New Hampshire Antique Co-op
  • Home
  • About
    • About Us
    • Tour NHAC
    • Staff
    • Customer Reviews
    • Credentials & Memberships
    • Fabled Antiques - Boston
  • Shop Online
    • Shop Online
    • Bench-made Furniture >
      • Bench-made Furniture Options
  • Fine Art Gallery
    • Fine Art Gallery Overview
    • Inventory & Artist List
  • Services
    • Services Overview
    • Dealer Space >
      • Spaces & Rates
    • Consignments & Appraisals >
      • Appraisal Services
    • Estate Sales >
      • Current & Upcoming Estate Sales
      • Past Estate Sales
    • Custom Framing
    • Expert Restoration
    • Interior Designer Services
  • Exhibits & Events
    • Current Exhibits & Events >
      • In Full Bloom 2023 Exhibit
    • Past Exhibits & Events >
      • 2023 Past Exhibits & Events >
        • 40th Annual Winter Sale | 2023
        • From Ship to Shore Exhibit | 2022-23
      • 2022 Past Exhibits & Events >
        • Holiday Sale | 2022
        • Holiday Open House | Nov 2022
        • New England Seasons Exhibit | 2022
        • Epic + Abstract Exhibit | 2021-22
        • Winter Sale | 2022
      • 2021 Past Exhibits & Events >
        • Fresh Perspectives Exhibition | 2021
        • Holiday Sale | 2021
        • Summer Sale | 2021
        • Winter Sale | 2021
      • 2020 Past Exhibits & Events >
        • Abstract Paintings & Tribal Masks Exhibit | 2020-2021
        • Holiday Sale | 2020
        • Fall Sale | 2020
        • Summer Palettes Exhibit | 2020 >
          • Summer Palettes Online Exhibition | 2020
        • Snowbound: Winter Landscapes | 2019 - 2020
        • Winter Sale | 2020
        • Erik Koeppel Gallery Talk | Feb 2020
        • Valentine's Day treats | Feb. 2020
      • 2019 Past Exhibits & Events >
        • 3rd Annual Salon Style Art Exhibit | Oct 2019 - Jan 2020
        • Holiday Open House | Nov/Dec 2019
        • Shelter Fundraiser Appraisal Night | Oct 2019
        • The New England Landscape | 2019
        • 3 Centuries of Mirrors | 2019
        • Milford Hist Society Appraisal Day | Sept 2019
        • Summer Sale 2019
        • NH Antiques Week | Aug 2019
        • Sam Hackler Amos Fortune | July 2019
        • Snowbound: Winter Landscapes | Nov 2019 - Mar 2020
        • 36th Annual Winter Sale | 2019
      • 2018 Past Exhibits & Events >
        • Cape Ann & Rockport Exhibit | 2018-19
        • 35th Anniversary Customer Appreciation Open House | Oct 2018
        • Shelter Fundraiser Appraisal Night | Oct 2018
        • NHADA Antique Show | Aug 2018
        • Collage & Assemblage | Mar-June 2018
        • Spring Sale | April-June 2018
        • Salon Style Art Exhibit | Winter 2018
        • 35th Annual Winter Sale | Jan-Mar 2018
      • 2017 Past Exhibits & Events >
        • Holiday Sale | Dec 2017
        • Holiday Open House | Nov 2017
        • Shelter Fundraiser Appraisal Night | Oct 2017
        • NHADA Antique Show | Aug 2017
        • American Vintage & Antique Signs Exhibit | Summer 2017
        • Peter Sandback & Chris Myott Exhibit | Spring 2017
        • Temple Historical Society Appraisal Event | June 2017
        • Painters of North Shore Massachusetts | Winter 2017
        • Monadnock Center Appraisal Day | May 2017
      • 2016 Past Exhibits & Events >
        • Holiday Open House & Ornaments Lecture | Dec 2016
        • Hollis Historical Society Appraisal Day | Oct 2016
        • NHADA Antique Show | Aug 2016
        • The Boston School & William R. Davis Exhibit | Feb-April 2016
        • Gallery Talk: William R. Davis | March 2016
        • Winter Sale | Jan-Mar 2016
      • 2015 Past Exhibits & Events >
        • Erik Koeppel & Lauren Sansaricq Landscapes Exhibit | Oct 2014 - Mar 2015
        • Gallery Talk: Erik Koeppel & Lauren Sansaricq | March 2015
  • Press
    • In the Press
    • NH Magazine Appraisal Articles
  • Contact & Visit
    • Contact & Visit
    • Join our mailing list

