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Yemaya Descembarcar(Yemaya Ashore) blues seaside West african & religious
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
the subject of this work is Yemaya orisha or saint of the seven oceans . Her colors are blue and white and she exudes great power and love.
Category

2010s Feminist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Africa - Collage Painting in Orange - African American Artist
Located in Miami, FL
African American artist Alvin Hollingsworth created an inventive and intriguing close-up portrait
Category

1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Burlap, Wood, Oil

African Juju Society II, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Here is a large oil painting in celebration of African juju which is a kind of voodoo. Wikipedia
Category

2010s Cubist Paintings

Materials

Oil

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

Outside Dining, West End-original impressionism figurative cityscape painting
By Michael Alford
Located in London, Chelsea
"Outside Dining, West End" by Michael Alford is a captivating original impressionistic cityscape
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

Central Park West
By John Platt
Located in Westport, CT
extensively in New York. This abstract multi colored, striped painting is a prime example of the artists's
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Senegalese Couple. Large Colourful African Acrylic Painting on Canvas.
Located in Cotignac, FR
the Triangle model held in West Africa, which took place at the Lycée Cheikh Oumar Fontiyou in Saint
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"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

North on West Street (West Side Highway NYC Cityscape)
By De Hirsch Margules
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
De Hirsh Margules (1899-1965). North on West Street , 1939. Watercolor on Arches wove paper. Signed
Category

1930s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Rag Paper

African Child
By Carole Garland
Located in Palm Desert, CA
The young African boy is wearing native Zimbabwean dress to reflect the historic clothing of
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

"Quarantine" Self-Portrait, African American, Structural Painting, Rich Colors
By Henry Heading
Located in Detroit, MI
richness and understanding of paint and color. Henry says that, “Painting is like breathing for me. I do
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Masonite, Acrylic

Italian American Modernist Pattern Painting Key West Kitty Cat Piero Aversa Art
Located in Surfside, FL
10.25" (Board) H 5" x W 7" Piero Aversa was born in Asmara, Eritrea, East Africa, educated at the
Category

1970s Post-Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Board

Home, African Village Scene Orange Sky, African American Artist
Located in Miami, FL
Africa and the West."[3] Over his life, he worked in both painting and printmaking. In 1959, Smith won
Category

1970s Post-War Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache

1970 Haitian Mod Gold Painting Portrait of African American Woman Emilcar Simil
By Emilcar Similien (SIMIL)
Located in Surfside, FL
Port-au-Prince, where he took courses in painting, sculpture, and art history. Simil uses his images of
Category

1970s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic, Canvas

Charles McGee Oil Painting "Squares and Things" African-American 1967
By Charles McGee
Located in Detroit, MI
"Squares and Things" painted by the eminent artist, Charles McGee, literally breaths his African
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

"African Elephant Walking, " Spencer Hodge, Safari Wildlife Animals, Realism
Located in New York, NY
the World Wide Fund for Nature. He spent time in countries such as India, West Africa (the game-rich
Category

Late 20th Century Realist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Queen" African American Female Portrait, Rich Browns & Lavenders, Sculptural
By Henry Heading
Located in Detroit, MI
. Henry says that, “Painting is like breathing for me. I do so daily and appreciate my gift and ability
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

African Lady - Original Mixed Media by Sergio Barletta - 1997
By Sergio Barletta
Located in Roma, IT
African Lady is an original painting and collage artwork in mixed media -ink, tempera and
Category

1990s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Tempera, Watercolor, Mixed Media

Social Realist Street Scene of Youth at Play (African American)
By Paul Zimmerman
Located in Surfside, FL
this urban street scene sensitively captures a group of African American kids at play. Paul Zimmerman
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

North African Orientalist Scene Man on Horseback with Dogs outside City Building
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
west of England condition: very good and sound condition
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Joe Louis" Oil on Board with Mixed Media, Iconic Portrait, African American
By Henry Heading
Located in Detroit, MI
person of African-American descent to achieve the status of a nationwide hero within the United States
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Board, Oil

