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Vintage c1967 Mid Century Abstract Modern Nude Eli Kyeyune Oil Painting on Board

Vintage c1967 Mid Century Abstract Modern Nude Eli Kyeyune Oil Painting on Board

Regular price $2,400.00 USD
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Mid Century Oil on Board - original frame - Board measures 19.5 x 29.5 inches - framed, (some wear to frame) 26 x 36" Three individuals.

Kyeyune attended the Makerere School of Fine Arts in Kampala from 1959 to 1962. In 1965, He joined Elimo Njau at the Chemi Chemi Cultural Centre in Nairobi where he successfully began selling his paintings. He has been recorded as the Treasurer at the first meeting of Community of East African Artists in 1964.

Kyeyune conducted ethnographic research with the Department of History at Makerere. From 1995 to 1998, he lectured in painting and sculpture at the Design Centre, Institute of teachers Education Kyambogo.

Specializing in portraiture, Kyeyune oil paintings have been shown at exhibitions as far back as the Uganda Museum in 1964 and the New Stanley Gallery in Nairobi that closed in 1970.

Eli Kyeyune is a Postwar & Contemporary painter. Eli Kyeyune's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from $6,290 USD to $16,113 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2014 the record price for this artist at auction is $16,113 USD for Untitled, sold at Circle Art Gallery in 2015.
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