id: 168721
accession number: 2010.428
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Male Figure, late 1800s-early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Republic of the Congo, Beembe-style maker. Wood, ceramic or Formica, copper alloy, and iron alloy; overall: 47.5 x 14.8 x 16.3 cm (18 11/16 x 5 13/16 x 6 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 2010.428
title: Male Figure
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creation date: late 1800s-early 1900s
creation date earliest: 1880
creation date latest: 1920
current location: 108A Sub-Saharan
creditline: René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
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culture: Africa, Central Africa, Republic of the Congo, Beembe-style maker
technique: Wood, ceramic or Formica, copper alloy, and iron alloy
department: African Art
collection: African Art
type: Sculpture
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 47.5 x 14.8 x 16.3 cm (18 11/16 x 5 13/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Fragments of the Invisible: The Rene and Odette Delenne Collection of Congo Sculpture
opening date: 2013-10-27T00:00:00
Fragments of the Invisible: The Rene and Odette Delenne Collection of Congo Sculpture. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27, 2013-February 9, 2014).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Kunsthaus Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland (October 31, 1970 - February 10, 1971)', 'opening_date': '1970-10-31T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany (June 16 - September 30, 1972)', 'opening_date': '1972-06-16T00:00:00'}
* {'description': "Utotombo: L'Art d'Afrique noire dans les collections privées belges. Société des Expositions du Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, Belgium (March 25 - June 5, 1988)", 'opening_date': '1988-03-25T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany (July 7 - September 30, 1990)', 'opening_date': '1990-07-07T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, The Hague, Netherlands (November - January 1991)', 'opening_date': '1991-11-01T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
(Merton Simpson [1928-2013], New York, NY, 1966, sold to René and Odette Delenne)
date: ?–1966
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René [1901-1998] and Odette Delenne [1925-2012], Brussels, BE, 2010, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: 1966–2010
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 2010–
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Leuzinger, Elsy. Die Kunst von Schwarz-Afrika, 269. Exh. Cat. Recklinghausen: Verlag Aurel Bongers, in association with Kunsthaus Zürich, October 31, 1970-February 10, 1971.
page number: Reproduced: p. 269, cat. S6
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Leuzinger, Elsy. Afrikanische Kunstwerke: Kulturen am Niger, 273. Exh. Cat. Recklinghausen: Verlag Aurel Bongers, in association with Villa Hügel, March 25-June 13, 1971.
page number: Reproduced: p. 273, cat. no. S 6
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Wichmann, Siegfried, ed. World Cultures and Modern Art, 271. Exh. Cat. Munich: Verlag Bruckmann, in association with Haus der Kunst, June 16-September 30, 1972.
page number: Mentioned: p. 271, no. 1782; reproduced: p. 271, no. 1782
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Wichmann, Siegfried, ed. Weltkulturen und moderne Kunst, 64. Exh. Cat. Munich: Verlag Bruckmann, in association with Haus der Kunst, June 16-September 30, 1972.
page number: 64, cat. 1782
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Söderberg, Bertil. "Les Figures d'ancêtres chez les Babembé," in Arts d'Afrique Noire, no. 13 (1975): 21-33; no. 14 (1975): 14-37.
page number: Reproduced: p. 27
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Bastin, Marie-Louise, et al. Utotombo. L'Art d'Afrique noire dans les collections privées belges, 95. Exh. Cat. Brussels: Société des Expositions du Palais des Beaux-Arts, March 25-June 5, 1988.
page number: Reproduced: p. 95, cat. XXVII; mentioned: p. 296
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Lehuard, Raoul. Art Bakongo. Les Centres de style 2. Arnouville, FR: Arts d'Afrique Noire, 1989, 379.
page number: Mentioned: p. 379; reproduced: p. 381, fig. G 17-2-1
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Heymer, Kay, and Siegfried Gohr. Afrikanische Skulptur: Die Erfindung der Figur, 181. Exh. Cat. Cologne: Museum Ludwig, July 7-September 30, 1990.
page number: Reproduced: p. 181, fig. 81
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Petridis, Constantine. "René and Odette Delenne." In Tribal Art XV-4, no. 61 (Autumn 2011): 118.
page number: Reproduced p. 118, fig. 2
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Petridis, Constantine, et al. Fragments of the Invisible: The René and Odette Delenne Collection of Congo Sculpture. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art. Milan: 5 Continents Editions, 2013, 35, 105.
page number: Reproduced and mentioned: pp. 18-19, 35, 105, 112, cat. 2
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"In Case You Missed It: Fragments of the Invisible." The International Review of African American Art 25, no. 1 (2014): 10-11.
page number: Reproduced: p.11.
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