Oil on masonite. Signed lower right. Village scene. Dimensions: H 48" x W 35.5" Condition: Some small paint losses and scratches. Andre Futa was well-educated, left professional school in 1946, and learned painting through a correspondence course in Kinshasa. He exhibited in 1958 when he participated in a competition of African art and won third price. The Secretary of Culture in Zaire nominated Futa for best painter in 1964. In 1965, he won the UNESCO Award in Monte Carlo.

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