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Place of Origin: Sub-Saharan African
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,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"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 ...
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Late 20th Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

"African Coastal Scene" Expressionist Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Pasadena, CA
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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Sub-Saharan African Paintings

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Canvas

Large and Rare African Painting by Yamba Moise, 1961
Located in Antwerp, BE
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.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

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 Sub-Saharan African Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

"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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sub-Saharan African Paintings

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Paint

"I'm Over Here" Contemporary Oil on Canvas Painting by Bissy Riva
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Sub-Saharan African Paintings

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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...
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1970s Folk Art Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings

Materials

Canvas

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 ...
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1970s Folk Art Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings

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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...
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1970s Folk Art Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings

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Paint

Untitled Portrait by Nedia Were
Located in Long Island City, NY
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...
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20th Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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...
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1970s Folk Art Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Large 1970s Unframed Oil on Canvas Painting - 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 (1928-1997). The subject is a figure of a man standing on a rocky coastline...
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1970s Other Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings

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Acrylic

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 Sub-Saharan African Paintings

Materials

Paint, Wood

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.
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1970s Folk Art Vintage 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.
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1970s Folk Art Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings

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Canvas

"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 ...
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Late 20th Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paper

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...
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1970s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings

Materials

Canvas

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.
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1970s Folk Art Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings

Materials

Canvas

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. Please message for a more com...
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20th Century Sub-Saharan African Paintings

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Canvas

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 ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

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 ...
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1990s Sub-Saharan African Paintings

Materials

Canvas

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.   
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1970s Folk Art Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings

Materials

Canvas

African Ethiopian Tribal Folk Art Painting 20th Century
Located in Milan, IT
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 Sub-Saharan African Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Naive Ethiopian Painting Hospital Scene, 1970s
Located in Budapest, HU
Naive Ethiopian Painting Hospital scene, 1970s with Ge'ez language inscriptions.
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1970s Folk Art Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Framed African Bark Cloth
Located in Venice, CA
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...
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20th Century Sub-Saharan African Paintings

Materials

Softwood

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 Sub-Saharan African Paintings

Materials

Raffia

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...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

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...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

African Ethiopian Tribal Folk Art Painting 20th Century Battle Scene on Canvas
Located in Milan, IT
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 Sub-Saharan African Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Mounted Kuba Cloth Panel
Located in Chicago, IL
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...
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Early 20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Paintings

Materials

Raffia

Jak Katarikawe East African Artist, Painting of Hut with Moon and Animals
By Jak Moses Katarikawe
Located in Phoenix, AZ
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:...
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1980s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings

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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...
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Late 20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Paintings

Materials

Raffia

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 Sub-Saharan African Paintings

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Sandstone

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...
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1950s Tribal Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings

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Cotton, Paint

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...
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1980s Modern Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings

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Gold Leaf

"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...
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1980s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

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...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Colonial Sub-Saharan African Paintings

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Giltwood, Paint

"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...
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Late 20th Century Sub-Saharan African Paintings

Materials

Fabric

"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...
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Late 20th Century Folk Art Sub-Saharan African Paintings

Materials

Canvas

"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...
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1990s Sub-Saharan African Paintings

Materials

Paint, Paper

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 Sub-Saharan African Paintings

Materials

Raffia

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 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...
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Mid-20th Century Tribal Sub-Saharan African Paintings

Materials

Raffia

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

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 Sub-Saharan African Paintings

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Wood

"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...
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Late 20th Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Paintings

Materials

Fabric

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
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1940s Vintage Sub-Saharan African Paintings

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Paper

"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...
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Late 20th Century Sub-Saharan African Paintings

Materials

Wood

Four African Tingatinga School Paintings of Animals, Priced Individually
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Here we have a set of four paintings on Masonite. One of a leopard and cub with birds and trees, indistinctly signed in the lower right, one of an elephant and two birds, indistinctl...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Sub-Saharan African Paintings

Materials

Paint

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