About...

After studying art history and working as a curator at the Musée de la Marine in Paris, Franck Marcelin opened his gallery in Aix-en-Provence in 1981. Specialized in the art of the Pacific, curator of exhibitions on the art of Oceania, he is a member of the National Federation of Professional Art Experts and the European Confederation of Art Experts.

Contact

Exhibition address during Paris Tribal:
22 rue de Seine, 75006 Paris

70 Chemin du Moulin
13510 Eguilles

Tel: (+33)(0)6 0723 3360
franckmarcelin@sfr.fr
www.franckmarcelin.com

Brag mask

Sepik River region Papua New Guinea

Wood, ocher pigment
First half of the 20th century
Height: 60 cm

Provenances :
– Mark Lissauer collection (1923-2016), Melbourne
– Crispin Howarth collection, Australia (by donation from the above)

© galerie Franck Marcelin

Shaman mask

Nunivak Island Alaska, USA

Cedar wood, pigeon feathers, rattan
Estimated time: first half of the 20th century
Yup'ik population

Provenance:
Etzel Collection, Mt Washington, Los Angeles, California
By descent Susan Etzel, Kansas
Galerie Flak, Paris

War Shield warrumbi

Nipa Valley Southern Highlands.

Wood, pigments, lime.
Mendi population

Provenance:
Ex Chris Boylan Collection, Sydney
The Jolika Collection of Marcia & John Friede. Rye, New York

Littérature :
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. De Young. 2017
New Guinea Highlands. Art From the Jolika Collection
Reproduced on page 143, Illus. 6.33

Contact

Exhibition address during Paris Tribal:
22 rue de Seine, 75006 Paris

70 Chemin du Moulin
13510 Eguilles

Tel: (+33)(0)6 0723 3360
franckmarcelin@sfr.fr
www.franckmarcelin.com