West African Artist, Herb Seller, Oil on Canvas

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Oil on canvas. West Africa. The naive-style painting depicts a woman selling medicinal herbs, holding a sign indicating the ailments … Read more Oil on canvas. West Africa. The naive-style painting depicts a woman selling medicinal herbs, holding a sign indicating the ailments she cures. These types of paintings, often used as advertisements for market stalls, reference traditional African values ​​of motherhood, fertility, and prosperity, but transposed into a contemporary cultural context. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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