MAGNELLI (Alberto) — BOURGADE (Laurence) - Lot 215

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MAGNELLI (Alberto) — BOURGADE (Laurence) - Lot 215
MAGNELLI (Alberto) — BOURGADE (Laurence) Alberto Magnelli’s African Collection. Donated by Susi Magnelli. Alberto Magnelli’s African Collection. Donated by Susi Magnelli. Paris, Centre Georges Pompidou – National Museum of Modern Art, 1995. Quarto, paperback; cover illustrated with a photographic portrait of Alberto Magnelli surrounded by his collection; abundant black-and-white photographic illustrations throughout the text and as full-page spreads. Catalog of the exhibition dedicated to the remarkable collection of African art assembled by the abstract painter Alberto Magnelli (1888–1971), presented at the Centre Georges Pompidou from February 1 to April 10, 1995. The catalog was edited by Laurence Bourgade. The collection had been donated to the National Museum of Modern Art by Susi Magnelli in 1984, subject to a right of usufruct. An initial exhibition of this collection had also taken place at the Centre Pompidou in 1984–1985. The collection is particularly interesting because of its provenance: Magnelli was a collector of African art, as well as a participant in and witness to the European avant-garde movements of the 20th century. The collection consists mainly of works from Equatorial Africa, notably from the Fang, Kota, Mahongwé, Adouma, Vouvi, Galoa, and Pounou groups. The exhibition featured some thirty African works alongside about fifteen of Magnelli’s paintings and drawings created between 1914 and 1967, allowing visitors to compare his collection with his own work. The catalog reproduces and individually documents the pieces: Fang and Betsi reliquary figures from Gabon, Baoulé statuettes from Côte d’Ivoire, sculptures, and ritual objects, including dimensions, materials, inventory numbers, provenance, and ethnographic notes. A fine copy, with a very slightly rubbed cover and fresh interior pages.
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