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![Painting, Deborah, Oluwafemi Afolabi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2188969_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Black Beauty, Emmanuel Ojebola](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1722126_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, For a Moment, Oluwafemi Akanmu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205761_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ancestorial Spirits, Ima Amu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203407_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Unique (African Allure) 4, Oluwafemi Akanmu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193827_1_grid.jpg)
Unique (African Allure) 4
Oluwafemi Akanmu
Painting - 81.3 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 inch
€2,038
![Painting, Bound by Love, Samson Adetunji](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205743_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Somebody To Love, Mario Henrique](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2216603_1_grid.jpg)
Somebody To Love
Mario Henrique
Painting - 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch
€7,500
![Painting, White Lollipop, Maria Tendo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204525_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Athlete, Maria Tendo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204523_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Fruitless Endeavor, Maria Tendo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204517_1_grid.jpg)
Fruitless Endeavor
Maria Tendo
Painting - 100.1 x 100.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 1 inch
€2,426
![Painting, Roots of Identity 1, Iyiola Odunayo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193452_1_grid.jpg)
Roots of Identity 1
Iyiola Odunayo
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
€2,426
![Painting, Tripartite Struggle, Valentine Mettle](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157096_1_grid.jpg)
Tripartite Struggle
Valentine Mettle
Painting - 58 x 48 x 3 cm Painting - 22.8 x 18.9 x 1.2 inch
€500
![Painting, Bridegroom 2, Joshua Salami](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205754_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Man in the Hood, Joshua Salami](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2202899_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, From Somewhere Deep Inside, Aba Linus](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201201_1_grid.jpg)
From Somewhere Deep Inside
Aba Linus
Painting - 78.7 x 78.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31 x 31 x 1 inch
€2,425
![Painting, Peace and Tranquility 2, Joshua Salami](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2200025_1_grid.jpg)
Peace and Tranquility 2
Joshua Salami
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
€2,717
![Painting, Peace and Tranquility 1, Joshua Salami](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195736_1_grid.jpg)
Peace and Tranquility 1
Joshua Salami
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
€2,426
![Painting, Under One Umbrella, Samuel Oseigyei Kumah](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195374_1_grid.jpg)
Under One Umbrella
Samuel Oseigyei Kumah
Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1 inch
€5,678
![Painting, Girl With Crystal Earring, Kehinde Mayowa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195725_1_grid.jpg)
Girl With Crystal Earring
Kehinde Mayowa
Painting - 90.2 x 90.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.5 x 35.5 x 1 inch
€2,184
![Painting, My Happy Place, Idorenyin Umana](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2195709_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Cultural Observers, Valentine Mettle](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157100_1_grid.jpg)
Cultural Observers
Valentine Mettle
Painting - 50 x 39 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.4 x 1.2 inch
€500
![Painting, Festive Celebration, Valentine Mettle](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157092_1_grid.jpg)
Festive Celebration
Valentine Mettle
Painting - 65 x 59 x 3 cm Painting - 25.6 x 23.2 x 1.2 inch
€500
![Painting, L'echappe samba, Christophe Ronel](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201696_1_grid.jpg)
L'echappe samba
Christophe Ronel
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€6,900
![Painting, By Heart, Oyeleye Feranmi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2193818_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Brotherhood 3, Ekele Francis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1693878_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Brotherhood 1, Ekele Francis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1693851_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Crusader 2, Daniel Owoeye](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205155_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Crusader 2, Daniel Owoeye](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205149_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, True Love, Valentine Mettle](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156617_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, I Tried This On, Lord Ohene](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204985_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Royalty, Lord Ohene](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204966_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Lady, Woko Aguru](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203003_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Gentleman, Woko Aguru](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201091_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Climate change, Ima Amu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2203480_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ireti, Tosin Kalejaye](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205000_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sisters From The 70S, Olamide Ogunade](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204964_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Big Sister, Olamide Ogunade](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2204915_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, God First, Diseye Tantua](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157199_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Dandy, Jean-Michel Cordier](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201765_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Portrait of Basquiat, Emmanuel Ojebola](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2118333_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait of Basquiat