Kora Player I, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The kora is a traditional musical instrument used in Central and West Africa. This original acrylic
Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Gnarled Tree - African American Artist
By Charles Alston
Located in Miami, FL
Executed in 1930, this abstract yet representational biomorphic charcoal work by African American
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

"Archetypes" Abstract Modern Painting
Located in Washington, DC
Appealing painting by Brazilian-born artist Elizabeth Freire. Work is acrylic on canvas. Signed on
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

El Djed, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Gregg Simpson
Located in Yardley, PA
The motif was adapted from an ancient fertility ritual in Carthage, North Africa, but it could as
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Unknown Soldier" Mixed media painting
By George Pratt
Located in Denver, CO
Light Project on the genocide in West Africa, his blues novel, See You In Hell, Blind Boy, Little Nemo
Category

2010s American Impressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Panel, Mixed Media

"Dapple Grey Horse" Large Painting
By Eric Harrison
Located in San Antonio, TX
. The Harrison’s reside in the hill country west of Blanco, Texas. Currently painting in a language
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Sanctuary, Modernist Judaica Scene Oil Painting
By David Rosen (b.1912)
Located in Surfside, FL
artist Jackson Pollack, and together, with artist Phillip Guston, they experimented with new painting
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Joy - Abstract Painting By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
Joy - Abstract Painting By Beverly Bigwood About the artist, Beverly Bigwood Award-winning Artist
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Rejoicing - Abstract Painting By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
Rejoicing - Abstract Painting By Beverly Bigwood About the artist, Beverly Bigwood Award-winning
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Colors - Abstract Painting By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
Joy - Abstract Painting By Beverly Bigwood About the artist, Beverly Bigwood Award-winning Artist
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Golden Diptych - Abstract Painting By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
Golden Diptych - Abstract Painting By Beverly Bigwood About the artist, Beverly Bigwood Award
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Green Landscape, Expressionist Painting by Philadelphia Artist
By Bernard Harmon
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Green Landscape" is a landscape painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon
Category

1950s Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Mountain - Landscape Painting Blue White Red Grey Yellow Black
By Leith Ridley
Located in Sofia, BG
"Mountain" is a painting by the South African - French artist Leith Ridley. About the artwork
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Symbolist Painting by Enrico Prometti Italy Midcentury Abstract
By Enrico Prometti
Located in FR
, Sumatra, Papua and, especially, West Africa.
Category

Mid-20th Century Symbolist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Happiness - Large Abstract Painting By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
Happiness - Large Abstract Painting By Beverly Bigwood About the artist, Beverly Bigwood Award
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Mixed Media

North Coast of Cornwall, West Penwith. Cornish Atlantic Coastal Landscape 1970s
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
around West Cornwall producing pencil sketches, which she worked into completed watercolor paintings back
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Contemporary Abstract Landscape Monotype Painting Sarah Amos
By Sarah Amos
Located in Surfside, FL
Sarah Amos(Contemporary Australian/American) Untitled Monotype, 1995 Monotype or painting on paper
Category

1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Monotype

"Shoes" - Late 20th Century City Figure Painting
Located in New Orleans, LA
conveying these experiences through his paintings. He has spent time in the coal mining towns of West
Category

Late 20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Deaf Dialogue - Acrylic Painting Blue Green Red Yellow
By Simon Richard Halimi
Located in Sofia, BG
1974 he was expatriated in Ivory Coast with frequent travel in central Africa and West. This requires
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dewdrops - Mixed Media Abstract Painting By Beverly Bigwood
Located in Carmel, CA
Dewdrops - Mixed Media Abstract Painting By Beverly Bigwood About the artist, Beverly Bigwood
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Bluestone, Metal

Culture Clash, Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas, 2018
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: Interplay of various cultural motifs from Africa, Asia and the West presented in
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Symbolist Painting by Enrico Prometti Italy Midcentury Abstract 1967
By Enrico Prometti
Located in FR
, Sumatra, Papua and, especially, West Africa.
Category

Mid-20th Century Symbolist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Textile, Paint, Mixed Media, Pencil

