Anthony Azekwoh painting, Lagos studio

ANTHONYAZEKWOH

Mythmaker.

Painting myth into existence. Paintings, sculptures, and prints from the Lagos studio. Stories that refuse to be forgotten.

The Prints
The Prints

The prints are the way in. Drawn from the archive, signed and numbered, shipped from the Lagos studio. The wall, the shelf, the room you are still building.

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The Last Dance by Anthony Azekwoh — a woman mid-turn in a flowing dress as the room empties, warm gold light, the evening's final dance.

The Last Dance

10.8 × 14.5 in · 400gsm artiste matte polyester canvas print · Edition of 30

€77,95
Sold outThe Red Man

The Red Man

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Sold outYasuke by Anthony Azekwoh: the African samurai with two crossed katana before a red sun, in Edo-period armour.

Yasuke

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Mami Wata by Anthony Azekwoh: three dark water-spirit figures intertwined in turquoise water with gold serpentine currents and a thread of red, the West African deity of the deep.

Mami Wata

34 × 46 in · Archival photo paper · Edition of 30

€486,95
Oriana by Anthony Azekwoh: a soft pastel portrait of a young woman with braided hair threaded with silver, a nose ring, holding a multicoloured bouquet, in lavender and white tones.

Oriana

34 × 46 in · Archival photo paper · Edition of 30

€575,95
Mama Gold by Anthony Azekwoh: a dark-skinned matriarch crowned with gold curls, smoking a cigar, with glowing gold eyes, gold hoop earrings and a gold chain.

Mama Gold

17 × 23 in · Archival photo paper · Edition of 20

€261,95
Goldie by Anthony Azekwoh: a glamorous Black woman with voluminous hair glancing over her shoulder, in a gold halter and white fur stole, wearing gold rings and earrings against a gold ground.

Goldie

17 × 23 in · Archival photo paper · Edition of 20

€261,95
The Traveller by Anthony Azekwoh: an elderly man wrapped in deep red robes and turban with one clouded eye and white marks on his face, a leather amulet at his collar, against a gold ground.

The Traveller

17 × 23 in · Archival photo paper · Edition of 20

€261,95
Cleopatra by Anthony Azekwoh: a Black queen with a large afro and a gold cobra crown, in a teal dress with gold shoulder pieces, a black cat beside her and pyramids in the distance.

Cleopatra

17 × 23 in · Archival photo paper · Edition of 38

€212,95
Ayra Starr by Anthony Azekwoh: a portrait of a young woman with long flowing hair glancing over her shoulder, a single bright star above her head, against a deep red background.

Ayra Starr

17 × 23 in · Archival photo paper · Edition of 38

€212,95
Stardust by Anthony Azekwoh: a loosely painted portrait of an older Black woman with luminous pale eyes, wrapped in grey-blue cloth, surrounded by white eight-pointed stars.

Stardust

17 × 23 in · Archival photo paper · Edition of 38

€212,95
Morningstar by Anthony Azekwoh: an indigo-skinned figure with a large afro and glowing gold eyes against a field of orange flame, wearing a gold chain with a white flower on the chest.

Morningstar

12 × 17 in · Archival photo paper · Edition of 38

€106,95
Tutu by Anthony Azekwoh: a serene Black woman in a head-wrap and strands of red coral beads against a teal background, her gaze turned gently downward.

Tutu

12 × 17 in · Archival photo paper · Edition of 50

€84,95
The Lover by Anthony Azekwoh: a weathered older figure with glowing gold eyes and a cigarette, in an open gold shirt and silver chains, against a mottled gold ground.

The Lover

12 × 17 in · Archival photo paper · Edition of 50

€84,95
Father Time by Anthony Azekwoh: an old-master style profile of an ancient bald bearded man in red robes against an aged green-gold ground, the surface painted to look cracked with age.

Father Time

12 × 17 in · Archival photo paper · Edition of 50

€84,95
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The prints are the way in. The originals are one of one, painted by hand and offered through the register. Names are honoured in the order they arrive.

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The Griot

"The canon was incomplete. I am completing it. Every portrait is an ancestor returning. Every colour a language the colony tried to erase."

Anthony Azekwoh, Lagos