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Composition by Ernest Mancoba

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Description

ObjectFormType: 

  • Oil painting on canvas

ObjectMaterialType: 

  • Oil paint

ObjectTechniqueType: 

  • Oil painting on canvas

DistinguishingFeatures: 

On the reverse (verso) side of the canvas is another painting by the artist, stylistically different to the recto. It is over-painted and 'scratched' with blue and white brush marks - an indication that the artist must not have been happy with the result. A similar composition to this verso painting can be seen in 'Untitled'(1959), Johannesburg Art Gallery collection (illustrated in 'In the Name of all Humanity: the African Spiritual Expression of E Mancoba', p.65). On the verso is also the artist's signature, an arrow indicating the direction of display, and exhibition labels obscured by the frame.

Inscriptions: 

Signed, verso: MANCOBA / 51
TypeValueUnit
61.50
51.50

DimensionComment: 

dimensions of canvas
History

ObjectAge: 

73 years 6 months ago

Maker: 

Ernest Mancoba

Provenance: 

Acquired in 2003 by the African Sky Trust from a collection in Venezuela, which focused on CoBrA artworks.

CoBrA was a European avant-garde movement active from 1948 to 1951. The name was coined in 1948 by Christian Dotremont from the initials of the members' home cities: Copenhagen (Co), Brussels (Br), Amsterdam (A).

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