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Bronzes from Ife and Benin
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Exhibition from February 3 to April 14, 2007

Bronzes from Benin were made within and around the court tradition in honour of the past and the living rulers, as documentation of historical events or as objects to be used in rituals.

These representations which were unusually realistic first became known in Europe around 1900. The Benin bronzes were seen in London as early as 1897, as the British had been active militarily, and were internationally acclaimed, while the bronze figures Ife-style were only found in archaeological digs after 1938. Both discoveries created some sensation due to their sensitive depiction and the masterly casting technique.

The Gallery Peter Herrmann is showing 75 bronze objects from 11th till 19th centuries, among them heads and figures from Ife, as well as reliefs, statues, heads and animals from Benin. All objects, which came onto the market in the 20th century are certified by TL-Expertises.

Opening: 28th February 2007
Invitation as pdf

Talk on the bronzes: 28th February, 20.00

65 Objects already in the net


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Column: Creation or Evolution ? Peter Herrmann - February 2007
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Article: Definition and Comparison Dorina Hecht, M.A. April 2007
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Column: In the Rabbit's Den Peter Herrmann, May 2007
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Catalogue of the Vienna Exhibition Benin - Kings and Rituals available in the Gallery for € 58,-. forwarding Europe € 17,- (3 kg)

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Press | Photos
 

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Head
Ife-Cultur
300 dpi, 12 x 8 cm

Ram
Benin-Cultur
300 dpi, 10 x 9,5 cm

Relief
Benin-Cultur
300 dpi, 10 x 11 cm
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Links
Press and Web    
epo-entwicklungspolitik online german galleries Neue Galerie Landshut
Kunst Magazin Berlin Die Welt Neues Deutschland
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All Objekts.   2. Exhibition 2008
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  Links für Research
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 Randafricanarts Edofolks  
Benin - Wikipedia Laboratory Ralf Kotalla Degussa
Museum für Völkerkunde Wien Africulture Head, Benin. $ 4.744.000,-
  Beninkunst Minneapolis Institut of Arts
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Exhibition space

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Fotos. Volker Kreidler
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Auction Results


Sotheby's. 1986. Head. Benin. Ohne Alterangabe. € 683.904,-
Auktionshaus Koller. 2005. Rider. Benin 16.-17 Jh. € 86.600.-
Auktionshaus Koller. 2005. Head. Benin 17.-18 Jh. € 423.060,-
  Hotel Drouot Paris. 2005. Mask 18 Jh. € 7.000,-
Hotel Drouot Paris. 2005. Mask 18 Jh. € 10.000,-
Hotel Drouot Paris. 2005. Relief, Page 17 Jh. € 180.000,-
Hotel Drouot Paris. 2005. Relief, Leopards 18 Jh. € 65.000,-
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Complete List, 69 auctioned Objects of Benin- and Ifeculture. Sotheby's 1981 till 2004. London, Paris, New York.
Complete List, 43 auctioned Objects of Benin- and Ifeculture. Christie's, 1984 till 2004. London, Paris, New York, Amsterdam.
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Benin head of an Oba at Sotheby's, New York. 1.000.000-1.500.000 USD
Auction: May 17, 2007. Sold: USD 4.744.000,-
Benin Plaque at Sotheby's, New York. 120.000-180.000 USD
Auction: May 17, 2007. Sold: USD 120.000,-
Benin head of an Oba at Sotheby's, Paris. 300.000-400.000 Euro
Auction: Juni 11, 2008 . Sold: Euro 528.750,-
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Literature | Bronzes from Ife and Benin | Archive

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Paula Girshick BEN-AMOS: The art of Benin, London 1995.

Paula Girshick BEN-AMOS: Bibliography of Benin art, 1968.

Paula Girshick BEN-AMOS: Art, Innovation and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Benin, Indiana 1999.

R. E. BRADBURY: Benin studies, London 1973.

Philip J. C. DARK: An introduction to Benin art and technology, Oxford 1973.

Philip DARK, W./ B. FORMAN: Die Kunst von Benin, Prag 1960.

Armand DUCHATEAU: Benin. Kunst einer Königskultur, Wien 1990.

