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Place of Origin: Sub-Saharan African
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Canvas
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
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 Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Natural Fiber
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Canvas
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 Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Natural Fiber
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 Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Paint
"The Dancer Salute" Expressionist Gouache by Austino Obi Okafor
Located in Pasadena, CA
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 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
1976 Oil on Canvas by Artist, Roy Carruthers
By Roy Carruthers
Located in North Miami, FL
1976 Oil on canvas paint by artist, Roy Carruthers (1938) from South Africa. This painting is titled “Woman Dressing”. It is signed and dated by the artist. It is extremely big and very detailed. One of the best painting...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
African Tingatinga school, oil painting of leopard and birds, 1970s
Located in Påarp, SE
A Tingatinga painting by unknown artist from the 1970s. Signed R.N Millanzi. It is painted on masonite and has a thin black frame.
Naive motif in bold colours with leopard, birds a...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Paint
Naive Ethiopian Painting for the 79th Anniversary Italo-Ethiopian War in 1975
Located in Budapest, HU
Mengistu Haile Mariam and other Generals looking at the celebrators
oil on canvas painting, 90 x 190 cm
with Ge'ez language inscriptions.
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Canvas
C.P. Initials, Portait of African Girl, Charcoal on Paper, Signed Banzyville 1944
Located in Leuven , BE
C.P. Initials,Portait of African Girl,Charcoal on Paper,Signed Banzyville 1944,Framed,Signed and Dated
Category
1940s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Paper
"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...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Paint
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Wood
African Tricolor Wall Mask
Located in Pasadena, CA
This mural mask takes the form of a stylized figure, possibly reflecting a dialogue between ritual function and aesthetic research. Carved in wood, its oblong shape evokes the vertic...
Category
Late 20th Century Primitive Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Painting by Well Rimo, Ivory Coast
Located in NICE, FR
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,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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...
Category
19th Century Archaistic Antique Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Wood, Animal Skin, Parchment Paper
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.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Sandstone
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...
Category
1950s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Raffia
Alexandre Jacovleff (1887–1938), Portrait of a Young African Man, 1925
Located in Paris, FR
Alexandre Jacovleff (1887–1938), born in Saint Petersburg and later naturalized as French, was a prominent Russian painter. The son of a naval officer, he studied at the Imperial Aca...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Canvas
WWII RAF Lancaster Bomber Painting
Located in Ongar, GB
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 ...
Category
1990s Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Naive Ethiopian Genre Painting, 1970s
Located in Budapest, HU
Naive Ethiopian Genre painting, 1970s
oil on canvas
with Ge'ez language inscriptions.
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Albano Neves E. Sousa (Angolan, 1921–1995), Villagers, Oil On Canvas, Signed
By Albano
Located in Germantown, MD
Albano Neves E. Sousa (Angolan, 1921–1995), Villagers, Oil On Canvas, Signed And Dated '85 L.L.
Albano Neves e Sousa (1921, Matosinhos, Portugal - 1995, São Salvador, Brasil) was a portuguese-angolan painter, poet, writer and ethnographer. He was born in Portugal, living in Angola and, after 1975, in Brazil.
Albano Neves e Sousa is a key figure in Angolan art...
Category
Late 20th Century Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
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 Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Cotton, Paint
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 Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Paint
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 Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Raffia
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...
Category
1980s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Naive Ethiopian Painting Circle of Life 'Scene of the Year', 1970s
Located in Budapest, HU
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 Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Puzzled" by Bissy Riva Contemporary Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Essex, MA
"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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Paint
Saidi Nakoko, African Tingatinga School Painting, Oil on Canvas, 1970s, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
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...
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Naive Ethiopian Painting The first Italo-Ethiopian War, 1970s
Located in Budapest, HU
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...
Category
1970s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Salum Mussa, African Tingatinga School Composition, Oil on Board, 1970s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
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...
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Paint
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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Raffia
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Raffia
Saidi Nakoko, African Tingatinga School Painting, Oil on Canvas, 1970s, Framed
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
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...
