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African Fine Art Sculpture by Agbagli Kossi
African Fine Art Sculpture by Agbagli Kossi
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African Fine Art Sculpture by Agbagli Kossi (1935-1991) Togo. Untitled, circa 1980's, painted wood sculpture, Size: 48" x 36" x 13". Provenance: Purchased from Gert Chesi. Carvings of this size by Kossi are rarely available. Agbagli Kossi (1935-1991) Togo artist: created Vodou (Voodoo) figures in sculptural form, from doll to life size. Kossi's sculptures are reincarnations of traditional religious figures with mythic power and intense expression, as well as imaginary pieces in nontraditional pinks and whites. Most large work is embellished carved wood, painted with high gloss automobile paint. Selected Museum Exhibitions:Magiciens de la Terre, Georges Pompidou Center, Paris, 1989; Africa hoy: obras de la contemporary African art collection/Africa now: Jean Pigozzi Collection, CCCA Mexico City, Groningen Museum Netherlands, Atlantic Center of Modern Art Gran Canary, 1991-92; Neue Kunst aus Afrika, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, 2006; Mami Wata: Arts for Water Spirits in Africa and its Diasporas, Fowler UCLA, Los Angeles, 2008; Provenance Gert Chesi: Austrian photojournalist, collector and ethnomusicologist: regularly and meticulously documented Vodou (Voodoo) ritual and performance in Togo and Benin. Publication "Voodoo: Kunst In Afrika" includes photos of Agbagli Kossi's altars and multiple sculptures, as well as Chuchuwu's Mami-Wata figures.
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In good vintage condition with damage to left shoulder. As photographed: natural wood split along lower right side, damage to left shoulder, natural wood split along back.
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