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Couple

17th–late 18th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 344
Ce chef-d’œuvre, qui était à l’origine le faîteau d’un monument extérieur, provient d’une région où convergent les grandes traditions artistiques de l’Afrique et de l’océan Indien. Thème primordial de la spiritualité malgache, l’idée de relation fondamentalement complémentaire entre l’homme et la femme est illustrée ici avec beaucoup d’éloquence. L’équilibre entre la puissance paisible et la symétrie lyrique de cette œuvre en font l’une des rares sculptures d’Afrique du Sud qui ait eu une influence sur l’art occidental. Les milieux artistiques parisiens connaissaient déjà la pièce au début du XXe siècle, et Sir Jacob Epstein, sculpteur britannique, l’ajouta à sa collection vers 1922–1923.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Couple
  • Date: XVIIe siècle–fin XVIIIe siècle
  • Aire géographique: Madagascar, région du Ménabé
  • Culture: Peuple sakalava
  • Technique: Bois, pigments
  • Dimensions: H. 99,1 cm
  • Crédits: Achat, don de Lila Acheson Wallace, de Daniel et Marian Malcolm et de James J. Ross, 2001
  • Accession Number: 2001.408
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing

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