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Bruce Onobrakpeya - Blue Base 1988 - Plastograph Engraving
Bruce Onobrakpeya - Blue Base 1988 - Plastograph Engraving

Bruce Onobrakpeya - Blue Base 1988 - Plastograph Engraving

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Bruce Onobrakpeya, Nigerian (1932) Titled: Ubiebi Fude (Blue Base), Lagos, Executed in 1988 Edition 5/45 Plastograph Deep Etching, framed, signed, titled and numbered Dimensions: F...

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1980s Vintage African Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

"Swimmers, Hammamet Gulf Beach, Tunisia", Watercolor by Vogue Illustrator
"Swimmers, Hammamet Gulf Beach, Tunisia", Watercolor by Vogue Illustrator

"Swimmers, Hammamet Gulf Beach, Tunisia", Watercolor by Vogue Illustrator

By Porter Woodruff

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Full of light and color, this highly evocative watercolor painting by Porter Woodruff depicts a group of Tunisian youth swimming off the beach along Hammamet Gulf in Tunisia, near hi...

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1930s Art Deco Vintage African Paintings

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Paint

Egyptian Revival Sphinx Painting on Papyrus, Gouache & Gold Leaf, 1996
Egyptian Revival Sphinx Painting on Papyrus, Gouache & Gold Leaf, 1996

Egyptian Revival Sphinx Painting on Papyrus, Gouache & Gold Leaf, 1996

Located in Chattanooga, TN

Rendered with reverent precision, this hand-signed 1996 depiction of the Great Sphinx of Giza emerges from its papyrus canvas in a luminous tableau of ancient mystique and modern art...

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1990s Egyptian Revival African Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

1970s Portrait of a Man with a Fez Framed with Floral Motifs and Inlays
1970s Portrait of a Man with a Fez Framed with Floral Motifs and Inlays

1970s Portrait of a Man with a Fez Framed with Floral Motifs and Inlays

Located in Marbella, ES

Oil on panel painting of a man's bust in profile, with a beard and a red fez, against a plain light blue background. The portrait, signed in the lower left corner, stands out for its...

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Late 20th Century African Paintings

Materials

Wood

Mounted Shoowa Kuba Cloth Panel
Mounted Shoowa Kuba Cloth Panel

Mounted Shoowa Kuba Cloth Panel

Located in Chicago, IL

A striking 20th century Shoowa Kuba cloth panel with a fantastic all-over interlocking meandering hook and knot pattern woven in black and natural flat-wea...

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Mid-20th Century Tribal African Paintings

Materials

Raffia

Abstract Painting Mixed Media in Gray-white-rust-black by Hassan Bourkia, 2008
Abstract Painting Mixed Media in Gray-white-rust-black by Hassan Bourkia, 2008

