Anonymous artist (Senegal, 20th century)
The Kaaba, 1950
Painting fixed under glass
Note in Arabic, top "The first House that was built for the people, it is indeed that of Bakka (Mecca) blessed and offered to the inhabitants of the universe."
Versection n96 of Sura Al I'mran
35 x 48 cm
Provenance:
Michel and Regine Renaudeau Collection
Exhibitions:
Africa Explores: 20th Century African Art, travelling exhibition:
New York, The Center for African Art, 23 May 1991 to 2 January 1992
Aachen, Ludwig Forum fur Internationale Kunst, 1993
Barcelona, Antoni Tapies Foundation, 17 November 1993 - 16 January 1994
Lyon, Espace Lyonnais d'Art Contemporain, 1994
Liverpool, Tate Gallery, 1994
Publications:
S. Vogel, W. E. A. van Beek, D. J. Cosentino, I. Ebong, B. Jewsiewicki, T. McEvilley, V. Y. Mudimbe, "Africa Explores: 20th Century African Art", Prestel, Munich, 1991, p. 157 (illustrated).