Emmanuel Ojebola
Painting - 71.1 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28 x 28 x 1 inch
€2,912
![Painting, Home, Emmanuel Ojebola](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1893822_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Perspiration 2, Dunmade Ayegbayo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1690638_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Our Situation Shouldn't Define Us, Emmanuel Ojebola](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1739457_1_grid.jpg)
Our Situation Shouldn't Define Us
Emmanuel Ojebola
Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1 inch
€5,435
![Painting, Costa Navarino Magic, Sokratis Evgenidis](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2205979_1_grid.jpg)
Costa Navarino Magic
Sokratis Evgenidis
Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch
€6,900
![Painting, Love from Afar 2, Emmanuel Ojebola](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1739454_1_grid.jpg)
Love from Afar 2
Emmanuel Ojebola
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
€4,659
![Painting, Boi London, Emmanuel Ojebola](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1722066_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Self Reflection 1, Emmanuel Ojebola](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1722054_1_grid.jpg)
Self Reflection 1
Emmanuel Ojebola
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
€2,912
![Painting, Burning Bush, Ablade Glover](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1026501_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Masculine Elegance (Beauty Within Us), Fasalejo Tobiloba](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176826_1_grid.jpg)
Masculine Elegance (Beauty Within Us)
Fasalejo Tobiloba
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 1 inch
€1,310
![Painting, Sculpted Heritage (Beauty Within Us), Fasalejo Tobiloba](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172158_1_grid.jpg)
Sculpted Heritage (Beauty Within Us)
Fasalejo Tobiloba
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 1 inch
€1,310
![Painting, Looking beyond 3, Damola Ayegbayo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1644060_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Culture 4, Damola Ayegbayo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1363413_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled, Perrin Oglafa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157117_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sans titre, Rafiy Okefolahan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2138839_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sans titre, Rafiy Okefolahan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1360878_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Thy Brother's Keeper, Eniafe Gbenga](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2176057_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Form Divine IV, Elizabeth Ekpetorson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172482_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Here and There, Rahma Lhoussig](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2177015_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, United Kingdom, Makenol Profil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1134441_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Rural Rugged I, Godspower Odogwu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154546_1_grid.jpg)
Rural Rugged I
Godspower Odogwu
Painting - 84.5 x 86 x 2.5 cm Painting - 33.3 x 33.9 x 1 inch
€1,700
![Painting, Realities of life 4, Damola Ayegbayo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1788435_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Black is Beautiful, Abiodun Nafiu Azeez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2150965_1_grid.jpg)
Black is Beautiful
Abiodun Nafiu Azeez
Painting - 106.7 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 42 x 36 x 1 inch
€1,407
![Painting, Shared vision, Abiodun Nafiu Azeez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2136201_1_grid.jpg)
Shared vision
Abiodun Nafiu Azeez
Painting - 106.7 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 42 x 36 x 1 inch
€1,407
![Painting, Brotherhood, Abiodun Nafiu Azeez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2136148_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ojulari 1, Emmanuel Ojebola](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1722075_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Oppressor and the Oppressed, Abiodun Nafiu Azeez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2186933_1_grid.jpg)
Oppressor and the Oppressed
Abiodun Nafiu Azeez
Painting - 116.8 x 88.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 46 x 35 x 1 inch
€1,504
![Painting, Leader and followers, Abiodun Nafiu Azeez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2122530_1_grid.jpg)
Leader and followers
Abiodun Nafiu Azeez
Painting - 91.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 1 inch
€1,504
![Painting, Sans titre, Rafiy Okefolahan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1360914_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Sans titre, Rafiy Okefolahan](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1360899_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Bob Marley, Godspower Odogwu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157128_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled III, Michael W. Soi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/758667_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Untitled, rouge, Aboudia](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1728240_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Marriage of the trees, Makenol Profil](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1131474_1_grid.jpg)
Marriage of the trees
Makenol Profil
Painting - 61 x 51 x 4 cm Painting - 24 x 20.1 x 1.6 inch
€3,668 €2,201