Abstract Painting Mixed Media in Gray-white-rust-black by Hassan Bourkia, 2008

Located in Salzburg, AT

Abstract Painting Mixed Media in gray-white-rust-black by Hassan Bourkia Marrakesh 2008 Hassan Bourkia was born on December 19, 1956 in El Ksiba, near Beni Mellal. He is a writer, translator and visual artist. He has been teaching literature since 1982 and exhibiting in the main art galleries in Morocco and in various places abroad since the early 1990s. He recently participated in the Buenos Aires Biennial of Contemporary Art (Bienalsur), and his works are in several large private collections and museums. Hassan Bourkia has been exploring the field of memory for several years to speak about the drama of immigration and the suffering caused by the trauma of conflicts around the world. From his own life he draws the experience of an intimate apocalypse that leads him to work on collective wounds through archives and fragments. He lives and works between Beni Mellal and Marrakech. SOLO SHOWS « Splendeur de l’Incertain », Maison des jeunes, F.B.Salah, Maroc, Hommage au poète Abdallah RAJIAA. « La Nuit est aussi Soleil », Galerie Al Kassabah, Essaouira – Maroc, Travail sur Textes Mystiques. « Ivresse de la Terre », Galerie Vila Nova, Portugal. « L’Odyssée de la Terre », Galerie Al Manar, Casablanca, Maroc. « Terres d’Enfance… ici même) 1er Festival de : La Mémoire face à l’Oubli », Bibliothèque municipale, Béni Mellal – Maroc. « Chants de la Terre », Galerie Sanitas, Zurich – Suisse. « Être et…Illusion », Galerie Al Manar, Casablanca – Maroc. 1999 : « Mémoires Souterraines », Galerie Palacio D. Manuel, Evora – Portugal. 2000 : « Couleurs du Sud », Galerie Municipale, Payerne – Suisse. « Derniers Travaux », Galerie Wingy House, Solothurn – Suisse. 2001 : « Mémoires Souterraines 2 », Galerie Al Manar, Casablanca – Maroc. 2002 : « Mémoires Souterraines 3 », Bibliothèque Municipale, Béni Mellal – Maroc. 2003 : « Devenirs Vécus », Hommage à Mohamed Kacimi, Galerie Bleue, Marrakech – Maroc. 2006 : « Peindre l’air », Institut Français de Meknes, Meknes – Maroc. « Flammes et Cendres », Galerie Nationale Bab Rouah, Rabat – Maroc. « Flammes et cendres », l’Institut français de Marrakech, Maroc. 2008 : « Qana, ce jour – là », Galerie Noir sur Blanc, Marrakech – Maroc. 2007 : « Sur les cendres », Espace Souffle, Casablanca – Maroc. Galerie Venise Cadre, Casablanca – Maroc. 2011 : « L’Histoire ‘se- mêle’ », Villa Matisse, Marrakech – Maroc. 2013 : « Jardins Suspendus », Al Markhiya, Doha – Qatar. 2014 : « Couleurs des mots », Matisse Art Gallery, Casablanca – Maroc. 2019 : « Chemins croisés », Karla Osorio Art Galery, Bazilia – Brésil. 2020 : « Au noms des miens », Comptoir des Mines Galerie, Marrakech – Maroc. GROUP SHOWS 1985 : « Peintures », Bibliothèque Municipale, Béni Mellal – Maroc. 1989 : « Masques au Pluriel », Faculté des Lettres, Université Cadi Ayyad, Béni Mellal – Maroc. 1996 : « Itinérances : Art Contemporain Marocain », Université Toulouse Le Mirail – CIAM, Toulouse – France. « Plasticiens Marocains Exposent », Palais des Congrès, Marrakech- Maroc. « Itinérances, aux Portes de Marrakech », Galerie Bab Doukkala, Marrakech – Maroc. « Peintres d’Al Manar », Galerie Al Manar, Casablanca – Maroc. 1998 : « Poèmes de la Terre », 6ème Festival de la poésie Marocaine Moderne, Association Achouàla, Salé – Maroc. 2000 : « Partage », Galerie Bab Rouah, Journée Mondiale de la Poésie, Rabat – Maroc. « La Cinquième Saison », Borj Bab Marrakech, 2ème Édition Festival de Musique Gnaouie, Essaouira – Maroc. 2002 : Biennale d’Alexandrie de l’Art Arabe Contemporain, Alexandrie – Egypte. « L’Art comme Action », Société Marocaine des Droits de l’Homme, Dar el Mrini, Rabat – Maroc. 2003 : « À la Recherche de nos Atlas Secrets », Association AMRASH, Galerie ACTUA (BCM), Casablanca – Maroc. 2004 : « La semaine du Maroc », Palais de la culture, Abu Dhabi – Emirates Arabes Unies. « Petits Formats », Galerie Venise Cadre, Casablanca – Maroc. « À la Recherche de nos Atlas Secrets », Bab El Kebir, Rabat – Maroc. « Art contemporain Marocain », Salle de conférences, Hôtel de Ville, Aix En Provence – France. « La Grande Exposition Nationale des Arts Plastiques », Complexe Culturel, 1ère Édition, Cathédrale Sacré Cœur, Casablanca – Maroc. 2004 : « Terres, Mémoires, Nostalgies » Palais des arts, Lisbonne – Portugal. 2005 : EMAAR International Art Symposium, Dubai – Emirates Arabes Unies. Peintres Écrivains, 16? Congrès des Écrivains du Maroc, Théâtre Mohamed V, Rabat – Maroc. Galerie Al Maqâm, Hommage à Edmond Amran El Maleh, Tahannout, Marrakech – Maroc. Grande exposition nationale d’arts plastiques, Cathédrale sacré Cœur, 2? Édition, Casablanca – Maroc. La semaine culturelle du Maroc, Doha – Qatar. La Galerie Nationale, Lithographies, La semaine culturelle marocaine, Sao Paolo – Brésil. La Galerie Nationale, La semaine du Maroc, Mexico – Mexique. Journées Internationales du Désert, Association Tariq Bnou Ziad, Rissani – Maroc. Aspects, Galerie Mohamed El Fassi, Rabat – Maroc. Grande Exposition National, Cathédrale Sacré Cœur, Casablanca – Maroc. Exposition d’art plastique arabe, Rashaa, Jeddah – Arabie Saoudite. 