August 2008 How do you collect African Arts ?

Dear $email,

Collecting in 2008 is quite different than how it was around 1920.

Today you need a computer and an Internet connection, a good wallet and taste to find obscure little auction houses selling pieces with a good provenance. Or you need to know reliable dealers who advise you and find those little gems for you. You can meet these dealers a few times a year in fairs organized around the world, but one hundred years ago you needed a good friend who was a hunter and who would bring you back your pieces from inside Africa, as proved the 900 pieces found in the "Maison Blanche" by Baudoin de Grunne, and sold in June in Paris. 
Read the story behind the 2 figurines I was able to acquire from the Alex van Opstal collection an early African Art collector (1933). 

I have also some African Art survey conclusions to share with you after my survey from last month.

Hope you'll enjoy the newsletter from August, and will fall in love with one of my recent acquisitions presented at the end of this newsletter, and I also hope to meet you in person during the Paris events  from 9-14 September 2008

David Norden

Collectors of African Art

Salon africain de la Maison Blanche
d’Alexis van Opstal

Alex van Opstal an early African Art collector.

By Bernard de Grunne.

In 1932, Alexis van Opstal created an African room in his big house," la Maison Blanche". This house in Brussels was build   and entirely decorated by the famous architect Jean-Michel Franck. read the Alex van Opstal story

Paul and Clara Gebauer Collection of Cameroon Art , one of the finest collections of Cameroon Grasslands art in the United States, was originally acquired by the Portland Art Museum in the early 1970s, on show in Oregon ends wednesday December 31, 2008

Museums with African Art

The MENIL Collection

Mask Yaka Democratic Republic of the Congo - Antelope Headdress (Ciwara) Bamana Mali -  Kneeling Male Figure Inland Niger Delta, Mali 11th-17th century

CMA The Cleveland Museum of Art

The gallery is organized geographically with a division in four broad cultural regions: Western Sudan, Guinea Coast, Nigeria and the Congo Basin. Objects from the same culture are shown together and contrasted with those of their neighbors.

A traveling original exhibition created by Constantine Petridis that explores the political and religious power of 60 sculptures created by artists of four Central African cultures: the Luba, Songye, Chokwe, and Luluwa. 

• Amistad Research Center The Center is guardian to more than 800 works of African and African American art, including works by several internationally renowned 19th and 20th century African American masters.

• African Art Travel tips To collect genuine African Art you have to travel much. This travel section gives you some tips.

  African Art Munich, Germany. Some tips for those searching African art in Munich, Germany. To prove to those who are not members of the discussion group what they are missing I do a little resume about African Art in Munich, Germany, and add the information I found.

Auctions

• Guy Earl-Smith: The African Tribe has spoken. An Australian auctioneer gives some insights in the auction market. A relatively recent trend is that the kind of work that inspired these artists has taken off by itself in the world market. The anonymous tribal artists may not yet be in Picasso's league but the value of these works at auction is steadily rising. At the top of the range, they are proving excellent investments.

Discussion

• Blackpool mum's life in tribal Africa

• A visit to Barbier-Müeller icons written by Dr. Kwame Opoku who wants to know why they show African and Oceanian arts together? A view from an African scholar.

• skin deep ... intriguing runway show... The models on view at the Baltimore Museum of Art were showing off their body ware: tattoos as diverse as the men and women who wore them. Skulls attached to wings, hearts encased in a pot of gold, names of deceased loved ones etched across shoulder blades and crosses engraved on necks.

And last but not least some of the pieces I acquired recently. If you are a museum preparing an exhibition or a high-end collector in pursuit of that rare piece, please give me a phone call at +32 3 227.35.40 or hit the reply button and let me know what I should bring with me to get a new customer.

Just click on the image thumbs below to read more and get some details about the pieces that you want,

Hope you enjoyed this edition, ...

David Norden, +32 3 227.35.40

Ten Times African Art
Dear africantiques@gmail.com,
Since I need to prepare my Paris event I need to raise a little cash fast. 
This is the reason why I selected ten objects you can have for 1,000 euros. Many of these pieces are sold by me now at a loss for your benefit because I want to get you as a happy customer and clean up a bit my inventory.
If you are interested in a item don't wait, because it is the first email for each object that will get it.
If you look at the images below select the item you like and you'll see the original sales page and price when you click on it.
Then if you like it, just let me know and I'll prepare your package to be send. You will of course get free delivery and 015 days guarantee. Payments are with credit card, paypal or money transfer on my account.
Act fast and send me an email to tell me what you are buying! This exceptional offer ends on August 15, 2008, or when the pieces are sold - whatever comes first. 
David Norden
+32 3-227.35.40

Bad news

The bad news is that someone has been faster than you. Two pieces on the ten are already sold, and on two others I am awaiting a confirmation of payment.

Please have a look at the update page where you can see what is gone:

http://www.buyafricanantiques.com/ten_times_african_art.htm  

The other pieces are also great bargains, but you have to take a quick decision and let me know what you want to add to your collection.

Have a nice day,

David Norden

African Faces book wins famous FEDRIGONI Award

Mail David Norden
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ANTWERPEN-Belgium
Tel +32 3 227 35 40

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