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MYN-199289

A Bembe Gangala Figure

Democratic Republic of the Congo

20.0 cm (7.9 in)

Provenance

Auction results

Lot 42, Sotheby's, New York — Nov 16, 2002
A Passion for Collecting: The Eye of Stanley Marcus
Estimate: USD 7,000 - 10,000
Sold: USD 65,725
USD 65,725
Lot 9, Sotheby's, Paris — Jun 24, 2015
Arts d'Afrique et d'Océanie
Estimate: EUR 100,000 - 150,000
Sold: EUR 123,000
USD 137,811
Lot 68, Sotheby's, Paris — Feb 25, 2026
Daniel Hourdé
Estimate: EUR 60,000 - 80,000
Sold: EUR 89,600
USD 105,659

Publications

  • Johann Levy, Collection Africa, Paris, 2006, no. 19

  • Raoul Lehuard and Alain Lecomte Alain, Statuaire babembé / Babembe Sculpture, Milan, 2010, p. 113, no. 54

  • Tribal Art, n° 78, Winter 2015, p. 11 (adv. Daniel Hourdé)

  • Charles-Wesley Hourdé, Realm of the Ancestors, Paris, 2018, pp. 28-33

Exhibitions

  • Johann Levy Art Primitif, Paris, Collection Africa, June-July 2006

  • Charles-Wesley Hourdé Gallery, Maastricht, TEFAF, March 8-18, 2018

  • Galerie Monbrison, Paris, Paris Tribal, March 9-13, 2022