ART PREMIER - TWO BOOKS. - 26.8 x 20.7 cm - 175 + 16 pages. - Lot 950

ART PREMIER - TWO BOOKS. - 26.8 x 20.7 cm - 175 + 16 pages. In hardback folder. TRESORS DE L' ANCIEN NIGERIA. THE ART OF ANCIENT NIGERIA IN FRENCH PUBLIC COLLECTIONS. Catalogs of the exhibition at the Galerie Nationale du GRAND PALAIS from May 16 to July 23, 1984. "Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. As everywhere, traditional lifestyles have been transformed and advanced arts have disappeared. This exhibition reveals a succession of very different styles spanning nearly three millennia. Made of bronze, copper, brass, sculpted stone or terracotta. While the art of Benin has been disseminated in Europe since the end of the 19th century, the art of Owo, Ifé, Ogbo-Ukwu and Nok has only been the subject of archaeological research since the 1940s. Over ONE HUNDRED WORKS presented, often full-page, with captions and commentary. Bibliography, maps, history of each of the peoples concerned, update on on-site archaeological research - Numerous previously unpublished photographs. Articles by leading specialists in primitive art.