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Canvas
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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Raffia
"Woman and Her Cat" Mixed Media Artwork by Rupert Picott
By Rupert Picott
Located in Pasadena, CA
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 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
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 Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Canvas
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 Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
African Tingatinga school, oil painting of two bird, signed Massani 1978
Located in Påarp, SE
A Tingatinga painting by unknown artist from 1978. Signed Massani. It is painted on masonite and has a thin black frame.
Naive motif in bold colours with two birds.
The painting h...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Paint
African Tingatinga school, oil painting of a giraffe, 1978
Located in Påarp, SE
A Tingatinga painting by unknown artist from 1978. Signed Mariin. It is painted on masonite and has a thin black frame.
Naive motif in bold colours with giraffe eating from a tree....
Category
1970s Modern Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Paint
"Universal Soldier" Ghanaian Hand-Painted Movie Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
Starring Jean Claude Van-Damme and Dolph Lundgren, Universal Soldier was a pulpy action/sci-fi from the early 1990s. The film's international success is...
Category
1990s Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
1978 Oil on Canvas by Roy Carruthers
Located in North Miami, FL
1978 oil on canvas paint by artist, Roy Carruthers (1938) from South Africa. This painting is titled “A Message from Magritte”. It is signed and dated by the artist. It is extremely big and very detailed. One of the best painting...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
"Crystal Hunt" Ghanaian Movie Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Folk Art Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Vijay Path" Ghanaian Movie Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
Vijaypath was a Bollywood action hit in 1994. It's critically acclaimed soundtrack topped charts across the world and became one of the most recognizable in India's history. The film's international success is evident in this hand-painted advertisement...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Fabric
Billy Gubul'Art Contemporary African Art - Acrylic on fabric - 21th
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Billy Gubul'Art Contemporary African Art - Acrylic on fabric
Nelson Mandela African Art
Measures : 87,5x2 H:57,5cm
Signed lower right - Billy Gubul'Art
Born in 1997, Democratic Repu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Fabric
African Bantu Art, Expressive, Surrealistic Gouache by Marcel Gotène
By Marcel Gotène
Located in Salzburg, AT
The famous painter, Marcel Gotène (Icon of the contemporary Bantu art)
combines surrealistic impressions with modern tapisserie elements.
Born in 1935 in Yaba, Republic of Kongo,...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Naive Ethiopian Painting, Greatest Scenes of Religion, Society and History 1970s
Located in Budapest, HU
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 ...
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"A Bridge of Dragon" Ghanaian Movie Poster, c. 1999
Located in Chicago, IL
Starring Dolph Lundgren, Bridge of Dragons was a pulpy action/romance from the late 1990s. The film's international success is evident in this hand-pain...
Category
Late 20th Century Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Wood
"Power Force" Ghanaian Movie Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Fabric
"Cantonese Iron Kung Fu" Ghanaian Movie Poster, c. 1985
Located in Chicago, IL
Starring Bryan Leung, "Cantonen Iron Kung Fu" was a martial arts film from Hong Kong made in 1979. Frequently, theaters in Ghana were unable to import off...
Category
1980s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
African Bantu Art, Expressive, Surrealistic Gouache by Marcel Gotène 1980s
By Marcel Gotène
Located in Salzburg, AT
The famous painter, Marcel Gotène (Icon of the contemporary Bantu art)
combines surrealistic impressions with modern tapisserie elements.
Born in 1935 in Yaba, Republic of Kongo - d...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Naive Ethiopian Painting, Traffic in Addis Ababa, 1970s
Located in Budapest, HU
Naive Ethiopian painting, Traffic in Addis Ababa, 1970s.
with Ge'ez language inscriptions.
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Large 1970s oil on canvas painting- by South African artist Cyril Fradan
By Cyril Fradan
Located in London, GB
An impressive large scale ( Unframed ) mixed media oil & acrylic painting by South African artist Cyril Fradan
The subject is an imposing figure of a man wearing a long abstract pat...
Category
1970s Other Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Naive Ethiopian Painting Hospital Scene, 1970s
Located in Budapest, HU
Naive Ethiopian Painting Hospital scene, 1970s
with Ge'ez language inscriptions.
Category
1970s Folk Art Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings
Materials
Canvas