2006 : Journée de la femme, Alliance Franco- Marocaine, Rabat – Maroc. L’Art Contemporain Marocain, Théâtre National, Bucarest – Roumanie. Académie des Arts, Centre Culturel et Artistique de Saba, Tehran – Iran. 2007 : « Sortir aux entrailles », Galerie Linéart, Tanger – Maroc. Hôtel de ville, salle Albert Camus, Cugnaux, Toulouse – France. Espace Fès Palace, La CDG, Fès – Maroc. Galerie Nationale, La semaine culturelle Marocaine, Alger – Algérie. « Convergences », La Société Générale Marocaine des Banques (Siège), Casablanca – Maroc. « L’art contemporain marocain », Galerie Chaabia, El Jadida (Maroc) ; Médiathèque Al Assad, Maison de la culture, Damas – Syrie. Salon d’Hiver, 1ère Biennal d’Art Marocain, Marrakech – Maroc. La Création Arabe Contemporaine ; Salle d’exposition Hôtel J.W. Mariott, Koweït City – Koweït. Loft Galerie, Casablanca – Maroc. Exposition Nationale, Galerie A. El Khatibi, El Jadida – Maroc. Forsight Gallery, Amman – Jordanie. « Zones sensibles », Association des Artistes Malgaches, Salle municipale des expositions, Monaco. Art Marrakech, Biennale internationale, Es Saadi Hôtel, Maroc. Venise Cadre, Casablanca – Maroc. Salle Nationale, Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso. 2011 : Seven, Galerie Agora, Marrakech – Maroc. Semaine de la culture Marocaine, Salle Nationale, Ouagadougou – Burkina Faso. Parcours Mobile, Hommage pour Edmond Amran El Maleh, Galerie 38, Casablanca – Maroc. Nature et paysage, La Société Générale, Casablanca. Hommage à Edmond Amran El Maleh, Bibliothèque Nationale, Rabat – Maroc. Marrakech Art Fair, 2ème Édition Marrakech – Maroc. Inspiring Morocco, Harold’s, London – Angleterre. Société Générale, Casablanca – Maroc. Top 25, Foire Internationale, Casablanca – Maroc. 2012 : Palais d’Expositions, Genève – Suisse. Regards Africains Croisés, Actua, Casablanca – Maroc. Espace d’Art Moderne, Assilah – Maroc. Bibliothèque Nationale, Las Palmas – Les îles Canaris. 5? Symposium de l’Art Moderne, Louxor – Egypte. Borj Bab Marrakech, Essaouira – Maroc. ArtSyriat, Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris – France. « 1000 sur Papiers », Galerie Bassamat, Casablanca – Maroc. « Sobre Paper », Galerie Antoni Pignol, Barcelone – Espagne. « Matière », Banque Al Maghrib, Rabat – Maroc. 5 Artistes pour Darna, Bab Marrakech, Essaouira – Maroc. L’art moderne marocain, Galerie Orfely, Amman – Jordanie. 2014 : Dessins, Petits Formats, Ambre Espace, Forum des Architectes, Casablanca – Maroc. Galerie Al-Alanda, Amman – Jordanie. Le Musée Mohamed VI de l’Art Moderne, Rabat – Maroc. 2015 : «Les Vertus de l Oiseau Solitaire», Hommage à Juan Goytisolo, Dar Chrifa, Marrakech – Maroc. Carte Blanche, CDG, Rabat – Maroc. Poésie et peinture, Hommage à A. Jouahri, Galerie Noir sur Blanc, Marrakech. 2016 : «Les Vertus…», La Maison Arabe, Séville – Espagne. Mail-Art, Hommage à Arthur Rimbaud, l’Ancien Tribunal, Florac – France. « Des Papiers et des Mains », Dar Chrifa, Marrakech. Al Makan d’Art Actuel, Gafsa – Tunisie. Mail-Art, Ambre Espace, Casablanca. 2017 : Art Moderne en Méditerranée, Maison Sébastian, Hammamat – Tunisie. Art Moderne Arabe, 1ère Edition, Qatara, Doha – Qatar. Espace d Art, Banque Cairo – amman, Amman – Jordanie. Art Moderne Arabe, Union des Artistes, Koweit – Koweit. Sculpture au Jardin des Arts, Marrakech. 2018 : « Traversées » Comptoir des Mines Galerie, Marrakech, Maroc. « Mare Nostrum », Comptoir des Mines Galerie, Marrakech. 2019 : « Poésies Africaines », Comptoir des Mines Galerie, Marrakech – Maroc. Maison Sébastian, Hammamat – Tunisie. Bab El Madina, Tunis – Tunisie. Maacal (Musée Al Maaden), Materials insanity, 2ème Édition International African Art Fair, Marrakech – Maroc. Salon du Maroc, Abu Dhabi – Emirates Arabes Unies. Bibliothèque des Emigrés, Musée de l Emigration, Buenos Aires – Argentine. 2? Biennale Internationale Art et Désigne, Brazilia – Brésil. 2020 : « Distance Ardente », Africa 2020, Musée Régional d’Art Contemporain, Occitanie – France. Art Contemporain en Amérique Latine, 1ère Biennale, Sao Paolo – Brésil. PUBLICATIONS Depuis 1982, publications de plusieurs articles (philosophiques et littéraires) dans différents journaux et magazines marocains et internationaux : Al Karmal, Al Quds, Horizons Maghrébins, Mediterraniènnes, La Revue Française, La Pensée Arabe Contemporaine, Arabes et Pensée Universelle. 1994 : « Le gai Savoir », F. Nietzsche (co-traduction, avec Mohamed Ennaji), édition Afrique Orient, Casablanca – Maroc. 1996 : « Crépuscule des Idoles », F. Nietzsche, (co-traduction/ Ennaji), édition Afrique Orient, Casablanca – Maroc. « Abner Abounour », Edmond Amran El Maleh, Récits (traduction), éd. Afrique Orient, Casablanca – Maroc. 2000 : « Dounia Hanya », succession narrative, Édition Afrique Orient, Casablanca – Maroc. Dont quelques nouvelles étaient traduites et éditées dans la Revue Française. « Le Gai Savoir », 2ème Édition, Afrique Orient, Beyrouth – Liban. « Éclat de l’écriture », essais critique sur l’art, la poésie et le roman marocains, Édition Le Suprême Congrès de la Culture, Le Caire – Egypte. 2001 : « Le Retour d’Abou El Haki », Edmond Amran El Maleh, Roman, éd. Afrique Orient, Casablanca – Maroc. 2002 : « Du Texte à l’Action, Essais d’Herméneutique », Paul Ricoeur, (co-traduction avec Mohamed Berrada), Édition Ein For Human and Social Studies, Caire – Egypte. 2004 : « Le Livre de la mère » Edmond Amran El Maleh (traduction), Édition Luxous, Tanger – Maroc. « Le Fond de la Jarre » Abdelatif Laabi, (traduction). 2005 : « L’empire de doute : Autour de l’œuvre de Juan Goytisolo », co-éd. Ministère de la culture, Rabat – Maroc. 2006 : « Par Delà le Bien et le Mal », F. Nietzsche (Traduction), éd. Afr. Orient, Casablanca – Maroc. « Morceaux de choix...

