This is the rating and price for Background Series (54, 39, 46), 2013 by Dawit Abebe

Dawit Abebe born in 1978
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Background Series (54, 39, 46), 2013 ,2013.0
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Edition: 54: Dawit ABEBE 2006 signature'' (lower right)
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Estimate (low-high) : 490000 KES-720000.0 KES It's free to register now to view!
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Sale Title : 39: ‘Dawit ABEBE 2006 ‘signature'' (upper left) 46: ‘Dawit ABEBE 2006 ‘signature'' (lower right) Mixed media on canvas 33.5 x 33.5 cm each Sold together These three paintings are rare, small works from Dawit Abebe's hugely successful first Background series, a body of mostly large-scale paintings reflecting on individual and societal relationships with the past. Figures, thickly built up in layers, turn away from both the viewer and the present, looking instead to their histories. Abebe graduated from the Addis Ababa University School of Fine Art and Design with a Diploma specializing in painting, sculpture, graphics, photography and industrial design. Since 2001, he has been a member of the Habesha Art Studio in Addis Ababa. Abebe's international exposure and success has continued to grow, with solo presentations including: Mutual Identity, Addis Fine Art, Addis Ababa, 2018 Liminal in the Age of Mobile-ty, 68 Projects, Berlin, 2018 “Quo Vadis?”, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, 2017 Background 2, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, 2015 and Background 1, Lela Gallery, Addis Ababa, 2014. Group shows include: What About Africa?, Witteveen Visual Art Centre, Amsterdam, 2016 Pangaea: New Art from Africa and Latin America, Saatchi Gallery, London, 2015 the touring exhibition Silver Sea Cross-Ship, 2013-2014, as well as the display of the Habesha Art Collection at the National Museum in Addis Ababa, 2014, along with exhibitions in France, the UAE and the USA. His work is held in international private and public collections including the Barjel Art Foundation, the Rema Hort Mann Foundation and the Saatchi Gallery Collection. It's free to register now to view!
Sale date : 05 Mar 2019 It's free to register now to view!
Sale Reference : Live Sale