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Antoinette Lubaki

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Antoinette Lubaki
human
Ein sex anaa genderfemale Edit
Country wey e be citizenDemocratic Republic of the Congo Edit
Name wey dem give amAntoinette, Atoinet Edit
Family nameLubaki Edit
Noble titleprincess Edit
Ein date of birth1895 Edit
Place dem born amKabinda Edit
Date wey edieunknown value Edit
Ein poppieOpperhoofd Edit
SpouseAlbert Lubaki Edit
Ein occupationpainter Edit
EmployerGeorges Thiry, Gaston-Denys Périer Edit
ResidenceLubumbashi Edit
Issued byJean Richard, Gus Bofa Edit
Has works in the collectionIwalewahaus, Royal Library of Belgium, Galerie Dierickx, Museum Plantin-Moretus Edit

Antoinette Lubaki (Atoinet Lubaki, Atoinet Mfumbi) (Bukama, Congo Free State) (1895-?) na she be a Congolese watercolourist, den Congo ein first known female artist. Dem consider am one of de forerunners of modern art insyd Congo, alongsyd ein husby, painter den ivroy worker Albert Lubaki den de tailor-painter Djilatento.[1] Na dem consider de Lubakis say dem be de first artists insyd Congo make dem create dema works for paper top.[2][3]

Albert and Antoinette Lubaki c. 1926

Early life

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Na Antoinette Lubaki be de daughter of de village chief of Bukama, then insyd Shaba (Katanga) province,[4] wich be why dem sam times refer to am as ‘princess’.[5] Na she marry to Albert Lubaki, an ivory worker wey na dem live insyd Elisabethville (now Lubumbashi).[2]

Career

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Insyd 1926 Georges Thiry, an administrator insyd de Belgian Congo, na dem dey travel for a mission[6][7] wey na dem notice de beautiful images dem make from charcoal, kaolin den clay for de walls of huts insyd Bukama.[8] Antoinette Lubaki den ein husby Albert make dis. Na Thiry be a lover of modern art, wey na dem biz de Lubakis make dem recreate de decorations den make oda work for paper in order make dem ‘perpetuate this ephemeral art’.[3] To dis end, he provide dem plus paper den watercolours, candles make dem light dema work, den de promise to buy up all dema watercolours.[9][10]

Thiry transfer de Lubakis dema work to Gaston-Denys Perier, an executive officer for de Ministry of Colonies, wey be a collector of Congolese art.[3]

Na Perier recognise de artistic value of de works wey he decide make he show Antoinette den Albert Lubaki dema work insyd Europe. De Lubakis den anoda artist Djilatendo cam turn de first Congolese artists wey dema works dey for paper top reach Europe. Na dem trade dema works der for decent prices by Perier, wey sanso keep a large collection for einself.[9] Na de Lubakis be completely unaware of dis, wey na dem even be surprise say na Thiry be interested insyd dema works.[9]

De works of Djilatendo, wey make mostly geometric motifs den animals,[9] na dem hung dem for an exhibition for de Galerie du Centaure insyd Brussels insyd 1931 alongsyd those of René Magritte den Paul Delvaux,[11] buh na dem no represent de Lubakis.[12]

De Lubakis disappear from de attention of de Western art world as dema backers Thiry den Perier fall out, wey na dem make false accusations say na dem make dema works by a European impostor.[13]

Nothing further be known about Antoinette Lubaki, wey dey include ein date of death. Insyd 1949, na dem sanso present de Lubakis dema works for Geert Van Bruaene's Gallery ‘L'Agneau moustique’ insyd Brussels, a gallery owner wey get an eye for emerging talent. Na chaw of Antoinette Lubaki ein paintings den drawings be lost.[5]

Exhibitions

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  • 1929: Primitive Arts and Popular Arts, Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels.[14]
  • 1930: Ethnographic Museum in Geneva.
  • 1931: Galerie Charles-Auguste Girard Gallery in Paris.
  • 1949: Gallery ‘L'Agneau moustique’ by Geert Van Bruaene in Brussel.
  • 2015: Beauté Congo 1926-2015 Congo Kitoko, Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain.[15]
  • 2022: Venice Biennale.[16][17]
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  • Antoinette Lubaki Sans Titre 1929
    Antoinette Lubaki Sans Titre 1929
  • Antoinette: Deux hommes trinquant (Two Men Drinking)
    Antoinette: Deux hommes trinquant (Two Men Drinking)

References

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  1. ↑ "Antoinette Lubaki". Archive of Women artists - Research & Exhibitions (in English). 2018. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "IWALEWAHAUS - #031 Untitledby Atoinet [Antoinette] Lubaki". www.iwalewahaus.uni-bayreuth.de (in German). 2023-11-13. Archived from the original on 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2021-08-27.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Antoinette Lubaki #1 : EXTRAIRE L'OEUVRE DE LA COLONIALITÉ DU TEMPS - HIYA!". 2023-10-08. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  4. ↑ "Bukama - Congo Belge Katanga" (in English). Royal Museum for Central Africa. 6 September 2023.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Antoinette Lubaki". AWARE Women artists / Femmes artistes (in French). 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  6. ↑ VELLUT, J.-L; TOEBOSCH, W; CORNET, J.-A; PIRE, F; CORNELIS, S (1992). La naissance de la peinture contemporaine en Afrique centrale 1930-1970 (in French). Tervuren: Annales Sciences historiques 16. Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.
  7. ↑ "Peintures sublimes du Congo des années 1930". Notes D'Art Brut. 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  8. ↑ "Précurseurs peintres modernes Congolais". KCongo Art (in French). 2022. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Jewsiewicki, Bogumil (1992). Art pictural zaïrois (in French). Les éditions du Septentrion. ISBN 978-2-921114-68-4.
  10. ↑ AFRICA, ART (2023-09-29). "'Modern Congo' at Galerie MAGNIN-A, France - ART AFRICA Magazine" (in British English). Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  11. ↑ "" Beauté Congo ", la grande mutation des artistes congolais". LaCroix (in French). 27 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Modern Congo 1930-1960". Magnin-A (in French). 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "Modern Congo 1930-1960". Magnin-A (in French). 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  14. ↑ Jean-Luc VELLUT (1990). "La peinture du Congo-Zaïre et la recherche de l'Afrique innocente. Présentation du livre de J.A. Cornet, R. De Cnodder, I. Dierickx & W. Toebosch : "60 ans de peinture au Zaïre"". Bulletin des Séances - Nouvelle série, Vol. 36 N° 4 (in French): 633–659.
  15. ↑ "Beauté Congo 1926-2015 Congo Kitoko". Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain (in English). 2024-12-12. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  16. ↑ "Biennale Arte 2022 | Antoinette Lubaki". La Biennale di Venezia. 2022-04-11. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  17. ↑ Rheeder, Stephan (2022-02-09). "Venice Biennale 2022 Reveals Artist List - ART AFRICA Magazine" (in British English). Retrieved 2025-01-04.
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