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Early 2000s Modern African Paintings

Materials

Metal, Copper

"Basket Fishing", Powerful Mid Century Painting with Shirtless Man, South Africa
"Basket Fishing", Powerful Mid Century Painting with Shirtless Man, South Africa

"Basket Fishing", Powerful Mid Century Painting with Shirtless Man, South Africa

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This powerful depiction of a half-nude man capturing a fish in his conical basket -- much like men and women have done for centuries -- is painted in a rich, deep palette of warm bro...

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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Paintings

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Paint

Tongue-in-Cheek Mounted Kuba Cloth Panel
Tongue-in-Cheek Mounted Kuba Cloth Panel

Tongue-in-Cheek Mounted Kuba Cloth Panel

Located in Chicago, IL

A provocative late 20th century Kuba cloth panel with a bold zigzag and diamond pattern woven in black and natural cut pile raffia surrounding a tongu...

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Late 20th Century Tribal African Paintings

Materials

Raffia

Gregoire Boonzaier (South African 1909 - 2005) Oil on Canvas, 1935 of Newlyn
Gregoire Boonzaier (South African 1909 - 2005) Oil on Canvas, 1935 of Newlyn

Gregoire Boonzaier (South African 1909 - 2005) Oil on Canvas, 1935 of Newlyn

By Vincent van Gogh

Located in Oxford, GB

Gregoire Johannes Boonzaier OMSS was a South African artist well known for his landscapes, portraits and still life paintings. He was a famous exponent of Cape Impressionism, a found...

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1930s Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Paintings

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Paint

Egyptian Framed Painting of People Serving a Pharaoh
Egyptian Framed Painting of People Serving a Pharaoh

Egyptian Framed Painting of People Serving a Pharaoh

Located in Queens, NY

Egyptian (Mid-Century) print of people serving a pharaoh with hieroglyphs and vases with tops resembling animal heads in gold and red trim frame

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Mid-20th Century Moorish African Paintings

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Gold

City on the Nile by Gazbia Sirry
City on the Nile by Gazbia Sirry

City on the Nile by Gazbia Sirry

Located in Richmond, VA

Original oil on canvas painting by Egyptian artist Gazbia Sirry, circa 1970. Painting depicts a city landscape from the Nile River. Acquired from the Washington DC estate of Esther ...

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1970s Egyptian Vintage African Paintings

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Canvas

Mid-20th Century Moorish Style Moroccan Market Scene Oil Painting
Mid-20th Century Moorish Style Moroccan Market Scene Oil Painting

Mid-20th Century Moorish Style Moroccan Market Scene Oil Painting

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Moroccan Orientalist oil on canvas painting of a 19th century Moroccan market scene with an old men seating on a carpet selling old coins and a Moorish...

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Mid-20th Century Moorish African Paintings

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Canvas

Mid-20th Century Hand-Painted Oil: Moroccan Rug Market Scene
Mid-20th Century Hand-Painted Oil: Moroccan Rug Market Scene

Mid-20th Century Hand-Painted Oil: Moroccan Rug Market Scene

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Moroccan orientalist oil on canvas painting of a 19th century Moroccan rug market scene with an sellers seating on a pile of carpet and two other men wearing traditional colorful robes standing and checking the goods. The background depict an old house with wooden mucharabie and Moorish arches. Contemporary French oil on canvas orientalist painting of a Moroccan market...

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Mid-20th Century Moorish African Paintings

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Canvas

Dida Tie-Dyed Ceremonial Kerchief
Dida Tie-Dyed Ceremonial Kerchief

Dida Tie-Dyed Ceremonial Kerchief

Located in Chicago, IL

An incredible and rare mid-20th century Dida (Ivory Coast) hand-plated Shibori tie-dyed raffia ceremonial kerchief mounted on a linen stretched frame. This kerchief was not woven on ...

