id: 168758
accession number: 2010.459.1
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Male Figure of a Pair, late 1800s-early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, probably Ngbandi-style carver. Wood, iron alloy, copper alloy, and cloth; overall: 45 x 15.5 x 9.2 cm (17 11/16 x 6 1/8 x 3 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 2010.459.1
title: Male Figure of a Pair
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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, Democratic Republic of Congo, probably Ngbandi-style carver
technique: Wood, iron alloy, copper alloy, and cloth
department: African Art
collection: African Art
type: Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 45 x 15.5 x 9.2 cm (17 11/16 x 6 1/8 x 3 5/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Afrikanische Kunstwerke: Kulturen am Niger
opening date: 1971-03-25T05:00:00
Afrikanische Kunstwerke: Kulturen am Niger. Villa Hügel (March 25-June 13, 1971).
title: Fragments of the Invisible: The René and Odette Delenne Collection of Congo Sculpture
opening date: 2013-10-27T00:00:00
Fragments of the Invisible: The René 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': 'Société des Expositions du Palais des Beaux-Arts, Brussels, BE (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'}
* {'description': 'Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles, Paris, FR, June 2000', 'opening_date': '2000-06-01T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Jef and René Vanderstraete, Lasne, BE, sold to René and Odette Delenne
date: ?–1959
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René [1901-1998] and Odette Delenne [1925-2012], Brussels, BE, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: 1959–2010
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 2010–
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Kunsthaus Zürich, and Elsy Leuzinger. 1970. Die Kunst Von Schwarz-Afrika : [Ausstellung: Kunsthaus Zürich] 31. Oktober 1970-17. Januar 1971. Recklinghausen: Verlag Aurel Bongers, p. 331, cat. X27.
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"Recent Acquisitions (2005-11) at the Cleveland Museum of Art." The Burlington Magazine 1312:154 (July 2012): 525-32. Fig. I, p. 525.
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Bastin, Marie-Louise, et al. Utotombo. L'Art d'Afrique noire dans les collections privées belges: Société des Expositions du Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruxelles, 25 mars-5 juin 1988, 248, 309. Exh. Cat. Brussels: Société des Expositions du Palais des Beaux-Arts, March 25-June 5, 1988.
page number: Reproduced: p. 248
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Grootaers, Jan-Lodewijk, ed. Ubangi. Art et cultures au Coeur de l'Afrique, 154-155. Exh. Cat. Brussels: Fonds Mercator, in association with Afrika Museum, October 13, 2007-March 31, 2008.
page number: Reproduced: 154-155
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Petridis, Constantine. "René and Odette Delenne." In Tribal Art XV-4, no. 61 (Autumn 2011): pp. 118-124.
page number: Reproduced: p. 120
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Franklin, David. "Recent acquisitions (2005-11) at the Cleveland Museum of Art." In The Burlington Magazine 154, no. 1312 (July 2012): pp. 525-532.
page number: p. 525
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Petridis, Constantine, et al. Fragments of the Invisible: The René and Odette Delenne Collection of Congo Sculpture. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art. Milan: 5 Continents, 2013, 26, 89, 94-95.
page number: Mentioned: pp. 12, 26, 89-91
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Cleveland Museum of Art. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 38
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Bangerter, Walter, and Elsy Leuzinger. Afrikanische Kunstwerke: Kulturen am Niger, 335. Exh. Cat. Recklinghausen: Verlag Aurel Bongers, in association with Villa Hügel, March 25-June 13, 1971.
page number: Reproduced: p. 335
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Heymer, Kay, and Siegfried Gohr. Afrikanische Skulptur: Die Erfindung der Figur, 200. Exh. Cat. Cologne: Museum Ludwig, July 7-September 30, 1990.
page number: Reproduced: p. 200
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