Paul Daxhelet "african Dancers, First-time Mothers, Ecuador" Africanist Painting, Circa 1950

Paul Daxhelet – African Dancers, First-Time Women, Ecuador
Africanist painting, mixed media on paper, ca. 1950
Work without frame: 35 cm x 51 cm
Work with original frame: 54 cm x 69 cm x 6 cm

The painting entitled African Dancers, First-Time Women, Ecuador by Paul Daxhelet, created around 1940, is part of the period when the Belgian artist (1905–1993) intensively explored themes related to Central Africa, particularly during his travels in the Belgian Congo.

This painting, executed in mixed media on paper, reflects his interest in ritual dance scenes and the representation of African women in their daily lives (here the bodies covered with red earth).

Paul Daxhelet, trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Liège, developed a body of work marked by movement and color. After the Second World War, he turned to exotic subjects, bringing back from his travels numerous sketches and drawings that he transformed into paintings.

His works from this period depict family groups, hunters, warriors, as well as participants and spectators of ritual festivities and dances, often depicted in hieratic poses with elongated necks.

Reference: Christie's – Invaluable – Artnet – Wikipedia

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