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Mid-20th Century Tribal African Paintings

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Raffia

Rare Framed Museum Quality Antique Ethiopian Talismanic Healing Parchment Scroll
Rare Framed Museum Quality Antique Ethiopian Talismanic Healing Parchment Scroll

Rare Framed Museum Quality Antique Ethiopian Talismanic Healing Parchment Scroll

Located in Atlanta, GA

A magic healing talismanic scroll from Ethiopia circa 19th century known as Tälsäm or yä bərana kətab. Presented in a custom frame, the scroll is rare in its complete and intact form...

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19th Century Archaistic Antique African Paintings

Materials

Wood, Animal Skin, Parchment Paper

1970s Signed Painting of a Portrait of an Oriental Woman
1970s Signed Painting of a Portrait of an Oriental Woman

1970s Signed Painting of a Portrait of an Oriental Woman

Located in Marbella, ES

Oil on canvas framed in a gold molding depicting a seated Ethiopian woman in an interior setting with a geometric background. The figure is dressed in traditional clothing and poses ...

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Late 20th Century African Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Large Mid Century Geometric Abstract Painting
Large Mid Century Geometric Abstract Painting

Large Mid Century Geometric Abstract Painting

Located in Redding, CT

Large Mid Century abstract geometric painting. African tribal vibes and colors. Brown with an off-white creamy blush/mauve background. This item can parcel ship for $55

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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Authentic Vintage Painting Portrait on Canvas Woman Congo 1958
Authentic Vintage Painting Portrait on Canvas Woman Congo 1958

Authentic Vintage Painting Portrait on Canvas Woman Congo 1958

Located in Poperinge, BE

Nice vintage amateur painting, portrait of a Congolese woman, probably acrylic on canvas, signed T. Kamurna at the bottom right, marked on the back and...

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1950s Vintage African Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

African Ethiopian Tribal Folk Art Painting 20th Century Battle Scene on Canvas
African Ethiopian Tribal Folk Art Painting 20th Century Battle Scene on Canvas

African Ethiopian Tribal Folk Art Painting 20th Century Battle Scene on Canvas

Located in Milano, MI

African Ethiopian painting imported to Italy by a diplomat during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, in the late 1930s. This tribal folk art painting depicts a battle scene and the canvas is mounted on a parallelogram-shaped frame. It is a large battle painting...

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Mid-20th Century Folk Art African Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Dida Tie-Dyed Ceremonial Kerchief
Dida Tie-Dyed Ceremonial Kerchief

Dida Tie-Dyed Ceremonial Kerchief

Located in Chicago, IL

An incredible and rare mid-20th century Dida hand-plated Shibori tie-dyed raffia ceremonial kerchief mounted on a linen stretched board. This kerchief was not woven on a loom, but ra...

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Mid-20th Century Tribal African Paintings

Materials

Raffia

Oil on Canvas of "Bathsheba" by Émile Aubry
Oil on Canvas of "Bathsheba" by Émile Aubry

Oil on Canvas of "Bathsheba" by Émile Aubry

Located in Montreal, QC

Oil on Canvas of Bathsheba ( one of the wives of David ) by Émile Aubry (1880-1964) Signed: "Émile Aubry" France: circa 1928 Emile Aubry was born in Algeria but moved to Paris as a c...

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1920s Vintage African Paintings

Materials

Canvas

African Painting by Adingra
African Painting by Adingra

African Painting by Adingra

Located in Antwerp, BE

African painting stone on burlap by Adingra, 1983, France - Cote d'Ivoire. Measures: Height 61 cm, width 39 cm, depth 2 cm.

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern African Paintings

Materials

Sandstone

Large African Painting by Ngasagras
Large African Painting by Ngasagras

Large African Painting by Ngasagras

Located in Antwerp, BE

Fantastic painting of an African market by Ngasagras who was a member of the Poto-Poto school in Brazzaville,Congo.This wonderful piece depicts a Market...

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Mid-20th Century African Paintings

Materials

Wood

2006 Landscape by Philip Erskine (South African 1933- )
2006 Landscape by Philip Erskine (South African 1933- )

2006 Landscape by Philip Erskine (South African 1933- )

Located in Dallas, TX

oil on canvas landscape by Philip Erskine (South African 1933- ) Philip Erskine is a South African Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1933, South Africa, 2006 signed and...

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21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern African Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

Naive Ethiopian Painting The first Italo-Ethiopian War, 1970s
Naive Ethiopian Painting The first Italo-Ethiopian War, 1970s

Naive Ethiopian Painting The first Italo-Ethiopian War, 1970s

Located in Budapest, Budapest

The painting captures the events of this battle: "Baratieri planned to execute an attack early morning 1st March Baratieri, to strike a surprise on the ethiopians, who outnumbered h...

