Hargreaves Ntukwana (south Africa 1938-1998). Around 1970. Mixed Media.

Aluminum frame, ecru mat. (Usual wear). Dimensions 70 x 90 cm. Dimensions without frame: 53 x 73 cm. Sign.
Hargreaves Ntukwana (1938-1998) was born in South Africa.
He studied Music, and Fine Arts with Cecil Scotties at the African School of Art in Harare and privately at the Artist Colony of Toledo, Spain. Hargreaves was first recognized for his artistry when he designed a cover for the album "Dollar Brand Underground in Africa". He continued to design for Letta Mbulu's record company, and also painted the costume designs for the cast of the multiracial show “Black and White is Beautiful” which toured overseas with Welcome Msomi.
He was the first black artist to exhibit at the Alder Fielding Gallery in Johannesburg in 1967.
From 1972 he exhibited in Salisbury and Harare, Zimbabwe at the African School of Art. His first solo exhibition abroad took place in London in 1973 and from there exhibitions were held in Paris, Munich, Frankfurt, Denhaag Bonn, Denmark, Zurich, San Diego, Atlanta. His work is popular in the USA where he has exhibited extensively since his first exhibition in Boston in 1974.
His works are in charcoal, watercolor, pen and ink, but he has mainly used the technique of blowing oils diluted on paper.