Past Exhibit


NH Antique Co-op Igbo mask
African Igbo tribe helmet mask, hand carved wood, 21 ̋ h x 11 ̋ w x 13 ̋ d
NH Antique Co-op Christopher Myott painting
Christopher Myott (b. 1982), Box Canyon, oil on wax panel, 42 ̋ h x 41 ̋
NH Antique Co-op African Senufo carved figure
African Senufo figure, hand carved wood, 39 ̋ h x 13 ̋ w x 5 ̋ d
NH Antique Co-op Mazhar Akyut (1911-2001), Bottles #3, oil painting
Mazhar Akyut (1911-2001), Bottles #3, oil on panel, 25 ̋ h x 32 ̋

IN THE TOWER GALLERY
Art Exhibit
Abstract Paintings & Tribal Masks
On view in the Tower Gallery 2020-2021

New Hampshire Antique Co-op presents Abstract Paintings & Tribal Masks, an exhibition and sale of modernist 20th & 21st century paintings juxtaposed alongside a collection of Oceanic and African hand-carved masks and figural carvings. 

The paintings in this exhibition include works by noted 20th & 21st century artists, such as New Hampshire Cubist painter Fannie Hillsmith (1911-2007), contemporary Monadnock region artist Christopher Myott (b. 1982), Peterborough based artist Nora Spicer Unwin (1907-1982), Mazhar Akyut (1911-2001, Turkish), Timothy Sanchez (b. 1945, American), Richard Lytle (b. 1935, American), Stephen Trefonides (b. 1926, American), as well as works from the school of Jackson Pollock. 

Tribal masks and objects featured in the exhibition include works from the Baule, Pende, Senufo and Dan African tribes, as well as war and canoe prow shields from Papua New Guinea. Examples of helmet masks, hand-held masks, dance masks, buffalo and elephant masks, Sepik hooks and more are on view.

This combination of abstract art and tribal works in Abstract Paintings & Tribal Masks represents the influence of African tribal art on Cubist artists such as Picasso and Braque. The artists of the early 20th century were inspired by the bold abstract designs that they discovered in African tribal masks. They collected and used these works of art to influence their own styles of Cubism. Since abstract art does not attempt to capture an accurate depiction of visual reality, it instead uses shape, color, form and gestural marks to achieve its goal. In effect, Cubist artists were sparked by African culture to refresh the tradition of figure painting in Western Art and to move toward total abstraction. 

Tribal masks have been used in African rituals and ceremonies for centuries, likely originating from the Paleolithic era. African tribal artists who made masks were highly respected in their societies and given special status. It is considered an honor to wear masks and only a few select members of a tribe are allowed to wear them—usually men or elders. 

Making masks required artistic skill as well as knowledge of the spiritual world. Masks were believed to represent the spirits of animals or ancestors and the individual who wore the mask transformed into the spirit. Designed with human or animal characteristics or a mixture of both, tribal masks are typically made of wood, metals, fabric and stone, and are often embellished with seashells, animal hair, feathers, straw, horn, and teeth.

The most common uses for masks were in tribal dances during harvest festivals, in processions to honor distinguished visitors, at the funerals of important figures, for war and aggression against enemies, and for other ceremonial and sacred traditions.
​

Abstract Paintings & Tribal Masks is now on view in the Tower Gallery at New Hampshire Antique Co-op.

There's always more happening at NHAC


Join our email list

​We'll keep you informed of art openings, exhibits, gallery talks, events, sales, promotions and all else that’s happening here at New Hampshire Antique Co-op.
Submit

Antiques, Fine Art, Quality Smalls, Vintage & Country Furnishings
Estate Jewelry, Silver, Porcelain, Books, Collectibles & More
​

Dealer Space  |  Consignments  |  Appraisals
Located in Southern NH | One hour from Boston & Portsmouth
 Established 1983 | Named Best of New England by Yankee Magazine | Celebrating 40 years 
Visit our Boston location:  FABLED ANTIQUES, 93 CHARLES ST., BOSTON
Picture
323  ELM STREET
​MILFORD, NH 03055
Picture
603-673-8499
Open Tues.–Sun,  10–5
​
JOIN OUR MAILING LIST

