品类
绘画
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丙烯
作品类型
原作
开立证明书之单位/机构
PARIS AFRICA Gallery
签名
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作品不含裱框面积
55.3 x 75.8 cm(21.77 x 29.84 in)
开立收据之单位/机构
PARIS AFRICA Gallery
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票据
作品描述
Alexander Skunder Boghossian (b. Ethiopia, 1937 - 2003)Homage to Abebe Bikila, 1984Acrylic on canvas board
75.8 × 55.3 cm Ethiopia

Homage to Abebe Bikila was inspired by Bikila the legendary Ethiopian runner who triumphed at the 1960 Rome Olympics when he captivated a world audience by winning the Marathon, running barefoot.

Boghossian created this work eleven years after the runner’s early death, and at a time when Ethiopia was in the devastating grip of the Derg junta and in an era of widespread pessimism and despair about African politics and the future of the continent. In this work, with its emotionally powerful, luminous red background and strong primary colours, Boghossian deliberately reminds viewers of Bikila’s inspirational victory, drawing specific attention to the extraordinary achievements of this courageous man and to the unique human potential of a continent. 

Skunder BOGHOSSIAN
(1937-2003)

Homage to Abebe Bikila(1984)

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