The art of miniature painting in Africa is a centuries-old tradition, deeply ingrained in many cultures across the continent. These tiny masterpieces served as historical records, capturing important ...

Artnet's dynamic initiative Africa Present emphasizes the company's long-term investment into the historically underrepresented market of Contemporary African Art. Using the reach, contacts, and ...

Historically, people in the African Diaspora were treated by European painters as props or scenery rather than as subjects, so portraits of African American musicians, much like other markers of ...

Black history, includes art history, and over the years people of color have been portrayed in paintings in various ways and ...

A massive oil painting featuring two of Congolese artist Sisqo Ndombe’s haunting “cracked people” welcomes visitors to the ...

The estimate on the painting is between £70,000 and £100,000 ... More museums and institutions are interested in African art, and pieces by younger artists often fetch bidding interest from ...

The Art Institute of Chicago’s ... beads and other accessories that allude to East African Maasai culture. And then, surrounding him in this painting, are these references to Egyptian hieroglyphs.

In Morocco’s tourist hub of Marrakesh, a contemporary art fair has energised the local creative scene, drawing on the famed ...

Ghanaian artist Amoako Boafo is renowned for his innovative approach to the shaping of Black figuration, capturing the expression, style and character ...