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Nengi Omuku – Parables of Joy

AdminOctober 31, 2022
Comfort and Joy, 2022, Oil on sanyan| Painting size:180cm x 130cm|Total size:200cm x 143cm
Comfort and Joy, 2022, Oil on sanyan| Painting size:180cm x 130cm|Total size:200cm x 143cm
Flux, 2022, Oil on Sanyan | Painting size: 92cm X 62cm | Total size: 110cm X 66cm
Flux, 2022, Oil on Sanyan | Painting size: 92cm X 62cm | Total size: 110cm X 66cm
Kwadwo I, 2022, Oil on Sanyan | Painting size: 92cm X 62cm | Total size: 110cm X 66cm
Kwadwo I, 2022, Oil on Sanyan | Painting size: 92cm X 62cm | Total size: 110cm X 66cm
Quorum, 2022, Oil on Sanyan | Painting size:120cm x 185cm|Total size:131cm x 203cm
Quorum, 2022, Oil on Sanyan | Painting size:120cm x 185cm|Total size:131cm x 203cm
Reclining figures, 2022, Oil on Sanyan | Painting size:80cm x 110cm|Total size:92cm x 130cm
Reclining figures, 2022, Oil on Sanyan | Painting size:80cm x 110cm|Total size:92cm x 130cm
Red Velvet, 2022, Oil on Sanyan | Painting size:92cm x 62cm|Total size:106cm x 75cm
Red Velvet, 2022, Oil on Sanyan | Painting size:92cm x 62cm|Total size:106cm x 75cm
Repose, 2022, Oil on Sanyan | Painting size:160cm x 200cm| Total size:220cm x 215cm
Repose, 2022, Oil on Sanyan | Painting size:160cm x 200cm| Total size:220cm x 215cm
Swing, 2022, Oil on Sanyan. Painting size 190cm x 124cm, Total size 212cm x 148cm
Swing, 2022, Oil on Sanyan. Painting size 190cm x 124cm, Total size 212cm x 148cm
The Eucalyptus, 2022, Oil on Sanyan | Painting size:151cm x 230cm|Total size:170cm x 250cm
The Eucalyptus, 2022, Oil on Sanyan | Painting size:151cm x 230cm|Total size:170cm x 250cm

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