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Congo military scenes 1. 'La liberation de la ville de Kisangni' 2. 'Mercenaires de Bakavu' (2)
Auction: 05/22/2013
Lot: 163
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Tshibumba Kanda Matulu AUCTION RECORDS
Born 1947 Lubumbashi, Congo. Known for: Painting.
Tshibumba Kanda Matulu was born in 1947 in Lubumbashi, under Belgian rule. He originally intended to become a teacher, but his studies were interrupted by the violence following the Katanga secession... Read full biography
Tshibumba Kanda Matulu was born in 1947 in Lubumbashi, under Belgian rule. He originally intended to become a teacher, but his studies were interrupted by the violence following the Katanga secession in 1960. Determined to find an alternative way of educating his community, Tshibumba began to... Read full biography
Tshibumba Kanda Matulu was born in 1947 in Lubumbashi, under Belgian rule. He originally intended to become a teacher, but his studies were interrupted by the violence following the Katanga secession in 1960. Determined to find an alternative way of educating his community, Tshibumba began to experiment with the medium of paint. His chief aim was to create a visual narrative documenting Congolese history from pre-colonial times to the present. An autodidact, Tshibumba had no formal artistic... Read full biography
Tshibumba Kanda Matulu was born in 1947 in Lubumbashi, under Belgian rule. He originally intended to become a teacher, but his studies were interrupted by the violence following the Katanga secession in 1960. Determined to find an alternative way of educating his community, Tshibumba began to experiment with the medium of paint. His chief aim was to create a visual narrative documenting Congolese history from pre-colonial times to the present. An autodidact, Tshibumba had no formal artistic instruction. He finally established himself as a professional artist in 1969. His output was prodigious until 1981; no further works have appeared since then. It is not clear why the artist suddenly ceased production. Zaire suffered an economic crisis... Read full biography
Tshibumba Kanda Matulu was born in 1947 in Lubumbashi, under Belgian rule. He originally intended to become a teacher, but his studies were interrupted by the violence following the Katanga secession in 1960. Determined to find an alternative way of educating his community, Tshibumba began to experiment with the medium of paint. His chief aim was to create a visual narrative documenting Congolese history from pre-colonial times to the present. An autodidact, Tshibumba had no formal artistic instruction. He finally established himself as a professional artist in 1969. His output was prodigious until 1981; no further works have appeared since then. It is not clear why the artist suddenly ceased production. Zaire suffered an economic crisis in the early 1980s; it is possible Tshibumba was simply responding to a decline... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeLa Mort des Inocents'; 'Le Monstre de la Cessession Katangaise (a pair)
Tshibumba Kanda Matulu Auction: 05/23/2012Lot: 166Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeThe martyrs of the Union Minière du Haut Katanga at the stadium formerly called 'Albert I', now 'Mobutu', Kenia township, Lubumbashi
Tshibumba Kanda Matulu Auction: 03/10/2010Lot: 89Subscribe or get free alerts
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeCalvaire d'Afrique, arrest of Patrice Lumumba on January 17 1961
Tshibumba Kanda Matulu Auction: 11/28/2024Lot: 272Subscribe or get free alerts
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