Thomas Tchopzan - “Centrale Bank West-Afrika 1000 Frs CFA”
- Description
- Thomas Tchopzan (1960-2024)
| Type of artwork | Sculpture / Object |
| Year | 1994 |
| Technique | Wood |
| Style | African |
| Subject | Figures |
| Dimensions | 55 x 105 x 5 cm (h x w x d) |
| Signed | Hand signed |
| Edition | 1 |
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“Central Bank West Africa 1000 Frs CFA” is a large-format (over a meter wide) hardwood carved and painted banknote by renowned Cameroonian artist Thomas Tchopzan.
This work, together with another work by Thomas Tchopzan offered on this site, forms a pair.
Thomas Tchopzan, together with artists such as Cherry Samba, was part of a wave of African avant-garde artists who conquered Europe in the 1990s.
This is a link to an article in NRC about Tchopzan and other African artists in that period:
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1993/04/16/schonheit-macht-schamhaft-galerie-aschenbach-7179899-a654793?t=1744025938
If desired, you will receive an invoice with the work.
When you buy both works, you will also receive a banknote on which these works of art are modeled.
This work, together with another work by Thomas Tchopzan offered on this site, forms a pair.
Thomas Tchopzan, together with artists such as Cherry Samba, was part of a wave of African avant-garde artists who conquered Europe in the 1990s.
This is a link to an article in NRC about Tchopzan and other African artists in that period:
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/1993/04/16/schonheit-macht-schamhaft-galerie-aschenbach-7179899-a654793?t=1744025938
If desired, you will receive an invoice with the work.
When you buy both works, you will also receive a banknote on which these works of art are modeled.
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| Condition | Very good | ||||||||||
| the work is in excellent condition. | |||||||||||
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| Pick up | The work can be picked up on location. As a buyer you must bring your own packaging materials. The location is: Arnhem, The Netherlands | ||||||||||
| Shipment | Parcel post | ||||||||||
| Price | > 10KG or bigger than 1.00 x 0.50 meter
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| Extra | In case of a purchase price above € 500.- you will have to pay an additional fee of (maximum) € 7.50 for extra shipping insurance | ||||||||||
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| Guarantee | By putting the item up for auction, I agree with the Terms of Guarantee as they are applicable at Kunstveiling regarding the accuracy of the description of the item | ||||||||||
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Cameroonian