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Nafir Boaba
Romanian abstract figurative painting by Nafir Boaba, Tahiti , nude

1986

$1,091.97
£800
€941.17
CA$1,520.52
A$1,633.95
CHF 876.71
MX$19,246.99
NOK 11,023.67
SEK 10,070.06
DKK 7,033.94

About the Item

Nafir Boaba (Romanian, b.1929) Tahiti Oil on canvas Signed, inscribed and dated ’TAHITI BOABA NAFIR 86’ (lower right) 24 x 18.1/8 in. (61 x 46 cm.) Provenance: From the estate of the artist Born in 1929 in Reșița, near Timișoara, Romania, Boaba entered political exile in 1950, eventually settling in Paris, where he painted continuously until 2006. Over his prolific career, he produced an immense body of work—including paintings, ceramics, and lithographs—and exhibited widely across Europe and Canada in some sixty shows. In 1986, he purchased and restored a medieval house in Saint-Antoine-l’Abbaye in the Isère region of France, where he continued his artistic practice and where the Nafir gallery and workshop still house hundreds of his creations. Boaba’s style is resolutely modern yet deeply primal, merging naïve charm with the expressive boldness reminiscent of early 20th-century modernists. His work reflects a profound creative inspiration and a harmony that aligns with primitive, outsider, and naïve traditions. Duduia, from the artist’s estate, is a compelling example of this approach: a vivid, playful, and uniquely personal vision that captures both emotion and form with clarity and confidence.
  • Creator:
    Nafir Boaba (1929, Romanian)
  • Creation Year:
    1986
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 18.13 in (46.06 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    In good condition, not relined. Possible surface dirt. Recently presented in a hand finished gilt composite frame with lime effects and further hand painted wood slip.
  • Gallery Location:
    Petworth, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU540317488112

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