Artist Auction Records
Frederic Bruly Bouabre

Frederic Bruly Bouabre (1921 - 2014) was active/lived in France, Africa, Cote D'Ivoire.  Frederic Bruly Bouabre is known for Painting.

Frédéric Bruly Bouabré was born in Zéprégüé, Côte d'Ivoire, in 1923 and is recognized as one of the greatest contemporary artists from West Africa.  He was amongst the first of his generation from Côte d'Ivoire to be educated by the French colonial government. 

He was a self-taught artist - in the West he might have been viewed as an "outsider" though this term is meaningless in the African context.  A fascination with language and literature permeates his work.  'Alphabet Bété' (1991/92), which was shown at Documenta 2002, comprises an alphabet Bouabré invented, for Bété people, made up of over 400 signs which correspond to phonetic syllables. 

Bouabré was profoundly influenced by a vision he had on March 11th, 1948, when he witnessed seven suns orbiting round the sun.  This revelatory experience lead him to embark on a lifelong mission of conducting and collecting research about art, religion, philosophy and other fields of knowl   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2677 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 227 auction lots for Frederic Bruly Bouabre (of which 112 auction records sold and 1 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

.  There are 0 artworks for sale on our website by galleries and art dealers . There are 0 galleries and art dealers listing works of art by Frederic Bruly Bouabre as either "Wanted" or "For Sale" .

Research resources

.  askART lists Frederic Bruly Bouabre in 0 of its research Essays. Frederic Bruly Bouabre has 4 artist signature examples available in our database.

Similar artists

.  There are 24 similar (related) artists for Frederic Bruly Bouabre available:    Cyprien Tokoudagba,  Romuald Hazoume,  John Goba,  George Lilanga,  Goncalo Mabunda,  Cheri Samba,  Soly Cisse,  Moke,  Cheri (Joseph Kinkonda) Cherin,  Malangatana Valente Ngwenya,  Dominique Zinkpe,  Pierre Bodo Pampu,  Jean Paul Nsima Mika,  Aboudia,  Benedict Chukwikadibia Enwonwu,  El Anatsui,  Nnenna Okore,  Owusu Ankomah,  Ablade Glover,  Armand Boua,  Geoffrey Ernest Katantazi Mukasa,  Vincent Michea,  Ismael Kateregga,  Godfried Donkor



Copyright © 1999-2024 askART.com and underlying auction houses. All Rights Reserved. Digital copying of these images and content strictly prohibited; violators will be subject to the law including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
 
Art images copyright© of artist or assignee

Musée du visage africain (3rd Version) , 2006

Frederic Bruly Bouabre

Lot 19
Estimate Range: 
Sales Price:   (+81% over est.)

Art images copyright© of artist or assignee

Costumes - 2010 (40) , 2014

Frederic Bruly Bouabre

Lot 60
Estimate Range: 
Sales Price:   (+12% over est.)

Art images copyright© of artist or assignee

Aimez-vous ces chaussures? (Do you like these shoes?), 2008 (49)

Frederic Bruly Bouabre

Lot 15
Estimate Range: 
Sales Price:

Art images copyright© of artist or assignee

The art of chance: Set of 31 drawings, 2006-2009

Frederic Bruly Bouabre

Lot 4
Estimate Range: 
Sales Price:   (+4% over est.)

Art images copyright© of artist or assignee

LA SUBLIME BEAUTÉ DES CINQ CONTINENTS (35) , 2008

Frederic Bruly Bouabre

Lot 19
Estimate Range: 
Sales Price:

Art images copyright© of artist or assignee

UN NUAGE DANS LE CIEL (28) , 2010

Frederic Bruly Bouabre

Lot 86
Estimate Range: 
Sales Price:   (+62% over est.)



Inside pricing art ... 

  • Millions of auction records
  • Prices for 350,000+ artists
  • Auction lots to 1987
WATCH VIDEO

Subscribe to askART's alerts and research services for a global art market.

Popular

Monthly

$29.95 / mo.

  • Full access
  • Plan Details

  •    Auction Records
  •    Upcoming at Auction
  •    New / Recent Sales
  •    Artist Signatures
  •    Sales Graph Analysis
  •    30 Artist Alerts
Recurring, cancel any time

Yearly

$325.00 / yr.

  • Full Access
  • Plan Details

  • · Same as monthly
  • · Save 10%
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
Recurring, cancel any time

1 Day

$19.95 / day

  • Full Access
  • Plan Details

  • · 10 Artist Alerts
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  

Sample askART Records

•  Cy Twombly  Minimalism
•  Georgia O'Keeffe  Landscapes
•  Andrew Wyeth  Portraits
•  Ed Ruscha  Pop word illusions
•  Camille Pissarro  Impressionist

 
Top