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George Lilanga

Tanzanian 1934-2005 

George Lilanga is recognised internationally as one of Tanzania's best known artists. He fused influences from traditional Makonde carving with surreal, modern observations to create his much celebrated, idiosyncratic sculptures and paintings.

Lilanga began training as a sculptor in 1961, making wood carvings in the traditional Makonde form. He moved to Dar es Salaam in 1970, where he encountered the Tingatinga School, which had a profound effect on his work.

In 1979 George Lilanga participated in a group exhibition of African artists in Washington DC, where the artist Keith Haring saw his paintings and later acknowledged the significant impact this encounter had made on his own work.

Today Lilanga’s work is widely collected, featuring in many important private and institutional collections of African art.

Biography courtesy of Circle Art Gallery.

2 lots offered      100.00% sold      ZAR 193 460

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George Lilanga; Wafulaiya w kuzaliwa kwa mtoto wao kutimiza mika mitato toka kuzaliwa
Wafulaiya w kuzaliwa kwa mtoto wao kutimiza mika mitato toka kuzaliwa
15 Feb 2020
Sold for ZAR 125 180
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George Lilanga; Naomba Uniambie Neno la Mwisho
Naomba Uniambie Neno la Mwisho
15 Feb 2020
Sold for ZAR 68 280
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT