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Man in Colorful African Theme Clothes Illuminated by Shaft of Light
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
African-themed shirt with matching shorts. He dominates the composition that emphasizes the abstract more
Category
2010s Abstract Geometric Portrait Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
H 60 in W 40 in D 1 in
Zulu Warrior - African Bronze Sculpture - Limited Edition
Located in Pretoria, ZA
bespoke African themed bronze furniture & lighting which is cast in bronze.
Each piece is exclusively
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone, Bronze
H 27.56 in W 6.5 in D 5.71 in
Zulu Warrior - African Sculpture in Bronze Verdigris - Limited Edition
Located in Pretoria, ZA
figurative, wildlife, bird, abstract to African works and more recently bespoke African themed bronze
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 27.56 in W 6.5 in D 5.71 in
Maasai Warrior - African Sculpture in Bronze Verdigris - Limited Edition
Located in Pretoria, ZA
Africa's wildlife and people. My East African figurative sculpture was inspired when I saw tribe people’s
Category
2010s Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone, Bronze
H 29.93 in W 6.7 in D 5.91 in
Black Rhino Bust Bronze Sculpture in Verdigris Blue - African Wildlife Sculpture
Located in Pretoria, ZA
, wildlife, bird, abstract to African works and more recently bespoke African themed bronze furniture
Category
2010s Impressionist Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 14.57 in W 13.78 in D 9.45 in
Hagenauer Carved Wood with Bronze Base Sculpture Head of African Woman, 1930
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Oakland, CA
sculpture from the 1st edition. Many with an African theme an “exotic” connotation that was a 20th-century
Category
1930s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 9.25 in W 3.78 in D 6.78 in
Sunny Tomorrow
By LeRoi C. Johnson
Located in Buffalo, NY
personal experiences and African themes. Lately his style has altered; it has become less geometric and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Acrylic, Spray Paint
Muller Freres Luneville Hunters and Elephant Opalescent Glass Plate
Located in Oakland, CA
manufactured by Müller Freres in Luneville, France. A gorgeous African theme echoes the design direction and
Category
1930s Art Deco More Art
Materials
Glass
H 1 in W 12.5 in D 12.5 in
Black Rhino Bust - Bronze Sculpture - Limited Edition
Located in Pretoria, ZA
from figurative, wildlife, bird, abstract to African works and more recently bespoke African themed
Category
2010s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Sandstone, Bronze
H 14.57 in W 13.78 in D 9.45 in
Improvisation abstract African-American artist painting.
By Roland Ayers
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
major trip abroad in 1971-72 to West Africa, Ayers began to focus on African themes, and African
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
African Boy II
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
African Boy is a series of paintings by talented artist Faith Gbadero. This series of Artworks
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
African Boy III
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
African Boy is a series of paintings by talented artist Faith Gbadero. This series of Artworks
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
African Boy I
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
African Boy is a series of paintings by talented artist Faith Gbadero. This series of Artworks
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
African Boy IV
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
African Boy is a series of paintings by talented artist Faith Gbadero. This series of Artworks
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Home, African Village Scene Orange Sky, African American Artist
Located in Miami, FL
An African village scene is characterized by bold colors and a punchy flat orange sky combined with
Category
1970s Post-War Landscape Paintings
Materials
Gouache
top banana, colorful food theme oil painting
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
mix of Western and African influences and imagery into his vibrant, often surrealistic work
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
A Song for Goya, colorful musical theme painting
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
mix of Western and African influences and imagery into his vibrant, often surrealistic work
Category
2010s American Impressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
St. George — African American artist
By John Tarrell Scott
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
explored themes such as the “diddley bow” from West African mythology, or rhythms and movements inspired by
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Araquém Alcãntara - Leopard, Tanzania, Africa
By Araquém Alcântara
Located in New York City, NY
ARAQUÉM ALCÂNTARA
Leopard, Tanzania, Africa, 2009
60 x 48 inches - Edition of 10
Archival Pigment
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
The Lonely Romantic strong red colors humorous theme flowers tattoos
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
mix of Western and African influences and imagery into his vibrant, often surrealistic work
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
H 20 in W 16 in D 1 in
High Wire, bright color oil painting circus theme, vertical composition
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
mix of Western and African influences and imagery into his vibrant, often surrealistic work
Category
Early 2000s Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 52.01 in W 20.01 in D 2.01 in
Untitled (Free South Africa), one plate
By Keith Haring
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Keith Haring
Title: Untitled (Free South Africa): one plate
Size: 39 7/8 x 39 1/2 in. (81
Category
1980s Street Art More Prints
Materials
