{"id":99715,"date":"2021-06-04T09:44:01","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T09:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.elicus.com\/divi-cart-pro\/?page_id=1322"},"modified":"2026-09-28T16:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T14:46:08","slug":"jean-david","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/africanartadvisory.com\/en\/jean-david\/","title":{"rendered":"Jean David"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_0 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Roots<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>My connection to African art goes back through generations. The David family has been based in Basel since 1392; as a trading city, Basel was early on internationally connected and closely linked to Africa through the Basel Mission.<\/p>\n<p>My parents, Ren\u00e9 and Denise David, founded Galerie Walu in Basel in 1957. Growing up surrounded by works of art, collectors, dealers, books and exhibitions, I became familiar with African art from an early age.<\/p>\n<p>Journeys to regions of origin, together with direct contact with objects, collectors and specialists, have shaped my understanding of art and its cultural context.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/africanartadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1475179522002.jpg\" alt=\"Portr\u00e4t Jean David\" title=\"https:\/\/africanartadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1475179522002.jpg\" width=\"552\" height=\"827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/africanartadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1475179522002.jpg 552w, https:\/\/africanartadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FB_IMG_1475179522002-480x719.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 552px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-30441\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Jean David, African Art Specialist<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_1 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Art Trade and Auctions<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>After my education at EHL and studies at HSG, I decided to devote my career to the art trade.<\/p>\n<p>From 1986 onwards, I worked in the then-individual company of my parents; in 1998 I founded the gallery Walu AG. During my time at the Walu gallery, I organized and curated numerous exhibitions on African art and published ten catalogues.<\/p>\n<p>In 2003, I established a new department dedicated to African art at Koller Auktionen, which I headed as an external expert until 2014. During this period, I was responsible for 21 auctions and their corresponding catalogues.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, I founded Hammer Auktionen. Since then, together with my team, I have conducted more than 160 auctions and examined, catalogued, valued and sold thousands of objects.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_2 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Experience and Expertise<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>In addition to my work in the art trade, I am consulted by courts, customs authorities and insurance companies as an expert. I also participate internationally as a lecturer and author on topics related to African art.<\/p>\n<p>More than four decades of professional activity have shaped my understanding of quality, authenticity, provenance and the market.<\/p>\n<p>This experience is not based solely on specialised literature and databases, but also on direct contact with original works, the comparison of numerous objects, travel, research and personal exchanges with collectors, dealers, researchers and museums.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><blockquote>\n<p><strong><span>African art has been part of my life from the beginning. Over the years, curiosity and passion have grown into a profound expertise.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_3 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Today<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Today, I continue to devote myself to African art in various ways.<\/p>\n<p>Through African Art Advisory, I advise private clients and institutions on the assessment, documentation and contextualisation of artworks and collections.<\/p>\n<p><span>Alongside my advisory work, I am an auctioneer and Tribal Art expert at my own auction house, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hammerauktionen.ch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Hammer Auktionen\"><span>Hammer Auktionen<\/span><\/a><span>. I run the specialist platform <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/tribal.art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"tribal.art,\"><span>tribal.art,<\/span><\/a><span> and am owner of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/walu.ch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Galerie Walu\"><span>Galerie Walu<\/span><\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_2 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_1 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/africanartadvisory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Galerie-Schaufenster-1.webp\" alt=\"Schaufenster der Galerie Walu, Basel\" title=\"Gallery showcase\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1127\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) and (max-width: 1280px) 1280px, (min-width: 1281px) 2560px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-100860\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-99715","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Jean David | Experte f\u00fcr afrikanische Kunst, Basel<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Experte und Auktionator f\u00fcr klassische afrikanische Kunst in Basel. 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