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  • Gerard Quenum (n. 1971) Untitled
    Nov. 14, 2024

    Gerard Quenum (n. 1971) Untitled

    Est: €3,500 - €5,000

    Gerard Quenum (n. 1971) Untitled Acrylic on paper laid on canvas 98x65 cm

    Veritas Art Auctioneers
  • GÉRARD QUENUM (B. 1971) Fa wood, doll, metal, wire, fabric, string and cowr
    Oct. 13, 2022

    GÉRARD QUENUM (B. 1971) Fa wood, doll, metal, wire, fabric, string and cowr

    Est: £3,000 - £5,000

    GÉRARD QUENUM (B. 1971) Fa wood, doll, metal, wire, fabric, string and cowry shells, in two parts

    Christie's
  • GÉRARD QUENUM (B. 1971) Slavery wood, doll, wire, nails, cloth, bicycle cha
    Oct. 13, 2022

    GÉRARD QUENUM (B. 1971) Slavery wood, doll, wire, nails, cloth, bicycle cha

    Est: £1,500 - £2,000

    GÉRARD QUENUM (B. 1971) Slavery wood, doll, wire, nails, cloth, bicycle chain, bicycle light and syringe

    Christie's
  • Gérard Quenum (né en 1971) Babalawos assemblage de bois, plastique, métal
    Sep. 21, 2022

    Gérard Quenum (né en 1971) Babalawos assemblage de bois, plastique, métal

    Est: €3,000 - €5,000

    Gérard Quenum (né en 1971) Babalawos assemblage de bois, plastique, métal peint, résine, cuir et et fourrure; en deux éléments (i) 120 x 40 x 50 cm. (ii) 78 x 37 x 32 cm.

    Christie's
  • Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971) Initiation 146 x 20 x 20cm (57 1/2 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8in) including base.
    Nov. 23, 2020

    Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971) Initiation 146 x 20 x 20cm (57 1/2 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8in) including base.

    Est: £1,000 - £2,000

    Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971) Initiation wood, metal and doll parts 146 x 20 x 20cm (57 1/2 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8in) including base. For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

    Bonhams
  • Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971) Le Richard
    Mar. 18, 2020

    Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971) Le Richard

    Est: £3,000 - £5,000

    Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971) Le Richard signed 'Quenum Gerard' (verso) mixed media 170 x 35cm (66 15/16 x 13 3/4in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

    Bonhams
  • Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971) Decimes I
    Mar. 18, 2020

    Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971) Decimes I

    Est: £3,000 - £5,000

    Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971) Decimes I mixed media 112 x 120cm (44 1/8 x 47 1/4in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

    Bonhams
  • Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971) Initiation 146 x 20 x 20cm (57 1/2 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8in) including base.
    Mar. 20, 2019

    Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971) Initiation 146 x 20 x 20cm (57 1/2 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8in) including base.

    Est: £3,000 - £5,000

    Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971) Initiation wood, metal and doll parts146 x 20 x 20cm (57 1/2 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8in) including base. Provenance: Acquired from October Gallery, London, in 2008.A private collection, UK.Quenum's aesthetic is characterised by his use of 'urban detritus', discarded objects that he finds on the streets around his studio. His sculptures are frequently constructed from bits of bone, wood and plastic. He also incorporates objects associated with Beninese traditions including mortars, drums and staffs. Quenum is interested in the way the original functions of these objects continue to inform his assemblages. The ritual elements lend the sculptures a spiritual quality. The artist claims he is paying his respects to ancestral customs.The grandson of a priestess, Quenum describes how deeply his grandmother's practices have influenced his artistic approach. In this tradition, "objects must be very precisely placed to interact with their environment so as to create a special ambience". The artist first began to incorporate plastic dolls into his sculpture in the late 1990s. Whilst walking one day, he happened across a plastic doll abandoned by the roadside. Such toys frequently find their way to Benin as part of overseas aid packages. The doll was soaked through, and Quenum took it back to his studio and nailed it to a wooden post to dry. Over the next few days, he was struck by the strength of emotion the doll aroused in his visitors, but also in himself:"The face of each doll inspires me, almost as if the doll were telling me its story, and my job is to understand and then to surround it with whatever props are necessary to render that story visible...I'm prompted to give these foundlings a safe place from where they can recount the stories of the things they have been."The doll series deals with themes of abandonment and human suffering, but the artist maintains it is fundamentally positive. The incongruous juxtaposition of the doll's head with the roughly carved wooden post lends the sculpture a humorous, even mischievous quality. Quenum reminds the viewer that even in the gloomiest circumstances, there are "moments of illumination".Quenum held his first solo exhibition in Cotonou, Benin in 1998. Since then his works have been shown in Paris, London and Brazil. In 2012 he exhibited a series of assemblages entitled Dolls Never Die at the October Gallery in London.BibliographyG. Houghton, Gerard Quenum: Dolls Never Die, (London, 2012) pp.2-10.

