26 and 27 October 2019
Amsterdam, 28 September 2019  **For the 17th time, the Tribal Art Fair is taking place in the wonderful De Duif church in the centre of Amsterdam. Twenty galleries will be exhibiting their most exceptional pieces. There will also be a programme featuring readings and films. For example, unique amateur film images captured in Papua… Continue reading Tribal Art Fair Amsterdam 25, 26 and 27 October 2019
New auction coming up at Native on 5 October
Brussels, 30 September 2019  **Opened in 2011, at 5 rue Ruysbroeck, in the Sablon district of Brussels, by two former collaborators of the German company Lempertz, on 5 October at 6 pm the Native gallery and auction house organises its fourth auction session of the year (the second one to have been catalogued) dedicated… Continue reading New auction coming up at Native on 5 October
Tribal Art, Adrian Schlag Style
Paris 3 September 2019  **With over twenty years experience in African and Oceanian tribal art, Adrian Schlag now divides his time between Brussels ; where he opened a gallery on the Rue des Minimes in the late 1990s; and Ibiza, where he lives in the middle of nature for part of the year when… Continue reading Tribal Art, Adrian Schlag Style
Three collections come under the hammer in Vienna
Vienna, 1st July 2019  **Jan Joris Visser, in house tribal art specialist, has brought together three collections of 87 lots to be auctioned on 8 July at Dorotheum in Vienna. These objects, originating from Africa, Asia and Oceania, and numerous pieces from Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, herald from the collections of Benno Mattel,… Continue reading Three collections come under the hammer in Vienna
The Marceau Rivière Collection
Paris, 11 June 2019  **For Marceau Rivière it was a case of love at first sight for the African continent, and his collection which was born in the early sixties would become one of the most comprehensive and striking within the field.** His fascination for Africa began during his childhood when he watched a… Continue reading The Marceau Rivière Collection
African and Oceanic Arts: 115 works at auction at Bonhams
New York, 8 May 2019  Lot 78: Dogon Tellem Couple, Mali **No less than 115 works of African and Oceanic art will be on display at the Bonhams auction in New York on May 13, starting at 5pm.** “This careful and rigorous selection comes from several private American collections, but also from Europe and… Continue reading African and Oceanic Arts: 115 works at auction at Bonhams
Pacific arts featured at Sotheby’s New York
New York, 8 May 2019  Lot 44: Sculpture, Easter Island **Exhibited in New York since 2nd May, nearly 90 works of Pacific art from Harry A. Franklin’s collection will be auctioned at Sotheby’s on 13 May as part of the spring session organised by the American auction house.** A pioneer in the trade of… Continue reading Pacific arts featured at Sotheby’s New York
Flak Gallery in alignment with the stars
Paris, 7 May 2019  Julien Flak **Opened in 1990 at 8 rue des Beaux-Arts in Paris, Flak Gallery has become one of the major Parisian players in the field of tribal art since the early 2000s. The latest exhibition, dedicated to navigator and long-distance discoverer James Cook, highlights the gallery’s expertise through their aesthetical… Continue reading Flak Gallery in alignment with the stars