Picture
info@nhantiquecoop.com
  • Home
  • About
    • About Us
    • Tour NHAC
    • Staff
    • Customer Reviews
    • Credentials & Memberships
    • Fabled Antiques - Boston
  • Shop Online
    • Shop Online
    • Bench-made Furniture >
      • Bench-made Furniture Options
  • Fine Art Gallery
    • Fine Art Gallery Overview
    • Inventory & Artist List
  • Services
    • Services Overview
    • Dealer Space >
      • Spaces & Rates
    • Consignments & Appraisals >
      • Appraisal Services
    • Estate Sales >
      • Current & Upcoming Estate Sales
      • Past Estate Sales
    • Custom Framing
    • Expert Restoration
    • Interior Designer Services
  • Exhibits & Events
    • Current Exhibits & Events >
      • In Full Bloom 2023 Exhibit
    • Past Exhibits & Events >
      • 2023 Past Exhibits & Events >
        • 40th Annual Winter Sale | 2023
        • From Ship to Shore Exhibit | 2022-23
      • 2022 Past Exhibits & Events >
        • Holiday Sale | 2022
        • Holiday Open House | Nov 2022
        • New England Seasons Exhibit | 2022
        • Epic + Abstract Exhibit | 2021-22
        • Winter Sale | 2022
      • 2021 Past Exhibits & Events >
        • Fresh Perspectives Exhibition | 2021
        • Holiday Sale | 2021
        • Summer Sale | 2021
        • Winter Sale | 2021
      • 2020 Past Exhibits & Events >
        • Abstract Paintings & Tribal Masks Exhibit | 2020-2021
        • Holiday Sale | 2020
        • Fall Sale | 2020
        • Summer Palettes Exhibit | 2020 >
          • Summer Palettes Online Exhibition | 2020
        • Snowbound: Winter Landscapes | 2019 - 2020
        • Winter Sale | 2020
        • Erik Koeppel Gallery Talk | Feb 2020
        • Valentine's Day treats | Feb. 2020
      • 2019 Past Exhibits & Events >
        • 3rd Annual Salon Style Art Exhibit | Oct 2019 - Jan 2020
        • Holiday Open House | Nov/Dec 2019
        • Shelter Fundraiser Appraisal Night | Oct 2019
        • The New England Landscape | 2019
        • 3 Centuries of Mirrors | 2019
        • Milford Hist Society Appraisal Day | Sept 2019
        • Summer Sale 2019
        • NH Antiques Week | Aug 2019
        • Sam Hackler Amos Fortune | July 2019
        • Snowbound: Winter Landscapes | Nov 2019 - Mar 2020
        • 36th Annual Winter Sale | 2019
      • 2018 Past Exhibits & Events >
        • Cape Ann & Rockport Exhibit | 2018-19
        • 35th Anniversary Customer Appreciation Open House | Oct 2018
        • Shelter Fundraiser Appraisal Night | Oct 2018
        • NHADA Antique Show | Aug 2018
        • Collage & Assemblage | Mar-June 2018
        • Spring Sale | April-June 2018
        • Salon Style Art Exhibit | Winter 2018
        • 35th Annual Winter Sale | Jan-Mar 2018
      • 2017 Past Exhibits & Events >
        • Holiday Sale | Dec 2017
        • Holiday Open House | Nov 2017
        • Shelter Fundraiser Appraisal Night | Oct 2017
        • NHADA Antique Show | Aug 2017
        • American Vintage & Antique Signs Exhibit | Summer 2017
        • Peter Sandback & Chris Myott Exhibit | Spring 2017
        • Temple Historical Society Appraisal Event | June 2017
        • Painters of North Shore Massachusetts | Winter 2017
        • Monadnock Center Appraisal Day | May 2017
      • 2016 Past Exhibits & Events >
        • Holiday Open House & Ornaments Lecture | Dec 2016
        • Hollis Historical Society Appraisal Day | Oct 2016
        • NHADA Antique Show | Aug 2016
        • The Boston School & William R. Davis Exhibit | Feb-April 2016
        • Gallery Talk: William R. Davis | March 2016
        • Winter Sale | Jan-Mar 2016
      • 2015 Past Exhibits & Events >
        • Erik Koeppel & Lauren Sansaricq Landscapes Exhibit | Oct 2014 - Mar 2015
        • Gallery Talk: Erik Koeppel & Lauren Sansaricq | March 2015
  • Press
    • In the Press
    • NH Magazine Appraisal Articles
  • Contact & Visit
    • Contact & Visit
    • Join our mailing list