Head of Senegalese Man, French Art Deco Patinated Bronze Sculpture, ca. 1930s

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Head of Senegalese Man, French Art Deco Patinated Bronze Sculpture, ca. 1930s

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The sculpture presented here - The Head of a Senegalese Man - was created in the ‘Négritude’ style and is an exemplary to this movement in French Art Deco visual arts. A spectator’s attention is mostly drawn to the proud position of the man's head with upturned chin; as well as certain expression of his slightly narrowed eyes, as if looking at the world around him with philosophical confidence and even a certain amount of irony. The original ebony Macassar wood veneer base ties in perfectly with the French Art Deco period in which this striking sculpture was made. In the 1920s and 1930s, a sharp rise in the national movement began in the metropolis (France itself) and in a number of French overseas possessions, which included overseas departments (Algeria, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Guiana, Reunion), overseas territories of French West Africa, consisting the Ivory Coast, Dahomey or French Dahomey (now Benin), French Sudan (now Mali), Guinea or French Guinea, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, French Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso); as well as French Equatorial Africa, French Somalia, Madagascar, almost all possessions in Oceania , five cities in India, Saint Pierre and Miquelon Islands, acceding states (Morocco, Tunisia, Indochina) and Trust Territories (Togo, Cameroon, New Hebrides). Against the background of the collapse of the French colonial empire, the recently emerged Art Deco direction in art was just entering its zenith, becoming a new vector that clearly reflected both aesthetic preferences and artistic tastes and, in some cases, even political views and adherence to sophisticated connoisseurs and just ordinary consumers of literature, music, drama, fine and decorative arts, and sculpture. “Négritude” is a concept developed by French-speaking intellectuals, writers, artists and politicians of the African Diaspora in France during the 1930s, aimed at raising and cultivating "black consciousness" in Africa and its French Diaspora. Among the many different thinkers and artists of the time who were heavily influenced by this concept, there are several world-famous names worth mentioning here, such as Charles Baudelaire, André Breton, René Maran and Arthur Rimbaud, just to name a few. Although each of them had their own ideas about the purpose and styles of “Negritude”, the philosophy of works created by them was generally characterized by opposition to colonialism, a condemnation of the alleged inhumanity of Europe and a rejection of Western domination and ideas. The goal of the movement was to emphasize that black people do have a rich history and dignified culture, able to stand on an equal footing with the cultures of other world countries.

Dimensions:
Height: 14.75 in (37.47 cm)Width: 7.33 in (18.62 cm)Depth: 8.5 in (21.59 cm)
Style:
Art Deco (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Bronze,Patinated
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
1930-1939
Date of Manufacture:
circa 1930
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. We make our best effort to provide a fair and descriptive condition report. Please examine photos attentively, as they are an integral part of the description.
Seller Location:
New York, NY
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU2819326795162

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