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Louis Koyongonda (stanleyville/basoko 1918-kinshasa 1980). "river Landscape. 60s. Congo.
Bamboo period frame, fabric passe-partout (faded). Frame dimensions: 52 x 62 cm.
Label of the framer on the back. Painting dimensions: 40 x 48 cm. Sign.
Louis Koyongonda (Stanleyville/Basoko 1918-Kinshasa 1980).
African painter. He was a member around 1948 of the Stanley-Pool school under the direction of Laurent Moonens. His work is highly appreciated; He exhibited in Rome in 1950. After the departure of L.Moonens, he became the favorite painter of patron Maurice Alhadeff. He painted landscapes, market scenes and excellent expressive portraits.
Lit: JACornet, Painting in Kinshasa, 60 years of painting in Zaire, Brussels, 1989. Contemporary African Art, Painting in Zaire, Meir Levy Collection.
Label of the framer on the back. Painting dimensions: 40 x 48 cm. Sign.
Louis Koyongonda (Stanleyville/Basoko 1918-Kinshasa 1980).
African painter. He was a member around 1948 of the Stanley-Pool school under the direction of Laurent Moonens. His work is highly appreciated; He exhibited in Rome in 1950. After the departure of L.Moonens, he became the favorite painter of patron Maurice Alhadeff. He painted landscapes, market scenes and excellent expressive portraits.
Lit: JACornet, Painting in Kinshasa, 60 years of painting in Zaire, Brussels, 1989. Contemporary African Art, Painting in Zaire, Meir Levy Collection.
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