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1970s Vintage African Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Very Fine and Large Orientalist Oil on Canvas Titled "Ashura Rituals, Tangier"
Very Fine and Large Orientalist Oil on Canvas Titled "Ashura Rituals, Tangier"

Very Fine and Large Orientalist Oil on Canvas Titled "Ashura Rituals, Tangier"

By Gordon B. Coutts 1

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Gordon B. Coutts (Scottish/American, 1868-1937) A very fine and large orientalist oil on canvas titled "Ashura Rituals, Tangier" (Arabic: عاشوراء‎ ʻĀshūrā’ - Urdu: عاشورا‎ - Persian: عاشورا‎ - Turkish: Aşure Günü). Signed and inscribed: 'Gordon Coutts/TANGIER' (lower right), circa 1920. Provenance: The Fisher Art Museum, University of Southern California. Gordon Coutts led a peripatetic career, born in Aberdeen, Scotland, he then studied and travelled to Glasgow, London, Paris and Rome before settling in Melbourne, Australia in 1891. In 1896 he moved to Sydney, where he taught at the Art Society of New South Wales, before returning back to Europe in 1899. With the climate of northern Europe detrimental to Coutts' poor health, he moved with his wife, Alice Grey, to the United States where he became a frequent exhibitor at the Bohemian Club in San Francisco. In 1920 he travelled to Tangiers, Morocco where, dressed as an Arab, he passed from tribe to tribe observing the lifestyle, customs and practices of the the village people and Bedouins. The present work depicts the celebration of Ashura. The day of Ashura is commemorated by Shi'ite Muslims; "A day of pain, pilgrimage and pageantry, it is one of the holiest in their religion. The word Ashura means 10, and refers to the tenth day of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. This is a period of mourning and cleansing, which marks the martyrdom of Hussein, grandson of the Prophet Muhammad...

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Early 20th Century Other African Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Abstract North African Market Watercolor
Abstract North African Market Watercolor

Abstract North African Market Watercolor

Located in Queens, NY

Copy of a watercolor showing an abstract view of a North African marketplace, including a woman with many vases Condition: Good; Wear consistent with age and use

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Late 20th Century Victorian African Paintings

Materials

Paint

African Modernist Signed Oil on Board Painting
African Modernist Signed Oil on Board Painting

African Modernist Signed Oil on Board Painting

Located in Forney, TX

A framed original African midcentury oil on board painting, Democratic Republic of Congo, signed bottom right Atamb(?), (19)60, depicting abstract dancing figures, in a fiolated pati...

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern African Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

Dida Tie-Dyed Ceremonial Kerchief
Dida Tie-Dyed Ceremonial Kerchief

Dida Tie-Dyed Ceremonial Kerchief

Located in Chicago, IL

An incredible and rare mid-20th century Dida (Ivory Coast) hand-plated Shibori tie-dyed raffia ceremonial kerchief mounted on a linen stretched frame. This kerchief was not woven on ...

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern African Paintings

Materials

Raffia

African Ethiopian Tribal Folk Art Painting 20th Century
African Ethiopian Tribal Folk Art Painting 20th Century

African Ethiopian Tribal Folk Art Painting 20th Century

Located in Milano, MI

Ancient Ethiopian painting imported to Italy by a diplomat during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, in the late 1930s. This genre scene painting is divided into eighteen squares bordered by a black frame and divided into three lines. The scene depicts the story of a couple with three children through the stories of their domestic life and their rural activity; each box has a caption written in the Amharic language. In the first line: they grind; they drink; …illegible… while they spin; they bring water. In the second line: comb, cut your hair; treats your teeth; grind; they bring the wood; they bring water. In the third section: they prepare beer; they prepare bread; they cook bread; they prepare lunch; while they eat; while they drink. This canvas is painted in shades of ocher and is mounteed on a ebonized frame. Dates back to the late 1930s. The canvas show minimal tears and signs of wear but we can customize a restoration. The human figures are characterized by unrealistic proportions of the head and body and depicted in static positions. This sense of fixity and the narration in successive chapters in domestic environments make the paintings easily intelligible and suggestive. A particularly fascinating aspect of Ethiopian art...

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Mid-20th Century Folk Art African Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Alexander Calder Untitled/Flowers Fences 1972 Magie Eolienne Portfolio
Alexander Calder Untitled/Flowers Fences 1972 Magie Eolienne Portfolio

Alexander Calder Untitled/Flowers Fences 1972 Magie Eolienne Portfolio

By Alexander Calder

Located in Palm Springs, CA

Artist: Alexander Calder Title: Untitled (from the Calder, Magie Eolienne portfolio) (also called Flowers at the Fence) Year: 1972 Medium: Lithograph on Arches Signed and numbered to...

Category

1970s Vintage African Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Roy Carruthers - The Smoker - Oil on Canvas - Painting - 1977
Roy Carruthers - The Smoker - Oil on Canvas - Painting - 1977

Roy Carruthers - The Smoker - Oil on Canvas - Painting - 1977

By Roy Carruthers

Located in North Miami, FL

This commanding large-scale oil on canvas by South African artist Roy Carruthers is a powerful testament to his artistic voice and expressive mastery. Titled Smoker (1977), the paint...

