Malangatana Ngwenya. Fountain of Blood, 1961. oil on fiberboard, Framed: 119.4 x 147.3 cm (47 x 58 in.). Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Ellis, Jr., 2012.67. Copyrighted undefined.

Fountain of Blood

1961

Malangatana Ngwenya

Malangatana Ngwenya (Mozambican, 1936–2011)

Contemporary Art

Fountain of Blood, 1961. Malangatana Ngwenya (Mozambican, 1936–2011). Oil on fiberboard; framed: 119.4 x 147.3 cm (47 x 58 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Ellis, Jr. 2012.67 © Malangatana Ngwenya / DALRO, Johannesburg / ARS, NY Fountain of Blood was featured in the 1962 First International Congress of Culture exhibition, a major festival that showcased African art in Europe, and was one of Ngwenya's first exhibited works outside Mozambique.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Malangatana Ngwenya
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: oil on fiberboard
Medium: oil, fiberboard
Dimensions: Framed: 119.4 x 147.3 cm (47 x 58 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Written in black on back of fiberboard: "Malangatana Valente/Ngwenya/20. The fountain of bood/BALOYI/aod aloim quedis Lourenco Marques" Signed in lower left corner of recto: "MALANGATANA/61"
Departments: Contemporary Art
Accession Number: 2012.67
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Ellis, Jr.
Exhibitions: Malangatana: Mozambique Modern, Contemporary Gallery Reinstallation 2021
Rights Statement: Copyrighted undefined
Museum Location: 229A Contemporary