Vintage Mid-Century Original Oil Painting (three figures) by Aileen Lipkin

Vintage Mid-Century Original Oil Painting (three figures) by Aileen LipkinA rare early painting by the noted South African artist, Aileen Lipkin (1933 1994). She showed at The Lidchi Art Gallery and Goodman Galleries in South Africa as well as the Grosvenor Gallery, John Whibley Gallery, London and the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon. Lipkin was commissioned to create public works and other large scale installations. Her work is in many private collections and public museums internationally. Heavy oil paint mixed with sand

Size:13” w x 12” d x 14” t

The deeper meaning of the kanaga mask apparently pertains both to God

never waning and only increasing then I know it is for me exceptional

The figure itself is about  150 years old and feels very smooth and comfortable to hold

Age: 19th C or earlie

Examples such as this one were used as a storage of wealth and when metal was needed for either large transactions or when tools

Size:13” w (widest point includ

whose goal is to transport the souls of deceased family members away from the village and to enhance the prestige of the deceased and his descendants by magnificent masked performances and generous displays of hospitality

Size: 12” w x 14” t

Utilitarian objects were all carved form wood as were buildings

It is almost a must for Vaishnavites (Hindu’s who worship primarily Vishnu) to have one of this image on their altar

symmetry and colour