Category

1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Contemporary artwork Showcase By John Murray
Contemporary artwork Showcase By John Murray

Contemporary artwork Showcase By John Murray

Located in Paddington, NSW

John Murray is a South African painter living and working in Cape Town South Africa. Finding significance in the contrasting states between the tangible and the imperceptible, playfu...

Category

2010s Modern African Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Ancient Egyptian Painted Papyrus Fragment
Ancient Egyptian Painted Papyrus Fragment

Ancient Egyptian Painted Papyrus Fragment

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The fragment is divided in two parts, with a winged sun disc surmounting the deceased to the right. He wears a white tunic with red stripes on the sleeve, and a bag wig, held with a...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Antique African Paintings

Materials

Parchment Paper

Naive Ethiopian Genre Painting, 1970s
Naive Ethiopian Genre Painting, 1970s

Naive Ethiopian Genre Painting, 1970s

Located in Budapest, Budapest

Naive Ethiopian Genre painting, 1970s oil on canvas with Ge'ez language inscriptions.

Category

1970s Folk Art Vintage African Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Large Visionary Canvas by Moroccan Artist James F. Jereb
Large Visionary Canvas by Moroccan Artist James F. Jereb

Large Visionary Canvas by Moroccan Artist James F. Jereb

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Impressive in scale visionary painting by Moroccan art historian and spiritual painter James F Jereb, signed lower right. Archangel Uriel is considered to be the angel of wisdom and ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Paintings

Materials

Canvas

19th Century Egyptian Figures Continental Oil on Canvas
19th Century Egyptian Figures Continental Oil on Canvas

19th Century Egyptian Figures Continental Oil on Canvas

Located in North Miami, FL

A pair of early 19th Century Continental School Oil on canvas. One portrays Egyptian Figures at a table with Hieroglyphics, and the other one a flute player and a singer. The scenes are from a funerary banquet, from the Tomb of Nenkhef. Both are framed in matching silver gild...

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18th Century Antique African Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Frederick Goodall British Artist 1822-1904) Oil on Canvas – Bedouin Oasis 1877
Frederick Goodall British Artist 1822-1904) Oil on Canvas – Bedouin Oasis 1877

Frederick Goodall British Artist 1822-1904) Oil on Canvas – Bedouin Oasis 1877

By Frederick Goodall R.A.

Located in Dublin, Ireland

This Large Oil on Canvas ‘Bedouin Oasis’ by Frederick Goodall (UK) 1822-1904 is a stunning painting and in the original gilt frame. Last quarter of the Nineteenth Century. Condition:...

Category

Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique African Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Haitian Jungle Scene Acrylic Painting
Haitian Jungle Scene Acrylic Painting

Haitian Jungle Scene Acrylic Painting

Located in Queens, NY

Haitian acrylic painting depicting a jungle scene with wild animals among plants

Category

20th Century Tribal African Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Naive Ethiopian Painting Circle of Life 'Scene of the Year', 1970s
Naive Ethiopian Painting Circle of Life 'Scene of the Year', 1970s

Naive Ethiopian Painting Circle of Life 'Scene of the Year', 1970s

Located in Budapest, Budapest

The upper two lines show Months of Year form September to February and March to August, below the scenes of life. with Ge'ez language inscriptions.

Category

1970s Folk Art Vintage African Paintings

Materials

Canvas

F. Njiraini, 'Anger I Go', Oil Painting on Canvas, Kenya, circa 1970's
F. Njiraini, 'Anger I Go', Oil Painting on Canvas, Kenya, circa 1970's

F. Njiraini, 'Anger I Go', Oil Painting on Canvas, Kenya, circa 1970's

Located in Chatham, ON

F. NJIRAINI - 'Anger I Go' - mid-century Expressionist oil painting on canvas - signed lower left - titled verso - framed - Kenya - circa 1970's. Excellent vintage condition - no ...

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern African Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Incredible Large Meticulously Detailed Painting by Moroccan Master Artist
Incredible Large Meticulously Detailed Painting by Moroccan Master Artist

Incredible Large Meticulously Detailed Painting by Moroccan Master Artist

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Large ethereal work on canvas by visionary Moroccan artist James F Jereb, signed lower right. Archangel Raphael is the healer or divine physician. He is the angel of can heal mental...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Incredible Detailed Original Painting by Moroccan Master Artist James F Jereb
Incredible Detailed Original Painting by Moroccan Master Artist James F Jereb

Incredible Detailed Original Painting by Moroccan Master Artist James F Jereb

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Striking large detailed original on canvas by collected art historian and Moroccan artist James F Jereb, signed lower right. “Archangel Michael” is the leader of heaven’s army of ang...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Vintage African Folk Art Painting on Canvas of Animals
Vintage African Folk Art Painting on Canvas of Animals

Vintage African Folk Art Painting on Canvas of Animals

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Striking Tanzanian painting on canvas executed in the distinctive Tinga Tinga style, using bicycle paint as a medium, depicting animals in a landscape with a blazing sunset. Signed M...