    Bonhams
  • Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971) Untitled
    Oct. 06, 2016

    Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971) Untitled

    Est: £3,000 - £5,000

    Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971) Untitled signed and dated 'QUENUM / 10' (lower centre) oil on canvas 106.5 x 86cm (41 15/16 x 33 7/8in). Footnotes Provenance Gifted by the artist to a private collector in 2010. Purchased by the current owner in 2015. Exhibited Sao Paulo, Brazil, The Dragon Between Two Worlds, 2010.

    Bonhams
  • Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971) 'The Electricians' (2001) 198 x 23.5 x 32cm (77 15/16 x 9 1/4 x 12 5/8in) including base.
    Oct. 15, 2015

    Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971) 'The Electricians' (2001) 198 x 23.5 x 32cm (77 15/16 x 9 1/4 x 12 5/8in) including base.

    Est: -

    Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971) 'The Electricians' (2001) 198 x 23.5 x 32cm (77 15/16 x 9 1/4 x 12 5/8in) including base.

    Bonhams
  • Gérard Quenum (né en 1971) Sans titre, 2008 Acrylique sur toile Œuvre signée et datée au dos 111 × 170 cm
    Oct. 07, 2014

    Gérard Quenum (né en 1971) Sans titre, 2008 Acrylique sur toile Œuvre signée et datée au dos 111 × 170 cm

    Est: €6,000 - €8,000

    Gérard Quenum (né en 1971) Sans titre, 2008 Acrylique sur toile Œuvre signée et datée au dos 111 × 170 cm

    Piasa
  • Gérard Quenum (né en 1971) Exorcisme, 2012 Acrylique sur toile Œuvre signée et datée au dos 130 × 170 cm
    Oct. 07, 2014

    Gérard Quenum (né en 1971) Exorcisme, 2012 Acrylique sur toile Œuvre signée et datée au dos 130 × 170 cm

    Est: €6,000 - €8,000

    Gérard Quenum (né en 1971) Exorcisme, 2012 Acrylique sur toile Œuvre signée et datée au dos 130 × 170 cm

    Piasa
  • Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971)
    May. 23, 2012

    Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971)

    Est: £6,000 - £9,000

    'Grand (Big One)' wood, doll, plastic, metal 212cm (83 7/16in) high.

    Bonhams
  • Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971)
    May. 23, 2012

    Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971)

    Est: £1,000 - £1,500

    Dolls wood, dolls, wire, nails, ribbon and plastic 84.5 x 54.5cm (33 1/4 x 21 7/16in).

    Bonhams
  • Contemporary Works of Art by: Gerard Quenum
    Feb. 13, 2012

    Contemporary Works of Art by: Gerard Quenum

    Est: €2,500 - €3,000

    Contemporary Works of Art by: Gerard Quenum (n.1971)

    Veritas Art Auctioneers
  • Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971) Dolls
    Mar. 16, 2011

    Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971) Dolls

    Est: £3,000 - £5,000

    Dolls wood, dolls, wire, nails, ribbon and plastic 84.5 x 54.5cm (33 1/4 x 21 7/16in).

    Bonhams
  • Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971) Twins 15 3/4 x 12 x 8 11/16in (40 x 30.5 x 22cm)
    Mar. 10, 2010

    Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971) Twins 15 3/4 x 12 x 8 11/16in (40 x 30.5 x 22cm)

    Est: $4,000 - $6,000

    Twins each signed 'Quenum' (to base) doll, string, gas container and plastic 15 3/4 x 12 x 8 11/16in (40 x 30.5 x 22cm) (2)

    Bonhams
  • Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971) Devin (Diviner) 61 7/16in (156cm) high
    Mar. 10, 2010

    Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971) Devin (Diviner) 61 7/16in (156cm) high

    Est: $11,000 - $14,000

    Devin (Diviner) wood, plastic doll, string and cowrie shells 61 7/16in (156cm) high

    Bonhams
  • Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971) Barbie in Africa 169 x 22 x 19 cm (66 9/16 x 8 11/16 x 7 1/2in)
    Apr. 08, 2009

    Gerard Quenum (Beninese, born 1971) Barbie in Africa 169 x 22 x 19 cm (66 9/16 x 8 11/16 x 7 1/2in)

    Est: £5,000 - £8,000

    Barbie in Africa wood, doll, wire and metal 169 x 22 x 19 cm (66 9/16 x 8 11/16 x 7 1/2in)

    Bonhams
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