African Paintings

Mbuti Painting on Bark Cloth Mbuti People, Ituri Forest D.R.Congo 20th century Pounded inner bark fiber ( Ficus) organic colorants 29.5 x 18 inches 75 x 46 cm Published; Emmanuel P...

Very large painting by the Ivorian artist Well Rimo. From the streets to the auction room, Rimo has had an exceptional career. In March 2023, he sold two of his paintings at auction,...

The work is a lively portrayal of an African nude woman in her bedroom. Under the bed, a discontent cat harbors grudges against its owner robbing its yellow cushion. The painting is ...

Knife painting involves using a palette knife instead of a brush to apply the paint, as in the case of this oil painting. In the context of a seascape at sunset, this technique adds ...

c. 1970s. From Africa, on wood frame.

Remarkable 19th century watercolor on paper depicting a sunny day in french Algeria with figures, horses and a dog in the distinctive architecture. Presented under glass in a gilt wo...

Settlement on the river with figures in boats between palm trees, oil on canvas. 117 x 77cm. Signed Yamba Moise 1961. Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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...

1940's Moroccan Oil Painting

Salum Mussa, Tanzania, 1970s Oil painting on board Work signed by the artist Work dimensions 61/61 Unframed work Salum Mussa Mzee Lumumba (1926-1999) was one of Edward Saidi Ting Ti...

Saidi Nakoko, Tingatinga, Tanzania, 1970s Oil on canvas Work signed by the artist Working dimensions 44/33 Framed work Tinga Tinga is an art style originating from East Africa. It w...

Modern Abstract Oil Painting by Ahmed Yacoubi

"Puzzled" by Bissy Riva is an oil on canvas original contemporary painting measuring 30 inches wide by 40inches high by 1 1/4 inch deep. iIbegan my career...

Untitled Portrait by Nedia Were with acrylic on canvas. Signed and dated '21 (lower left) About Nedia Were: Nedia Were is a self-taught contemporary visual artist, who was born and...

Saidi Nakoko, Tingatinga, Tanzania, 1970s Oil on canvas Work signed by the artist Working dimensions 44/33 Framed work Tinga Tinga is an art style originating from East Africa. It w...

An impressive large scale unframed mixed media oil & acrylic painting by South African artist Cyril Fradan (1928-1997). The subject is a figure of a man standing on a rocky coastline...

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...

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...

Stunning gouache painting of a dancer-like figure by the artist Austino Obi Okafor. "The dancer salute" gives the artwork a full expressive dimension with their long span stretching ...

American intra-war artist and illustrator Porter Woodruff (1894-1959). Arabian Horse scene, oil and gold leaf on board with chalky gouache. Signed Woodruff on lower right of painting. Signature somewhat obscured by frame. His Art Deco-influenced paintings are highly decorative and appealing, the compositions complex and well-thought out. The gold leaf background is decorative and elegant. His are rare Modernist paintings by an artist who found himself at the very heart of design, fashion and celebrity life in the early part of the century. Label at back for Pitt & Scott Ltd London - well known for its expertise in handling antiques, works of art and fragile artefacts. Dimensions: 11.5"h x 15.5"w (sight) 12.5"h x 17.5"w (frame) Porter Woodruff, was an illustrator artist and contributor to Vogue Magazine and Home & Garden (including covers for both). He was one of five artists stationed in Paris in 1923 for Vogue. Woodruff spent considerable time in Tunisia, North Africa, residing with his romantic partner, Romanian socialite George Sebastian. Sebastian owned a lavish, coastal property in then-trendy Hammamet, near Tunis on the Mediterranean. Sebastian fell in love with the simple beauty of the quiet fishing port of Hammamet and was the first of the international set of the times to build his villa there. He started a trend that has never ceased. Frank Lloyd Wright is said to have claimed Dar Sebastian to be ”the most beautiful house I have ever seen”. American and European intelligentsia and upper-crust were attracted to the area between the wars. The artists Cocteau, Elsa Schiaparelli, Paul Klee, Andre Gide, the Sitwells, and Cecil Beaton enjoyed visiting, partying, and undertaking what someone once described as indulging the opportunity to do 'some rather elaborate sinning'. Other visitors included Art Deco designer Jean-Michel Frank, Wallis Simpson, Somerset Maugham, and Greta Garbo, among others. The onset of war disrupted this scene and it never truly regained its former glory. Dar Sebastian was requisitioned by the 'Desert Fox', German General, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel...

A wonderful early 20th century Kuba cloth panel with a fantastic all-over meandering motif woven in black and natural raffia. Kuba cloths are construc...

Naive Ethiopian painting, The Greatest Scenes of Religion, Society and History. Oil on Canvas Measures: 100 x 190 cm s.b.r. with Ge'ez language ...

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.

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

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...

Mengistu Haile Mariam and other Generals looking at the celebrators oil on canvas painting, 90 x 190 cm with Ge'ez language inscriptions.

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. Please message for a more com...

Naive Ethiopian painting, Traffic in Addis Ababa, 1970s. with Ge'ez language inscriptions.   

Naive Ethiopian Painting Hospital scene, 1970s with Ge'ez language inscriptions.

Material: Frame- newly framed with black etched wood and glass. This barkcloth is made in Africa by beating sodden strips of the fibrous inner bark of tr...

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 ...

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...

A stunning oil on canvas of RAF Lancaster Bombers returning from a mission over Germany in WWII. It has exceptional quality and detail. By South African ...

This sensitive depiction of St. Sebastian, pierced by a myriad of arrows but not yet expired, was painted by Porter Woodruff in a gorgeous combination of watercolor, gouache and ink. The saint is shown against an Ionic column, with a dark and turbulent sky behind that is punctuated by a row of poplars pointing skyward. 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. Woodruff 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...

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...

Signed Batik'ed textile painting of elephants. Un-identified African artist. Framed in brass behind glass.

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...

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...

Orientalist Moroccan scene giclee painting of the King o Morocco. French orientalist reproduction painting of Mohamed V coming back from exile with a ...

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...

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...

Pair of 1950s African ink drawn portraits, framed and signed "Ute Alcortzo" Measures with frame: 32x24x2cm.  

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...

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

Antique orientalist painting of Cairo, Egypt by Anton 'Tony' Binder (1868-1944), oil on panel, circa 1895. The painting depicting a villag...

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

Exceptional monochrome Orientalist work depicting a man leaning on his donkey in an alleyway. Despite the impressionistic brush strokes the man's face appears almost photo realistic. Signed lower left by James Kinsella...

Beautiful oil on board by noted Ugandan painter Jak Moses Katarikawe, (b. 1940) Untitled. Subject: Hut and Animals with Moon. In excellent condition, framed. The painting measures:...

Suffused with the soft, rich colors that Jacques Azéma was known for, this view of a Moroccan landscape ("Les Champs" in French) includes a seated male y...

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...

Vintage Orientalist oil on canvas portrait of a young girl, painting depicting an orientalist girl dressed in traditional garments. Meticulous atte...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

C.P. Initials,Portait of African Girl,Charcoal on Paper,Signed Banzyville 1944,Framed,Signed and Dated

Starring Donnie Yen, "The Bruce Lee of the 90s," "Crystal Hunt" was a martial arts film from Hong Kong made in 1991. Frequently, theaters in Ghana were unable to import official post...

Power Force was an American-made martial arts movie from 1991. It starred Alphonse Beni, a Cameroonian born movie star as a crime-fighting ninja. Frequently unable to import official...