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Nafir BoabaRomanian abstract still life painting by Nafir Boaba
Flori
1986
1986
$1,644
£1,200
€1,406.15
CA$2,272.21
A$2,415.83
CHF 1,306.41
MX$28,737.06
NOK 16,364.63
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Nafir Boaba (Romanian, b.1929)
Flori
Oil on canvas
Signed, inscribed and dated ’ BOABA NAFIR 86 FLORI’ (lower right)
18 x 13 in. (45.8 x 33 cm.)
Provenance: From the estate of the artist
Nafir Boaba’s Flori is a vibrant and whimsical still life, executed in oil on canvas in 1982. Signed, inscribed, and dated in the lower right: “BOABA NAFIR 82 / FLORI DIN SPANIA,” the painting measures 24 x 15 inches (61 x 38 cm). The work features stylized flowers rendered with simplified, flattened forms, set against a soft pink and grey background. Boaba’s signature use of bold, unmodulated colour and naïve, almost childlike abstraction imbues the piece with both charm and modernist sophistication.
Born in Reșița, Romania, in 1929, Boaba went into political exile in 1950 and settled in Paris, where he painted continuously until 2006. Over his prolific career, he produced hundreds of paintings, ceramics, and lithographs, and exhibited in some sixty exhibitions across Europe and Canada. From 1986 onward, he lived and worked in Saint-Antoine-l’Abbaye in the Isère region of France, where the Nafir gallery and workshop continue to house his extensive body of work.
Boaba’s style is resolutely modern yet deeply rooted in naïve and outsider traditions, combining bold color planes, flattened perspectives, and a playful abstraction that conveys emotion with clarity and directness. Flori, from the artist’s estate, is an exemplary demonstration of his imaginative vision and distinctive approach to still life.
- Creator:Nafir Boaba (1929, Romanian)
- Creation Year:1986
- Dimensions:Height: 18 in (45.72 cm)Width: 13 in (33.02 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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- 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: LU540317510952
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