Lithograph
'History of Pottery, Africa' Ceramic Sculpture
By Steven Kemenyffy
Located in Milwaukee, WI
, Kemenyffy continues his pursuit of biomorphic imagery and themes. He writes, “Personally I am most
Category
1980s Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
The Charge 19th-century Realism Antique Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed
By Eugene Alexis Girardet
Located in Jacksonville, FL
African themes. His meticulous attention to detail and his ability to convey a sense of movement and drama
Category
19th Century Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Slate Stone Collage Painting - African American Artist
By Alvin C. Hollingsworth
Located in Miami, FL
African American Artist Alvin Hollingsworth creates a mixed-media abstract painting/collage that
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Stone, Slate
H 18.2 in W 24.45 in D 2 in
Araquém Alcãntara - Lion and lioness, Tanzania, Africa
By Araquém Alcântara
Located in New York City, NY
ARAQUÉM ALCÂNTARA
Lion & Lioness, Tanzania, Africa, 2012
40 x 32 inches - Edition of 10
Archival
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment, Black and White
Araquém Alcãntara - Lion and lioness, Tanzania, Africa
By Araquém Alcântara
Located in New York City, NY
ARAQUÉM ALCÂNTARA
Lion & Lioness, Tanzania, Africa, 2012
60 x 48 inches - Edition of 10
Archival
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
Artemis, colorful African woman feminist bright yellow
By Audrey Anastasi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
previous series of Anastasi’s and another theme that repeats in this one -- create a thicket in front of a
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Archival Paper, Magazine Paper
Hat in the Ring, Fashion themed pastel on archival paper with shoes, mirror
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
mix of Western and African influences and imagery into his vibrant, often surrealistic work
Category
2010s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Araquém Alcãntara - Lion and lioness II, Tanzania, Africa
By Araquém Alcântara
Located in New York City, NY
ARAQUÉM ALCÂNTARA
Lion & Lioness II, Tanzania, Africa, 2012
60 x 48 inches - Edition of 10
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Black and White, Archival Pigment
H 60 in W 48 in D 2 in
Schoeman's Drift, Parys, Free State - South African Landscape Photograph
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
Schoeman's Drift, landscape photograph from Richard Heeps South Africa series, The New Lantern
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
H 15.75 in W 18.51 in D 1.38 in
Allan Rohan Crite Portrait of an African American Woman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Allan Rohan Crite: 1910-2007. Well listed and important African American artist. He was born in Ne
Category
1930s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
African Female Figure Stone Sculpture Contemporary Shona Expressionism Signed
By Colleen Madamombe
Located in Milwaukee, WI
subject matter. The themes of womanhood, girlhood, pregnancy, motherhood and the authority of the tribal
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Windscreen, Parys, Free State - Landscape Color Photography, South Africa
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
Windscreen, abstract landscape photography by Richard Heeps taken in South Africa.
South African
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
H 38.59 in W 45.28 in D 1.97 in
Windscreen, Parys, Free State - Lanscape Color Photography, South Africa
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
South African landscape photography. Richard Heeps' work takes you on a journey and the road is a
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
H 33.47 in W 39.38 in D 1.97 in
"Mid Summer Journey on Sledge" Impressionist South African Painting
By John Koenakeefe Mohl
Located in Houston, TX
accompanied a German artist to South West Africa (now Namibia) where he studied painting at the Windhoek
Category
1960s Naturalistic Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 8.75 in W 12.5 in D 0.001 in
MECKLENBURG AUTUMN Signed Lithograph, Black Women Portrait, African Mask, Quilt
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
renowned African American artist Romare Bearden. Almost fluorescent yellow orange sets the background for
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
THE CONVERSATION Signed Lithograph, Black Women, Train, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
lithography methods on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free. THE CONVERSATION by the African
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Steinhardt Woodcut Marian Anderson Signed African American, Israeli Bezalel Art
By Jacob Steinhardt
Located in Surfside, FL
voices) of all time. She was the first African American singer to perform at the White House and the
Category
1950s Expressionist Figurative Prints
Materials
Woodcut
H 22.75 in W 14.25 in D 0.1 in
Devil: No Horns, Burning in Hell, African American Harlem Renaissance
Located in Miami, FL
In a 1971 interview with Ebony Magazine, Alvin Hollinsworth commented on his African Jesus Christ
Category
1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Expressionist African American Woman Portrait German Brazilian Harry Elsas
Located in Surfside, FL
modernism. His most significant themes were depictions of human suffering, war, persecution and prostitution
Category
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
FALLING STAR Signed Lithograph Black Woman Portrait, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
African-American community. After a period during the 1950s when he painted more abstractly, this theme
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Schoeman's Drift, Parys, Free State - Landscape Color Photography South Africa
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
Schoeman's Drift, landscape photography by Richard Heeps taken in South Africa.
