African Original Folk Art Oil Painting on Canvas in Frame Signed Bikes (Sylvain Bikinudou)

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This is an original primitive oil painting on canvas signed Bikis lower right. Bikis (Sylvain Bikindou) and his wife Alda … Read more This is an original primitive oil painting on canvas signed Bikis lower right. Bikis (Sylvain Bikindou) and his wife Alda (Alda Zita Look Bikindou) are African folk artists who had fled the war torn Republic of Congo in a search to raise their family. They now have a successful gallery in Cape Town South Africa. This oil was painted by Bikis and is signed lower right. It depicts African dancers. Fabulous colors. Professionally framed with inner gilt frame. Ready to hang.
In near mint condition no damage or repairs to the canvas. The frame has a few scuff marks.
Please note the following
History:
African Artist couple from Congo Bikis and Alda arrived in South Africa in the middle of winter 2000 lugging along everything they had at that time - a couple of suitcases and some precious tubes of paint.
They fled the war-torn Republic of Congo six months earlier in a desperate search for a safer place to raise a family. The difficult journey took them through Angola where they tried to survive for four months by painting and selling these paintings. They continued on through Namibia where, for two months, they again managed to live off proceeds from their paintings. Those precious tubes of paint proved to be their lifeline not only during the harrowing nomadic six months but also after their arrival in South Africa.
The French-speaking Congolese Artists finally settled in Cape Town where, at first, they struggled to survive. As refugees unable to understand or speak English, Alda and Bikis untiringly painted as fast as they could and just as untiringly tried to sell those paintings at competitive prices. Eventually it all paid off.
Eight years after arriving in Cape Town, the couple secured a place to sell their African themed paintings at the V & A Waterfront. Art lovers from all over the world have snapped up these paintings and other artworks.
Over the years, the couple has evolved a rather unique method of collaboration for some of the paintings. Bikis might start with sketches on a canvas and Alda fills it in with colors and finer details.
At the end of 2010, their Online Gallery was born. Here, the couple’s fascinating artworks,showcased and made available to clients and interested parties all over the world.
 item specifics:
OVERALL SIZE IN INCHES:
Frame: 41 Wide x 23 high x 2.25 deep.
Site: 36 wide x 19 high.
COLOR: Multicolors
YEAR: 21st Century
OVERALL CONDITION (SEE SCALE BELOW):
CONDITION: C8-Near mint
MATERIAL: Oil on canvas
MAKER:Bikis (Sylvain Bikindou) Cape Town, South Africa

CONDITION GRADING SCALE: C10-New, never used. C9-Mint C8-Near mint C7-Excellent C6-Very good C5-Good
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