Lot 21
Tibebe Terffa
Ethiopian, born 1948
Untitled, 2015
Signed ‘Tibebe Terffa’ (upper left and verso)
Acrylic on canvas
90 x 75 cm
KES 330,000 – 385,000
USD 3,000 – 3,500
Provenance: direct from the artist
Sold KES 375,680
Tibebe Terffa is one of Ethiopia’s most prominent living artists. His philosophical approach to painting combines depictions of his everyday environment with traditional and contemporary cultural references to create inventive landscapes.
Terffa studied painting at Addis Ababa School of Fine Art, graduating in 1973. He has been a full time studio artist working from his home in Addis Ababa since 1984.
He has had numerous solo and selected group exhibitions in Ethiopia, USA, Spain, Germany and Canada, where he has also taken three artist residencies.