Laure Meyer - Afrique Noire - 2006
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Afrique Noire, 1st edition, French-language book by Laure Meyer, published by Terrail in 2006, 256 pages, format 22 x 17 cm, in good condition.
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One of the great merits of this work is that it approaches the arts of Black Africa in a thematic way. The central importance of religion and magic, belief in omnipresent occult forces, ancestral cults accompanied by sacrifices, funeral rites, initiation ceremonies, masked dances, the power of secret societies, the chiefs' desire for prestige, the wish to adorn or seek beauty for even the humblest objects — these are the deep sources of traditional African art. In this context, the artist charged with creating the indispensable works had only relative freedom. But what a result! A careful aesthetic analysis shows how brilliantly the problems were resolved: form discoveries, boldness in conceptualization, evocative shortcuts; it is no accident that African art has influenced modern art so deeply, from Modigliani to Matisse, from Vlaminck to Derain, including Picasso and Juan Gris in Cubism. A crucial and comprehensive work that reveals to us and explains the secrets and roots of the arts of Black Africa.
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Xavier Simon has been passionate about African art for 25 years. He started to sell online in 2007. Based in Africa for more than 10 years, he has built a network of more than 300 local african art dealers, mainly in Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Mali and Burkina Faso. Based in France now, he keeps on visiting Africa twice a year, collecting the best items. More than 4000 worldwide customers have been satisfied so far.
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One of the great merits of this work is that it approaches the arts of Black Africa in a thematic way. The central importance of religion and magic, belief in omnipresent occult forces, ancestral cults accompanied by sacrifices, funeral rites, initiation ceremonies, masked dances, the power of secret societies, the chiefs' desire for prestige, the wish to adorn or seek beauty for even the humblest objects — these are the deep sources of traditional African art. In this context, the artist charged with creating the indispensable works had only relative freedom. But what a result! A careful aesthetic analysis shows how brilliantly the problems were resolved: form discoveries, boldness in conceptualization, evocative shortcuts; it is no accident that African art has influenced modern art so deeply, from Modigliani to Matisse, from Vlaminck to Derain, including Picasso and Juan Gris in Cubism. A crucial and comprehensive work that reveals to us and explains the secrets and roots of the arts of Black Africa.
Delivery method:
France : Mondial Relay
Europe : Mondial Relay
Rest of the world : happy-post
You are bidding on a rare auction, with extremely low reserve prices.
All books are offered without a reserve price.
We started working with Catawiki in 2015. Please check our reviews, they are among the best on Catawiki.
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Good luck and kind regards
Seller's Story
Xavier Simon has been passionate about African art for 25 years. He started to sell online in 2007. Based in Africa for more than 10 years, he has built a network of more than 300 local african art dealers, mainly in Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Mali and Burkina Faso. Based in France now, he keeps on visiting Africa twice a year, collecting the best items. More than 4000 worldwide customers have been satisfied so far.
Items are sent with a professional invoice, including a picture and the description above. It includes 20% VAT for European countries.
We guarantee packages of high quality, using "colissimo international".
Packages are sent from Monday to Friday, even during the coved crisis, the latest in the next 24 hours following the payment.
You can view and / or pick up the item from our showroom, F-71800 Saint Julien de Civry.
If you win several lots, we reimburse you the shipping difference after your payment, using paypal preferably.
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Number of books
1
Subject
Africa
Book title
Afrique Noire
Author/ Illustrator
Laure Meyer
Condition
Good
Publication year oldest item
2006
Height
22 cm
Edition
1st Edition
Width
17 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Terrail
Number of pages
256
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