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Jak Katarikawe East African Artist Water Buffalo Painting
By Jak Moses Katarikawe
Located in Phoenix, AZ
: Water Buffalo. In excellent condition, framed.
The painting measures: 25" H x 36" W. Frame measures: 27
Category
Late 20th Century Ugandan Paintings
Materials
Paint
North African Orientalist Oil Painting Portrait of Man with Musket Rifle
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
North African/ Orientalist, late 20th century
oil painting on board, unframed
board : 10 x 8 inches
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
African "Shabba Ranks" Barbershop Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
folk art in Africa. Each sign takes on the unique personality of its owner, expressing both their
Category
Late 20th Century African Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Paint
Signed "Alston" painting: Black African American figures in a Harlem dance hall
By Charles Alston
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
This is a newly framed, ready to hang original mid-20th century oil painting signed "Alston," lower
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman at High Tea Modernist African American Large Oil Painting
By Alvin C. Hollingsworth
Located in Surfside, FL
, was an African-American painter and one of the first black artists in comic books.
Contents
Alvin Carl
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Framed African Bark Cloth
Located in Venice, CA
Material: Frame- newly framed with black etched wood and glass.
This barkcloth is made in Africa
Category
20th Century Ugandan Paintings
Materials
Softwood
Signed French Oil Painting Northern African Old City Rooftops and Buildings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Roof Tops
by Georges Bodonove (French late 20th century)
signed oil on canvas, framed
dated 1988
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Expressionist Impasto Oil Painting African Island Girl Kente Cloth Skirt
By Georges Vasseur
Located in Surfside, FL
to the French and émigré artists who worked in Paris in the first half of the 20th century.
The
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"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
Category
Mid-20th Century Senegalese Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Portrait African American Woman Modernist Framed
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas painting portrait of an African American woman in a unique coat. The
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Making a Mojo Large Abstract Oil Painting African American Woman Artist
By Deborah Dancy
Located in Surfside, FL
, Storrs, where she taught painting for thirty-five years until her retirement in 2017. She has received
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Mr. Man" Hand Painted African Barbershop Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
Folk Art in Africa. Each sign takes on the unique personality of its owner, expressing both their
Category
Late 20th Century African Paintings
Materials
Wood
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.
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Abstract African Figures, by Kobina Bucknor, Ghana Africa
By Kobina Bucknor
Located in Rochester, NY
by scientific progress.
Fosu, Kodjo (1993), 20th century Art of Africa (revised edition). Kumasi
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Rene Bokoko Vivid African Landscape Gouache
Located in South Burlington, VT
Description: Bokoko, Rene (Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1927-) Untitled. Mid-20th century
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Paintings
Materials
Paper
Congo Artist Rene Bokoko Imaginative African Human Gouache
Located in South Burlington, VT
Description: Bokoko, Rene (Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1927-) Untitled. Mid-20th century. #2
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Paintings
Materials
Paper
Congo Artist Rene Bokoko Imaginative African Human Gouache
Located in South Burlington, VT
Description: Bokoko, Rene (Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1927-) Untitled. Mid-20th century. #4
Category
Mid-20th Century Congolese Paintings
Materials
Paper
Contemporary African Inspired Abstract Acrylic on Paper.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late 20th century African inspired abstract, acrylic on paper.
Wonderful composition in blue
Category
Late 20th Century Outsider Art Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Portrait of an African-American Man
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Edwin Kosarek (b.1929). Portrait, 1951. Oil on masonite panel, 20 x 24 inches; 25 x 29 inches in
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Ladies Auxiliary of Shiloh AME (African-American church)
By Earl Hill
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
inches; 17 x 31 inches framed. Signed and dated lower right. Inscribed on backing paper. Painting has
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
ANTIQUE FRENCH OIL - LIONESS IN LONG GRASS AFRICAN LANDSCAPE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School:
French School, first half of the 20th century
Title:
Lioness in long grass
Medium
Category
20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Carved African Jungle Screen with Exotic Wild Animals Signed
Located in Rochester, NY
Exotic African jungle screen. Hand painted and carved solid wood panels. Signed Ines Smrz. Dated
Category
Mid-20th Century Animal Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
"Man With Saxophone" Abstract, Figurative, Colorful, Musician, African American
By William Tolliver
Located in Detroit, MI
” is the perfect example of his advice. The painting is full of life in the intense use of color and
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Rare work by South African female artist of Cape Homestead
Located in Harkstead, GB
work doesn't often come to the market.
