A Barotse Woman
Alfred Neville Lewis 1895 - 1972
Summary
Head and chest portrait of a Barotse woman, from Western Zambia, her head turned three-quarters to the left. There is a heavy fence made of small tree trunks in the upper background. The sky is bright blue and the earth is a hot orange colour. Impressionistic in style with short strokes of paint working to construct the image. There is high illumination on parts of her face suggesting strong sunlight.
Object Name
A Barotse Woman
Creators Name
Date Created
1928
Dimensions
unframed: 40.8cm x 30.4cm
framed: 56cm x 46cm
accession number
1929.25
Place of creation
Livingstone
Support
panel
Medium
oil paint