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KANAK FIGURE New Caledonia The 1977 Christie catalogue records that the figure was purchased in Chelsea, London, in the 1920s, by Mrs. Topolski and her husband, Feliks Topolski, the distinguished artist. However, Feliks Topolksi did not arrive in England until 1935 and married the actress, Marian Everall, in 1944, so the figure must have been acquired after 1935. Their marriage was dissolved in 1975. 93 cm. high Provenance Feliks and Marian Topolski, London Christie’s, London, 13 July 1977, lot 59 Kevin Conru, Brussels Peter Adler, London Seymour Lazar, Palm Springs, acquired from the above 6 October 1999 Literature Conru Primitive Art, "The Colour of Melanesia", 1999, p.55, no.29
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KANAK FIGURE New Caledonia The 1977 Christie catalogue records that the figure was purchased in Chelsea, London, in the 1920s, by Mrs. Topolski and her husband, Feliks Topolski, the distinguished artist. However, Feliks Topolksi did not arrive in England until 1935 and married the actress, Marian Everall, in 1944, so the figure must have been acquired after 1935. Their marriage was dissolved in 1975. 93 cm. high Provenance Feliks and Marian Topolski, London Christie’s, London, 13 July 1977, lot 59 Kevin Conru, Brussels Peter Adler, London Seymour Lazar, Palm Springs, acquired from the above 6 October 1999 Literature Conru Primitive Art, "The Colour of Melanesia", 1999, p.55, no.29
