Georges Adingra — "Les 3 Rois." Carborundum painting chair and irregularities to the timber

and irregularities to the timber

was its condition

In Les 3 Rois

Mounted in frame and ready to hang

it transforms into something altogether warmer

Georges Adingra — "Les 3 Rois." Carborundum painting chair and irregularities to the timberA richly textured carborundum composition by Georges Adingra, titled Les 3 Rois (The Three Kings), presenting a compact yet striking arrangement of stylised figures rendered in earthy reds, ochres and deep charcoal tones. Born in Ivory Coast in 1933, Adingra is widely described as having come from a royal or chiefly lineage, a background that placed him within a strong cultural and symbolic tradition from an early age. Like many artists of his