Category

Late 20th Century Folk Art African Paintings

Materials

Paint

Bomolo Oil on Canvas African "Airport" Art
Bomolo Oil on Canvas African "Airport" Art

Bomolo Oil on Canvas African "Airport" Art

By (after) Jackson Pollock

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Bomolo oil on canvas abstract painting signed bottom right 1960. Known in it's day as Airport Art, Local Artists would sell their paintings to Tourists. Ma...

Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage African Paintings

Materials

Paint

Mbuti Painting on barkcloth, 20th century
Mbuti Painting on barkcloth, 20th century

Mbuti Painting on barkcloth, 20th century

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Mbuti painting on Bark Cloth Ituri Forest, DR Congo 20th century 34.75 x 12 ins. 87 x 30.5 cm The eccentric biomorphic and linear geometries of Mbuti bark cloths, painted by women,...

Category

1960s Tribal Vintage African Paintings

Materials

Natural Fiber

Abu Simbel Hypostyle Hall Egyptian Painting on Papyrus
Abu Simbel Hypostyle Hall Egyptian Painting on Papyrus

Abu Simbel Hypostyle Hall Egyptian Painting on Papyrus

Located in Savannah, GA

A painting on papyrus of the Hypostyle Hall at Abu Simbel leading to the inner temple as it was before it’s rediscovery by Burckhardt. Papyrus pai...

Category

Mid-20th Century Egyptian African Paintings

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Contemporary Oil on Canvas Painting by Bissy Riva "I'm Over Here"
Contemporary Oil on Canvas Painting by Bissy Riva "I'm Over Here"

Contemporary Oil on Canvas Painting by Bissy Riva "I'm Over Here"

Located in Essex, MA

"I'm Over Here" by Bissy Riva. It is an oil on canvas original contemporary painting measuring 35 inches wide by 40 inches high by 1 1/4 inches deep. Predo...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern African Paintings

Materials

Paint

Les Arts Traditionnels au Maroc by Dr. M. Sijelmassi, Hardcover Book in French
Les Arts Traditionnels au Maroc by Dr. M. Sijelmassi, Hardcover Book in French

Les Arts Traditionnels au Maroc by Dr. M. Sijelmassi, Hardcover Book in French

By Berber Tribes of Morocco

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Les arts traditionnels au Maroc. (Traditional Arts in Morocco) (French edition) By Dr. Mohamed Sijelmassi 264 pages, 317 large color photographs of jewelry, furniture, ceramics objec...

Category

Late 20th Century Arts and Crafts African Paintings

Materials

Paper

20th Century Pair of Oil on Boards by Percy Wort of Natal South African Scenes
20th Century Pair of Oil on Boards by Percy Wort of Natal South African Scenes

20th Century Pair of Oil on Boards by Percy Wort of Natal South African Scenes

Located in Dallas, TX

A pair of lovely little oil on boards by desirable South African artist, Percy Wort (Born 1900). Early-20th Century, circa 1930, both signed on the front. Featuring scenes from Be...

Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Colonial African Paintings

Materials

Giltwood, Paint

Mbuti Painting on barkcloth, 20th century
Mbuti Painting on barkcloth, 20th century

Mbuti Painting on barkcloth, 20th century

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Mbuti painting on Bark Cloth Ituri Forest, DR Congo 20th century 0.54 x 0.75m (1’9″ x 2’6″) The eccentric biomorphic and linear geometries of Mbuti bark cloths, painted by women, ar...

Category

Mid-20th Century Tribal African Paintings

Materials

Natural Fiber

Mid century  South African Painting
Mid century  South African Painting

Mid century South African Painting

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Italian mid century painting with an African motif. Painting is made on cotton canvas and mixture of tapestry and paint. Panted by the ar...

Category

1950s Tribal Vintage African Paintings

Materials

Cotton, Paint

"Tunisian Man in White Shirt", 1930s Watercolor Painting by Porter Woodruff
"Tunisian Man in White Shirt", 1930s Watercolor Painting by Porter Woodruff

"Tunisian Man in White Shirt", 1930s Watercolor Painting by Porter Woodruff

By Porter Woodruff

Located in Philadelphia, PA

This piercing and powerful portrait of a Tunisian man with an open-necked shirt provides a glimpse into the life of artist Porter Woodruff in North Africa. Woodruff was best known for his paintings and illustrations for Vogue magazine -- one of five American fashion illustrators who worked for the magazine -- as well as House & Garden. He was born in Tennessee, but spent much of his creative life in Paris and Tunisia, where he lived with Georges Sébastian, an important Hungarian-born, French orchestra conductor...

Category

1930s Art Deco Vintage African Paintings

Materials

Paint

Vintage Oil Painting Juma Mozambique
Vintage Oil Painting Juma Mozambique

Vintage Oil Painting Juma Mozambique

Located in Stow on the Wold, GB

Wonderful oil on canvas painting of Juma Mozambique, very well executed. Signed Juma to the bottom right hand corner. Dates from the late 20th Century....

Category

20th Century African Paintings

Materials

Canvas