Nita Spilhaus (1878-1967)
A Cape homestead, South Africa
Signed
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
South African Contemporary Art Ben Macala Drawing, Pastel Painting Soweto Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Mat measures 29 X 25 opening measures 24 X 20.
Benjamin Mzimkulu Macala, (1938 – 1997) known as
Category
20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel
"Black Youth" Young Black Male, Harmonica, Deep Earth Tones, African American
Located in Detroit, MI
"Black Youth" portrays what a typical African American youth may have been doing to earn some cash
Category
Mid-20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sea Point, Cape Town, South Africa by Andrew MACARA (b. 1944)
By Andrew Macara
Located in Blackwater, GB
Sea Point, Cape Town, 20th Century
by Andrew MACARA (b. 1944)
Summer beach scene of children
Category
Early 20th Century Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Road Trip" Ethnic, Urban, Genre, Oil, Regionalism, African American, Signed L/L
Located in Detroit, MI
criticized as African American caricatures, but later altered the painting. He maintained the janitor as the
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"The Spirit of the Agodzo Dances" by Kobina Bucknor, Ghana Africa
By Kobina Bucknor
Located in Rochester, NY
), 20th century Art of Africa (revised edition). Kumasi: Design press, University of Science and
Category
Mid-20th Century Ghanaian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Alfred Hair African American Artist and Founder of the Highwaymen, Sunset, FL
By Alfred Hair
Located in Phoenix, AZ
x 48" W, frame 28 ½ x 52 1/2.
One of the largest paintings available by the artist.
Beautiful
Category
Mid-20th Century Paintings
Materials
Other
PORTRAIT OF AN AFRICAN AMERICAN MAN.
Located in Portland, ME
Monogram TFL. PORTRAIT OF AN AFRICAN AMERICAN MAN. Charcoal on paper watermarked "Michallet
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
Ngandu Marc African Portrait, Oil on Canvas, Framed, Signed and Dated
Located in Leuven , BE
exhibitions in France and Germany. He often uses the technique of the light-obscure in his paintings depicting
Category
20th Century Congolese Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
The Owl (abstract African-American artist)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Paul Keene Jr. (1920-2009). The Owl, ca. 1955. Ink on paper, 9.5 x 14 inches. Framed measurement: 16 x 21 inches. Signed vertically lower center. Excellent condition with no staining...
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
African Fang Figure. Watercolour on Handmade Paper, Laid on Vélin d
Arches.
By La Roche Laffitte
Located in Cotignac, FR
group of Central and West Africa and form part of the population of Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
Raymond John Vandenbergh (b.1889) - Signed
Framed Pastel, African Elephant
Located in Corsham, GB
A fine pastel study showing an African elephant by British artist Raymond John Vandenbergh (b.1889
Category
20th Century Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel
Passage Series #15, Mixed Media Collage Painting African American Artist
By John Rozelle
Located in Surfside, FL
John Rozelle was born in St. Louis, Missouri and holds a B.F.A with a major in painting and a minor
Category
20th Century Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
African Wildlife Painting
By Re Fowler
Located in Toronto, ON
Fabulous oil on canvas featuring elephants and leopards and an unusual frame with imitation ivory tusks. Signed and dated "R.E. Fowler, '88"
Category
Late 20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Portrait Of An African Woman, Oil On Canvas, Early 20th Century
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Portrait of an African woman.
Oil on canvas, early 20th century.
A tear in the canvas on the
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Shoulder to Shoulder
African-American Portrait Painting
Located in Seattle, WA
Austere painting of four black men in work jackets, three in hats, all with somber expression
Category
20th Century American Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Original Painting by African American Artist Tavari Hill
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Original painting by African American artist Tavari Hill. ***Contact/Shipping Information: AOL
Category
Late 20th Century Paintings
Pair of framed African Watercolors
Located in Toronto, ON
2 Kenyan watercolors framed in olive wood.
Category
20th Century Kenyan Paintings
Materials
Olive, Watercolor, Paper
Pair of Italian Guaches of North African,
Possibly Egyptian
Scenes
Located in Woodbury, CT
Set within newly gilded wood frames. Each is illegibly signed.
One of figures seated and standing along a lake or riverbank. Dwellings and palm trees in the background.
The other of...
Category
20th Century Egyptian Paintings
Materials
Paint
North African Portrait
By Gerald Wasserman
Located in San Francisco, CA
This mid 20th century oil on linen portrait of a man with a pot is by Monterey/Carmel artist of
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Vintage Portrait of African American Man Singing Watercolor Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage watercolor and gouache on artist board of African American man singing. Signed Lewis lower
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paper
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