Alphonse KIABELUA. (Luba, DRC, 1927) Lot n° 2

Le village sur le fleuve. Huile sur toile. 69 x 98 cm. Signé en bas à droite, ca 1940, 106 x 95cm, encadré. Alphonse Kiabelua was a brother of the Congolese painter Jean Bata He was a student in Pierre Romain-Desfossés’ workshop (called «Le Hangar») in Elisabethville (now Lubumbashi) In ‘50 he became a member of the Stanley Pool School under the artist and teacher Laurent Moonens Kiabelua is a self-taught artist who painted mainly portraits with exaggerated heads in the style of «traditional» sculpture and landscapes scenes. This artist proposes an immersive art. The transport to a forest full of mysterious fables. Landscapes that hold unimaginable secrets. A gift for the most sensitive eyes.