Timothy Mafenuka (1966-2003) - Signed and Framed 2002 Monotype Blues

Description

A unique monoprint with watercolour wash from South African artist Timothy Mafenuka depicting a group of musicians. Mafenuka is well regarded in South Africa for his wooden totem sculptures and expressive monoprints. His work has a celebratory quality often dealing with themes around nature and the human condition. Well presented in a card mount and decorative modern frame. Signed and dated and inscribed. On wove.

Condition

There is discolouration to the edges of the print and foxing spots to the frame, visible in the accompanying images.

Size

17.2 x 19.2cm (6.8" x 7.6")
Framed Size: 34.7 x 35.6cm (13.7" x 14")

Artist Biography

Timothy Mafenuka (1966-2003) was born in Guguletu but raised in Tsomo in the Eastern Cape. He returned to live in Cape Town in 1982, settling soon after in Khayelitsha. Self-taught, Mafenuka’s imaginative art provides an enchanted view of the natural world, expressed through a creative use of materials.