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Event Date26 NOV – 10 DEC 2024 | Online 22999

The Karin and Leo van Oosterom Collection

Paris
Closed
Sale Total EUR 735,336

26 NOV – 10 DEC 2024

Sale Overview

Christie’s a l’honneur de présenter la Collection Karin et Leo van Oosterom d’arts africains, océaniens et de l’Amérique du Nord. Véritable retour dans le temps, cet ensemble illustre comme nul autre le goût d’un couple passionné d’art sous toutes ses formes. Construite entre les années 1965 et 1987, cette collection témoigne de leur curiosité constante pour les modes de représentation africains et océaniens aussi bien dans l’art que dans l’artisanat. Cette incroyable diversité formelle reflète l’œil éclairé et l’attention pour le détail de ce couple. La cohérence et la beauté universelle de cette sélection d’œuvres d’art offre au public un fascinant voyage dans le passé et le futur.

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The Karin and Leo van Oosterom Collection of African, Oceanic and North American Art, like in a time capsule, illustrates the taste and passions of a couple who loved and enjoyed art in a large variety of visual expressions. Assembled between 1965 and 1987, the collection stands witness to the couple’s constant curiosity about non-Western ways of representation in art and craftmanship. With its incredible diversity of forms and types, this grouping reflects the collectors’ selective eye and dedicated attention to detail. With its coherence and sense of universal beauty, this selection of works offers a fascinating voyage back in time and into the future alike.

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