![Painting, Ojulari 2, Emmanuel Ojebola](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1722114_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Ojulari 3, Emmanuel Ojebola](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1722111_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Nubile, Charles Osaro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1725054_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Aspectus 1, Charles Osaro](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1723053_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, One dream can hide another, Djénina Hagenburger](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2201260_1_grid.jpg)
One dream can hide another
Djénina Hagenburger
Painting - 81 x 121.5 x 1 cm Painting - 31.9 x 47.8 x 0.4 inch
€3,200
![Painting, Dance Step, Godspower Odogwu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157163_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, The Way We Are (III), Godspower Odogwu](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2154552_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Crossing Bias, Woko Aguru](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2157123_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Midnight Melodies, Godwin Arikpo](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2156070_1_grid.jpg)
Midnight Melodies
Godwin Arikpo
Painting - 91.44 x 121.92 x 4 cm Painting - 36 x 48 x 1.6 inch
€1,599
![Painting, Ololufe Mi (Love of My Life), Oladire Araireoluwa](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1690167_1_grid.jpg)
Ololufe Mi (Love of My Life)
Oladire Araireoluwa
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
€2,388
![Painting, Portrait of truth, Amarkine Amarteifio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1483299_1_grid.jpg)
Portrait of truth
Amarkine Amarteifio
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 inch
€3,785
![Painting, Mother earth, Amarkine Amarteifio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1483281_1_grid.jpg)
Mother earth
Amarkine Amarteifio
Painting - 76.2 x 101.6 x 5.1 cm Painting - 30 x 40 x 2 inch
€3,785
![Painting, Our daily bread, Sesse Elangwe Ngeseli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1487682_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Be Brave, Abayomi Odetomi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2092632_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Portriat of mother earth, Amarkine Amarteifio](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1465422_1_grid.jpg)
Portriat of mother earth
Amarkine Amarteifio
Painting - 61 x 116.8 x 5.1 cm Painting - 24 x 46 x 2 inch
€5,726
![Painting, Baby Ritual, Sebastien Arts](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1065276_1_grid.jpg)
![Painting, Teach us to love ourselves, Oluwafemi Afolabi](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2152361_1_grid.jpg)
Teach us to love ourselves
Oluwafemi Afolabi
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
€2,718
![Painting, Sisters in the garden, Abiodun Nafiu Azeez](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2136144_1_grid.jpg)
Sisters in the garden
Abiodun Nafiu Azeez
Painting - 99.1 x 78.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39 x 31 x 1 inch
€1,262
![Painting, Waiting arms, Betty Acquah](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1471878_1_grid.jpg)
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African Painting for Sale
In the past, African art has often taken the form of statues, bas-reliefs and objects, contemporary African painting is very diverse. Closely linked to symbolism, African painting stands out because of the frequent use of very pronounced lines and perfect symmetry. Body painting is also common in African countries, but the continent is also home to wooden objects from the 10th century and bronze statues dating from the 14th century.
Today, many African works of art belong to private collectors. The importance of African artwork, which is often anonymous, is underestimated in France. However, knowledge was passed down in a very similar way to the European process: through workshops. Although workshops were perhaps more often based on familial ties in Africa than in Europe. The name of the studio is often more well-known than that of the artist. Although works of art aren't necessarily signed, artists can leave their own distinct mark on them.
Many historical works were created within the context of the ritual and religion and often the objects created would have been seen as sacred. Their primary purpose was not commercial nor aesthetic.
Contemporary art has evolved considerably in Africa, especially in countries such as South Africa, where many a number of cultural institutions and galleries have sprung up. Contemporary African paintings, often tinged with humor, can act as summaries for the problems present on the African continent, from colonization to the social and economic instability of certain countries, but they can also depict Africa as exceptional, colorful and joyful where each country has a strong and distinct culture.
Little by little, African art is regaining its place on the world art scene and collections of contemporary African art are attracting more and more attention from experts and art lovers. Some African artists to know, such as Barthelemy Toguo, Hassan Hajjaj or Chéri Samba are raising prices in fairs.
Explore the best of the African contemporary scene thanks to the selection of Artsper experts by browsing the works of Paul Akiiki, Kim Bennani, Soly Cissé, Rafiy Okefolahan, Enfant Précoce or Angu Walters.
African paintings often feature themes and motifs such as spirituality, community, nature, and daily life. These themes are often depicted through the use of vibrant colors, intricate patterns, and symbolic imagery. Many African artists also incorporate traditional cultural elements, such as masks and tribal symbols, into their work.
African painting has evolved over time, with traditional styles giving way to more contemporary techniques. Notable artists in the genre include El Anatsui, William Kentridge, and Chéri Samba. These artists have helped to shape the African art scene and bring it to a global audience.
African painting often uses natural materials such as mud, clay, and plant-based pigments, while Western painting relies on synthetic materials. African artists also tend to focus on storytelling and symbolism, whereas Western art emphasizes realism and individual expression. These differences reflect cultural and historical influences on artistic traditions.