The Secret Museum of Painter Sam Szafran and His Wife Lilette

Published on 09 December 2021, by Claire Papon

Auction on 17 December 2021 - 15:00 (CET) - Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Unlike most sales connected with this collecting couple, this one does not feature Sam Szafran's portraits of Lilette among the philodendrons, but their collection of African, Oceanic and American art.

New Ireland, Tatanua mask in wood, feather, shells, lime, red ochre, blue pigment,... The Secret Museum of Painter Sam Szafran and His Wife Lilette

New Ireland, Tatanua mask in wood, feather, shells, lime, red ochre, blue pigment, vegetable fibers, textile. Height: 51 cm/20 in.
Estimate: €40,000/50,000

Fifty-two objects were the long-time companions of the Szafran's in this former foundry in Malakoff, converted into a house-studio in 1974. Kept out of sight, these works were only seen by their closest circle. Some were bought from their friend Jacques Kerchache, a collector…

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