George Lilanga, We Are Grateful We Arrived Safely but I Don't Know if Our Colleagues Will Arrive Safely, 1980s, Oil on Canvas

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George lilanga - tunashukuru tumefika salama ila wenzetu sijui watafika salama
oil on canvas - hand-signed

author: george lilanga
title: … Read more George lilanga - tunashukuru tumefika salama ila wenzetu sijui watafika salama
oil on canvas - hand-signed

author: george lilanga
title: "we give thanks, we have arrived safe and sound, but i don't know if our companions will arrive safe and sound"
dimensions: 148 x 148 cm
year: 1980s
technique: oil on canvas
signature: on the front
certificate: yes
provenance: on the back - galerie erna crista rosenfeld (bad kissingen)

biography:
tanzania, 1934-2005
george lilanga is one of the most internationally renowned tanzanian artists. He successfully blended the influences of traditional makonde sculpture with a modern and surreal vision, creating unique and unmistakable sculptures and paintings that have achieved great success.
lilanga began his training as a sculptor in 1961, creating wood carvings in the traditional makonde style. In 1970, he moved to dar es salaam, where he came into contact with the tingatinga school, which had a profound influence on his work. In 1979, he participated in a group exhibition of african artists in washington, d.c.; there, keith haring saw lilanga's paintings and later acknowledged the significant impact this encounter had on his own artistic production.
today, lilanga's works are highly sought after by collectors and are included in numerous important private and institutional collections of african art. This piece has an attribution mark,
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