Yves DANA (1959), 'Le regard antérieur IV', bronze sculpture with a matt golden patina stylizing an African mask, signed on the base DANA, numbered 7/8 and stamped Mariani H. 63 x 15.5 cm "Dana's sculptures are an essential contribution to the current artistic landscape in Switzerland and elsewhere (...). He has taken the art of the Pharaonic era and created new idols of his own (...) By creating here and now with the techniques of our time, he produces a work of timeless value. Matthias Ferhner, Dana, edition 5 Continents, 2014, p. 9 Reference: DANA, Catalogue raisonné, Edition 5 Continents 2014, work reproduced on page 51, referenced as number 195. condition: With certificate of authenticity from Yves Dana

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