Untitled (Congolese symbolism) by Jacques Zigoma
Untitled (Congolese symbolism)
Jacques Zigoma
Title
Untitled (Congolese symbolism)
Artist
Year
1955
Technique
gouache
Image Size
12 1/2 x 14 3/4" image and paper size
Signature
pigment signature in lower right
Edition Size
Annotations
in pigment before signature "P.P.P." (for "Poto Poto Painter", of the Peintures de Poto Poto school); on verso, notations by school founder Pierre Lods read, "Atelier des Peintures de Poto Poto, Brazzaville, Juillet 1955", and his signature
Reference
Paper
cream wove
State
Publisher
Inventory ID
22323
Price
$750.00
Description
Zigoma often signed his works with the triple "P's" of the Poto Poto School of Painting, or Atelier des Peintures de Poto Poto. The school was founded in colonial Congo in 1951 by Pierre Lods (nephew of Jean Lods), in the city of Brazzaville. Lods' aim was to provide a space for creation using modern mediums without employing contemporary stylistic interference. The works of the students at PPP became popular enough to allow expansion and the sales of the works signed "P.P.P." were divided evenly between the students and the school. Zigoma became one of the most recognized artists of the school's post-colonial age, appearing in Life magazine in 1966.