Lot 51: Wessel Couzijn , 1912 - 1984 Afrika ontwaakt - Rising Africa bronze

signed, stamped with foundry mark, inscribed Holland and dated '61 bronze

299 by 130 by 131,5 cm.

Antwerp, Park Middelheim, 6e Biennale Middelheim, June - October 1961, exhibition of another cast
Seattle, Washington, World-Fair-Art since 1950, March - October 1962, exhibition of another cast
Lausanne, Musée des Beaux Arts, 1er Salon Internationale de Galpilotes, June - September 1963, exhibition of another cast

I. Boelema, A. Overbeek, Couzijn, beeldhouwer sculptor, Amsterdam 1986, pp. 74,75,96, no.B74, illustration of another cast

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

This work has been executed in an edition of three plus one extra,
currently in the collections of Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, Technische Hogeschool, Eindhoven and with the family. Please note the work can only be viewed at its current location. Please contact the department for location details.