Catégorie
Peinture
Technique
Acrylique
Type d'oeuvre
Oeuvre originale
Certificat délivré par
PARIS AFRICA Gallery
Signature
haut droite
Dimensions hors cadre
55,3 x 75,8 cm(21,77 x 29,84 in)
Facture délivrée par
PARIS AFRICA Gallery
État
bon
Description de l'oeuvre
Alexander Skunder Boghossian (b. Ethiopia, 1937 - 2003)Homage to Abebe Bikila, 1984Acrylic on canvas board
75.8 × 55.3 cm Ethiopia

Homage to Abebe Bikila was inspired by Bikila the legendary Ethiopian runner who triumphed at the 1960 Rome Olympics when he captivated a world audience by winning the Marathon, running barefoot.

Boghossian created this work eleven years after the runner’s early death, and at a time when Ethiopia was in the devastating grip of the Derg junta and in an era of widespread pessimism and despair about African politics and the future of the continent. In this work, with its emotionally powerful, luminous red background and strong primary colours, Boghossian deliberately reminds viewers of Bikila’s inspirational victory, drawing specific attention to the extraordinary achievements of this courageous man and to the unique human potential of a continent. 

Skunder BOGHOSSIAN
(1937-2003)

Homage to Abebe Bikila(1984)

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