Bidspirit auction | Uche Okeke “The Return?? Woodcut

Uche Okeke “The Return?? Woodcut Print - Work is unsigned but dated 1967. Image: 16 1/2” x 9 1/4” Frame: 27 1/4” x 20 1/4”   Condition: The image is lifting from the board; otherwise, the print is in good condition.    Artist Bio:  Uche Okeke (1933-2016) was a Nigerian painter, illustrator, and teacher seminal to Nigerian modernism. A leader of the Zaria Rebels, he championed ”natural synthesis”-- merging indigenous Igbo traditions, particularly  uli , with contemporary practice. He later shaped a generation of artists as a professor at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.