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Description : Africa, Nigeria, Yoruba, artist: Ola of the Oshogbo School, signed Ola on lower left, ca. 2010. A vibrant ink painting on cotton fabric created by Ola of the Osogbo (Oshogbo) School. This composition features several musicians, the most prominent one playing the mbanza, a string instrument from which the American banjo is derived - all in a striking fuchsia, violet, cerulean blue, vermilion, sunny yellow, cherry red, black, and white palette with stylized geometric patterns adorning most elements of the composition - surrounded by a 'beaded' frame. Artists of the Osogbo school (named for a town in southwestern Nigeria) traditionally have been influenced by Yoruba mythology and culture. This piece demonstrates influences of the best known Osogbo school artists including Prince Twins Seven-Seven, Yinka Adeyemi, and the late Asiru Olatunde and Rufus Ogundele. Size: 36 L x 22 W (91.4 cm x 55.9 cm) Oshogbo painting presents lively imagery depicting animals, plants, humans, and Yoruba deities. The compositions resonate with those of Yoruba carvings, and the iconography reflects notions of balance and transformation in addition to dualities such as past and present, the earthly and the spiritual, machines and agriculture. Provenance: private Poos collection, Overland Park, Kansas, USA, purchased directly from the artist in 2010 - One of the largest privately held quilt and textile collections in the world, the Poos Collection has evolved over 50 years and through extensive travels to allow for original or point of source acquisition. The collection includes international textiles and garments with an emphasis on West African textiles such as adire, aso oke, kente, and ewe woven prestige cloths. All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #145895
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About the lot N° 309A
Title : Signed African Oshogbo Painting - Musicians - Ca. 2010
Condition report : Slight fraying to peripheries of margins and a few black marks in the margins that do not interfere with the painted imagery. Otherwise excellent. Signed by the artist at lower left.
Artemis Gallery, auctioneer, Louisville, US It's free to register now to view!
Sale title : Ancient | Asian | Ethnographic
Sale date : 16 Jan 2020 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale

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