PiliPili Mulongoy, (Ngolo, Katanga, 1914 –Kinshasa,... Lot n° 111

69X101 cm Pili Pili was born in a family of fishermen in Ngolo, in the province of Katanga in former Belgian Congo. In 1947, he succeeded in entering the young "Indigenous Native Art Academy", the official name of the Hangar Workshop created by former officer Pierre Romain-Desfossés. Later, Pili Pili joined the Academy of Fine Arts in Lubumbashi as a teacher. Each scene of his paintings is executed with meticulousness and movements are emphasized by the application of thin touches of bright colors that quickly draw attention.