Wood height 71 1/2in (182cm) PROVENANCE Père Moris, Paris 1939 Vérité Collection, Paris Galerie Monbrison, Paris American Private Collection In 1939, this figure was in the collection of Père Moris. He was a former French army officer who later worked in a Paris police station. Moris lived on the rue Montmartre and started selling Persian and Oriental carpets to supplement his income. Charles Ratton gave him his start by purchasing two masks from New Caledonia that Moris had purchased from an unidentified woman. Ratton was so impressed by the "wonderful" arrangement of sculptures in Moris' apartment that he had it photographed. Later, when Moris decided to sell the entire collection, Ratton purchased many objects from him. (Ratton in Barbier-Mueller 1994:22-23)
Wood height 71 1/2in (182cm) PROVENANCE Père Moris, Paris 1939 Vérité Collection, Paris Galerie Monbrison, Paris American Private Collection In 1939, this figure was in the collection of Père Moris. He was a former French army officer who later worked in a Paris police station. Moris lived on the rue Montmartre and started selling Persian and Oriental carpets to supplement his income. Charles Ratton gave him his start by purchasing two masks from New Caledonia that Moris had purchased from an unidentified woman. Ratton was so impressed by the "wonderful" arrangement of sculptures in Moris' apartment that he had it photographed. Later, when Moris decided to sell the entire collection, Ratton purchased many objects from him. (Ratton in Barbier-Mueller 1994:22-23)
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