Ibrahima Kébé (1955-2019) - La fratrie

Unique painting of contemporary African naive art - Senegal by artist Ibrahima Kébé

Ibrahima Kébé, born October 2, 1955 in Kaolack and died September 8, 2019 in Dakar, was a Senegalese contemporary artist.

Kébé was a painter of everyday life: he portrayed snapshots of life in Senegalese society. He painted fleeting moments of colorful life, full of naivety, poetry, sincerity and emotion.

Ibrahima Kebé apprehends the universe by telling us stories through his brush, capturing moments of happiness — children playing, women talking to each other, characters in motion caught in their dreams. The actors in these scenes of life, often with their heads tilted back, give them a coquettish air, a charm, a slight sway — flexibility in the face of life’s uncertainties — as they go about their occupations.

No other artist, in Senegal’s contemporary arts, did as he did, created such forms with such colors. In his works, women occupied a place that was, if not essential, at least preeminent.

His works have been exhibited in many countries and to countless collectors around the world.

Provenance: private collection - Côte d’Azur

22x48cm

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