Cattle Feeding

Object Details

Sam Ntiro, 1922-1993, born Tanzania

Label Text

Sam Ntiro is one of the pioneers of African modern painting from Eastern Africa and perhaps the best representative of the programs of the Makerere University art school in Uganda. This work well represents his oeuvre which most frequently focused upon pastoral and genre scenes, and was characterized by skillful use of chiaroscuro and simple, elegant forms.

Description

Oil on masonite painting of a pastoral scene painted in rich ochres and greens depicting a herd of cattle grazing in a pasture in the foreground and hills and forests beyond. The forms are awash in a soft light. While the artist uses volume and layering to suggest a deep space, the cattle in the foreground present nearly flat, very simple and elegant silhouettes, which recall the atmospheric qualities of rock arts.

Provenance

Private collection, -- to 2000

Exhibition History

African Art, African Voices: Long Steps Never Broke a Back, Cincinnati Art Museum, October 8, 2005-January 1, 2006

Recent Acquisitions and Promised Gifts, National Museum of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., October 18, 2002-January 5, 2003

Yonkers, NY, Temple Emanu-El, 4th Annual Arts Festival, organized by Harmon Foundation [1961]

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Credit Line

Museum purchase

ca. 1964

Object number

2000-11-2

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on masonite

Dimensions

H x W: 91.4 x 121.9 cm (36 x 48 in.)

Geography

Tanzania

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Topic

cow

Record ID

nmafa_2000-11-2

Metadata Usage (text)

Not determined

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys72ad4023a-631e-4e34-a540-ddd3b8286342