Author: Charles-Wesley Hourdé, Jean-Pierre Weil (ed.). Philippe Dagon
Title: In Praise of the Human Form Arts of Africa, America and Oceania
Description: 5 Continents, 2020 Cloth with dust jacket., 288 pages, Text in English. 288 pages, 25,0 x 29cm, colour illustrations, *new. ISBN 9788874398980. ¶ Presents the Josette and Jean-Claude Weill Collection. Expanded over the decades under the enthusiastic stewardship of their son Jean-Pierre, the collection now includes over 120 works of the very highest order, covering Africa, Oceania, and the Americas While the foundations of the Josette and Jean-Claude Weill Collection lie in painting, their passion for seeking out exciting new forms soon led them to embrace the infinite diversity of tribal art. Expanded over the decades under the enthusiastic stewardship of their son Jean-Pierre, the collection now includes over 120 works of the very highest order, covering Africa, Oceania, and the Americas. Several large categories can be discerned, reflecting the Weill family's liking for daring, expressionistic forms: Dogon and Tellem statues combining geometric shapes with textured surfaces, as well as Kongo powerful figures endowed with magic properties. The expressive arts of Nigeria, Cameroon, and Melanesia are also well represented in the collection.

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