Richard Heeps' work
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
H 38.59 in W 45.28 in D 1.97 in
Tinted Window, Parys, Free State - Landscape Color Photography, South Africa
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
Tinted Window, abstract landscape photography by Richard Heeps taken in South Africa.
Richard Heeps
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
H 38.59 in W 45.28 in D 1.97 in
QUILTING TIME Signed Lithograph, African American Culture, Interior Scene, Quilt
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
of the 1960s, however, themes of African American life began to dominate his work. His personal
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
MORNING Signed Lithograph, Interior Scene Black Women, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
methods on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free. MORNING by the African American master
Category
1970s Contemporary Interior Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Nude Figures, Metallic Gold Ground, African American Artist - Black Artist
Located in Miami, FL
metallic sky. In the foreground the is a what appears to be an African figure in a long blue ground with
Category
1970s American Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
GOING TO CHURCH Signed Lithograph, Southern Landscape, African American Heritage
By William Tolliver
Located in Union City, NJ
GOING TO CHURCH was the very first limited edition print created by the self-taught African
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Schoeman's Drift, Parys, Free State - Landscape Color Photography South Africa
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
Richard Heeps' work takes you on a journey, the road is a reoccurring theme, often the location is
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
H 33.47 in W 39.38 in D 1.97 in
Tinted Window, Parys, Free State - Landscape Color Photography, South Africa
By Richard Heeps
Located in Cambridge, GB
Richard Heeps' work takes you on a journey, the road is a reoccurring theme, often the location is
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
H 33.47 in W 39.38 in D 1.97 in
Africa Female Artist Stone Sculpture Figure Celebrate Modern Contemporary Signed
By Colleen Madamombe
Located in Milwaukee, WI
determination to express herself by creating a very individual style and choice of subject matter. The themes
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
YOUNG DOUGLASS Signed Linocut, Black Portrait Head African American Civil Rights
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
.
YOUNG DOUGLASS is an impactful graphic statement by the renowned African-American and Mexican woman
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Linocut
MORNING OF THE ROOSTER Signed Lithograph Black Woman Portrait, African American
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
African American artist Romare Bearden. MORNING OF THE ROOSTER presents a visual memory from Bearden's
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
1917 original poster by Lucien Jonas - African Army and Colonial Troops Day
By Lucien Jonas
Located in PARIS, FR
visual masterpiece serves as a poignant tribute to the valor and dedication of the Army of Africa and
Category
1910s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph, Paper, Linen
CANDACE 1992 Tribute To African American Women, Black Woman Face Portrait
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
ELIZABETH CATLETT
Candace - 10th Anniversary Celebration 1992, A Tribute to African American Women
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
AUTUMN OF THE ROOSTER Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
scenes from Southern African American culture; memories from his youth in rural Mecklenburg County, NC
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Ancestry, female figure refers to African ancestry masks, dark, patterns, text
By Audrey Anastasi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Red Birch,” birch trees -- a previous series of Anastasi’s and another theme that repeats in this one
Category
2010s Assemblage Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Adhesive, Acrylic
Nude. African American Woman exhibited piece 1942 University of Iowa exhibited
By Coreen Mary Spellman
Located in San Antonio, TX
enjoy taking some rather obscure or unimportant subject or theme and
making something fine and
Category
1940s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Expressionist - Original 60's oil/spray paint on paper S. African art
By Denis Bowen
Located in London, GB
inches by 20 inches.
Denis Bowen (1921-2006) was a South African artist, gallery director and promoter
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Spray Paint
Make Africa Great Again - Wood Panel Yellow Green White Blue Purple Orange Red
By Eric Liot
Located in Sofia, BG
"Make Africa Great Again" is a wood decorated colored Panel.
It is created by the French artist
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Plexiglass
H 39.38 in W 31.5 in D 5.91 in
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