Studies of Nigerian Musical Instruments, 1974
Bruce Onobrakpeya  

Print : etching · 55 x 75 x 0.1 cm 21.7 x 29.5 x 0 inch

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Created in October 1974 in Lagos, this deep engraving testifies to Bruce Onobrakpeya's total technical maturity during the 1970s — the decade today most sought after and valued on the international art market. A leading figure of the Nigerian avant-garde and founding member of the famous Zaria art school, the master book here a major heritage work, where the full power of his cultural syncretism is expressed.

The artist deploys his signature plastic language through a composition of remarkable narrative density. Each line excavated in the material creates a striking tactile relief that resembles a bas-relief, capturing the light to bring to life hieratic figures adorned with geometric patterns and traditional draperies. The chromatic palette, magnified by a subtle play of night blues and earth-toned ochres, bathes the scene in a sacred and timeless atmosphere.

Executed during the golden age of African modernism, this piece signed and dated by the artist's hand stands as an unmissable historical milestone. The perfect balance between the rigor of its structure and the poetry of its subject gives this museum work a masterful visual presence, ideal for enriching a demanding modern art collection.

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Bruce Onobrakpeya, Studies of Nigerian Musical Instruments
Nigeria  • 1932

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Bruce Obomeyoma Onobrakpeya (born 30 August 1932) is a Nigerian printmaker, painter and sculptor. He has exhibited at the Tate Modern in London, the National Museum of African Art of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. and the Malmö Konsthall in Malmö, Sweden. 


The National Gallery of Modern Art, Lagos has an exhibit of colourful abstract canvases by Onobrakpeya and his works can be found at the Virtual Museum of Modern Nigerian Art.

Onobrakpeya began to experiment with forms in relation to Nigerian folklore, myths and legends. Much of his work uses stylistic elements and compositions derived from traditional African sculpture and decorative arts.

Onobrakpeya is not only the grand father of modern Nigerian art, but is also widely regarded as The Pride of all Nigerians.

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