Armand DUCHATEAU: Benin. Kunst einer afrikanischen Königskultur, München 1995.

Stefan EISENHOFER: Höfische Elfenbeinschnitzerei im Reich Benin, München 1993.

Ekpo EYO/ Frank WILLETT: Kunstschätze aus Alt-Nigeria, Mainz 1983.

Kate EZRA: Royal Art of Benin. The Perls Collection in The Metropolitain Museum of Art, New York 1992.

William B. FAGG: Bildwerke aus Nigeria, München 1963.

William FAGG: Yoruba. Sculpture of West Africa, New York 1982.

Kristian FENZL (Hg.), Armand DUCHATEAU: Afrika. Kopfskulpturen, Krems 1998.

Till FÖRSTER: Kunst in Afrika, Köln 1988.

Bryna FREYER: Royal Benin Art. In the Collection of the National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C. 1987.

Leo FROBENIUS: Kulturgeschichte Afrikas. Prolegomena zu einer historischen Gestaltlehre, Wuppertal 1993.

Willy FRÖHLICH: Die Benin-Sammlung des Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museums in Köln, Köln 1966.

Hans HIMMELHEBER: Negerkunst und Negerkünstler, Braunschweig 1960.

Ife, Akan und Benin. Westafrikanische Kunst aus 2000 Jahren, Pforzheim 2000.

Maria KECSKESI: Kunst aus dem alten Afrika, Innsbruck 1982.

Jacques KERCHACHE, Jean-Louis PAUDRAT, Lucien STEPHAN: Die Kunst des Schwarzen Afrika, Freiburg 1989.

Carl KJERSMEIER: Centres de Style de la Sculpure Nègre Africaine, Band 2, Paris 1936.

Carl KJERSMEIER: Centres de Style de la Sculpure Nègre Africaine, Band 3, Paris 1937.

Carl KJERSMEIER: Centres de Style de la Sculpure Nègre Africaine, Band 4, Paris 1938.

Hans-Joachim KOLOSS (Hg.): Afrika, Kunst und Kultur. Meisterwerke afrikanischer Kunst. Museum für Völkerkunde Berlin, München 1999.

Kunst aus Benin. Afrikanische Meisterwerke aus der Sammlung Hans Meyer, Grassimuseum, Leipzig 2002.

Elsy LEUZINGER: Die Kunst von Schwarz-Afrika, Recklinghausen 1972.

Felix von LUSCHAN: Die Altertümer von Benin, Band 1 -3, Berlin 1919.

Jos. MARQUART: Die Benin-Sammlung des Reichsmuseums für Völkerkunde in Leiden, Leiden 1913.

Tom PHILLIPS (Hg.): Afrika. Die Kunst eines Kontinents, München 1996.

Augustus Henry PITT-RIVERS: Antique Works of Art from Benin, London 1900 (Reprint in New York 1976).

Barbara Plankensteiner (Hg.): Benin - Könige und Rituale. Höfische Kunst aus Nigeria. Ausstellungskatalog des Museums für Völkerkunde, Wien.

Karl-Ferdinand SCHAEDLER: Afrikanische Kunst. Von der Frühzeit bis heute, München 1997.

Karl-Ferdinand SCHAEDLER: Lexikon Afrikanische Kunst und Kultur, München 1994.

Schätze aus Alt-Nigeria. Ministerium für Kultur, Berlin (Ost) 1985.

Annemarie SCHWEEGER-HEFEL: Afrikanische Bronzen, Wien 1948.

Thorsten SPAHR: Benin. Bibliographie, Mammendorf 2006.

Thorsten SPAHR: Benin. Künste und Traditionen, Mammendorf 2006.

Peter STEPAN (Hg.): Ikonen der Weltkunst. Afrika, München 2001.

Eckart von SYDOW: Kunst und Religion der Naturvölker, Oldenburg 1926.

Eckart von SYDOW: Primitive Kunst und Psychoanalyse, Wien 1927.

René S. WASSING: Die Kunst des Schwarzen Afrika, Stuttgart 1977.

Frank WILLETT: Ife. Metropole afrikanischer Kunst, Bergisch Gladbach 1967.


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