Lucas Ratton Gallery

HERMINETTE, MANGAIA ISLAND

COOK ISLANDS

Wood, plant fibers, stone
91 x 46 x 17 cm (35 ⅞ in. x18 ⅛ in.,x6 ¾ in.)
Provenance:
Collection of Pierre (1900-1993) and Claude (1928-2018) Vérité, Paris
Christie's, Paris, Collection Vérité: Arts of Africa, Oceania and North America, November 21, 2017, lot 168
Daniel Hourdé Collection, Paris

Photo by Pauline Doutrebente

For Lucas Ratton, a passion for African art is a family legacy. His grandfather, Maurice Ratton, and his great-uncle, Charles Ratton, were both prominent gallery owners specializing in tribal art, Maurice in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, and Charles in his famous apartment on Rue de Marignan. Close friends of avant-garde artists in the 1920s, they were instrumental in raising the profile of an art form that had previously been undervalued.

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