Table Malinke in Native Wood West Africa 20th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
. The Malinké people are a people of West Africa (Mali, Senegal). This large indigenous wooden table is
Category

20th Century Malian Tables

Materials

Wood

Fucking Lockdown - Acrylic Painting Colors Blue Red Black Grey
By Simon Richard Halimi
Located in Sofia, BG
1974 he was expatriated in Ivory Coast with frequent travel in central Africa and West. This requires
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Historical genre oil painting of a gentleman & his dogs
By Frank Dadd
Located in Moreton-In-Marsh, Gloucestershire
West Lawn, Higher Brimley. He remained in Teignmouth until his death on 7 March, 1929. His paintings
Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"IGBA NKWU NWANYI ⏐ Bride's Wine-carrying Ceremony" -- Painting by REWA
By REWA
Located in New Orleans, LA
Executive for Old Mutual West Africa and a Management Consultant at Accenture (UK). Never having received
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

"gini mezia ⏐ What Happened Next" -- Painting on Canvas by REWA
By REWA
Located in New Orleans, LA
Executive for Old Mutual West Africa and a Management Consultant at Accenture (UK). Never having received
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Seated Man Portrait, Large Modernist Oil Painting WPA Artist
By Nahum Tschacbasov
Located in Surfside, FL
large body of work, retaining fifty paintings. After trips to North Africa, Spain, and the Balearic
Category

1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

At the Window, Late 19th Century Oil Painting, Original Frame
By Arthur Wardle
Located in London, GB
weathers. In the 1920's Wardle seems to have travelled in west and central Africa, India and south-east
Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Low Tide The Minnows. Islands, Cornwall.Padstow.Original Oil Painting Landscape.
By Nancy Bailey
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
( 64.5cm x 115cm ). Available for sale; this original painting is by the Cornish artist Nancy Bailey and
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled Grey 1 - Textural Minimalist Modern Expressionist Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
resonates deeply. Olympio was born into a large family of eight children in Lomé, Togo, West Africa. He
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

The Predators - French Large Painting Blue White Orange Green Purple
By Simon Richard Halimi
Located in Sofia, BG
1974 he was expatriated in Ivory Coast with frequent travel in central Africa and West. This requires
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Confidences on the Sofa - Acrylic Painting Black Brown Blue Beige
By Simon Richard Halimi
Located in Sofia, BG
for France. In 1974 he was expatriated in Ivory Coast with frequent travel in central Africa and West
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Help - Acrylic Large Painting Green Black Brown Blue Beige Red
By Simon Richard Halimi
Located in Sofia, BG
1974 he was expatriated in Ivory Coast with frequent travel in central Africa and West. This requires
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

You Are The Time - Acrylic Painting Blue Green Red Yellow
By Simon Richard Halimi
Located in Sofia, BG
1974 he was expatriated in Ivory Coast with frequent travel in central Africa and West. This requires
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Me, I - Acrylic Painting Colors Grey Black Brown Blue Beige
By Simon Richard Halimi
Located in Sofia, BG
1974 he was expatriated in Ivory Coast with frequent travel in central Africa and West. This requires
Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Cradle of the First People, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
By Irina Pushkareva
Located in Yardley, PA
This is an original, one-of-a-kind painting on 0.9 (2.4 cm) thick wood panel done in oil. My
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Painting Salon BERNE-BELLECOUR Portrait Military oil wood 20th medical officer
Located in PARIS, FR
" Painting exhibited at Salon des Artistes Français of 1904 (number 136. “Portrait of Mr. Major Daymard
Category

Early 1900s French School Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid-20th Century Abstract Geometric Oil Painting by Cleveland School Artist
By John Teyral
Located in Beachwood, OH
many of his paintings, and other museums in the country have collected his work. Mr. Teyral also
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

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Find the exact west african painting you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. There are many abstract, contemporary and Expressionist versions of these works for sale. If you’re looking for a west african painting from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right west african painting is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes gray, brown, black and orange. There have been many interesting west african painting examples over the years, but those made by Simon Richard Halimi, Sarah Winkler, Isabel Rock, William Gropper and Katherine Kean are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, fabric and canvas.

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