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Artist: La Roche Laffitte
Set of Three Gouache & Watercolour Paintings of Tribal Objects on Handmade Paper
By La Roche Laffitte
Located in Cotignac, FR
A set of three framed watercolour and gouache studies on handmade paper applied to Vélin d'Arches of tribal objects by French artist La Roche Laffi...
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Late 20th Century Realist La Roche Laffitte Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper

Watercolour on Handmade Paper Laid on Vélin d'Arches of an African Sculpture.
By La Roche Laffitte
Located in Cotignac, FR
Watercolour on handmade paper possibly of a 'Fang' figure applied to Vélin d'Arches paper by French artist La Roche Laffitte. A beautifully observed and detailed study of a Fang figure in muted brown on high quality hand-made paper. An extremely chic and elegant watercolour. This contemporary artist, born in 1943, specialises in watercolour studies on hand-made paper. With his highly detailed and precisely painted studies he invites us into the magical world of cultural objects, flora and fauna. The treasures of nature along with tribal regalia is his main inspiration. All of his work is beautifully observed and executed down to the smallest detail. The Fang are a major ethnic group of Central and West Africa and form part of the population of Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Cameroon. They produce monumental anthropomorphic wooden statues, used for ritual purposes, with an aesthetic that was admired from the late nineteenth century onwards by such famous modern artists as Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, and André Derain. Fang sculptures...
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Late 20th Century Realist La Roche Laffitte Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Handmade Paper, Watercolor

African Senoufo Figure. Watercolour on Handmade Paper Laid on Vélin d'Arches
By La Roche Laffitte
Located in Cotignac, FR
Watercolour on handmade paper of a 'Senoufo' figure applied to Vélin d'Arches paper by French artist La Roche Laffitte. Titled to the bottom centre. A beautifully observed and detai...
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Late 20th Century Realist La Roche Laffitte Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Handmade Paper, Watercolor

African 'Baoule' figure. Watercolour on Handmade paper Laid on Vélin d'Arches.
By La Roche Laffitte
Located in Cotignac, FR
Watercolour on handmade paper of a 'Baoule' figure applied to Vélin d'Arches paper by French artist La Roche Laffitte. Titled to the bottom centre. A beautifully observed and detailed study of a Baoule figure in muted olive/brown on high quality hand-made paper. An extremely chic and elegant watercolour. This contemporary artist, born in 1943 specialises in watercolour studies on hand-made paper. With his highly detailed and precisely painted studies he invites us into the magical world of cultural objects, flora and fauna. The treasures of nature along with tribal regalia is his main inspiration. All of his work is beautifully observed and executed down to the smallest detail. Baoulé sculptures are renowned for their refinement, form diversity and the labour they represent. The sculptures do not only include face masks and human figurines...
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Late 20th Century Realist La Roche Laffitte Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Handmade Paper

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Masque Yahoure, Watercolour Study on Handmade Paper
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