Ernest Mancoba

French · 1904–2002 · Painter, Sculptor

Ernest (Methuen) Mancoba was an avant-garde artist, born in Transvaal Colony, who spent the majority of his life in Europe. He was probably South Africa's first professional… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Ernest Mancoba, Musician, carved teakMusicianStrauss & Co · ZAR 613,872≈ $50,092≈ £32,921≈ €45,771Sign up to see
  2. Ernest Mancoba, Untitled, 1965, ink and watercolour on paperUntitledPhillips · £10,080≈ $13,961≈ €11,787Sign up to see
  3. Ernest Mancoba, Head of a Mapedi, carved teakHead of a MapediStrauss & Co · ZAR 102,312≈ $7,028≈ £5,367≈ €6,029Sign up to see

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Ernest (Methuen) Mancoba was an avant-garde artist, born in Transvaal Colony, who spent the majority of his life in Europe. He was probably South Africa's first professional Black modern artist, and exhibited from the late 1920s onward.

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Born 1904, TurffonteinDied 2002, ClamartOccupation Painter, Sculptor, DraughtsmanWikidata Q3057074 ↗ULAN 500122098 ↗

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Also known as Ernest Methuen Mancoba, Ngungunyana, Ngungunyana Mancoba

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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