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Ludovic Nkoth — Father's day
Ludovic Nkoth

Father's day

2024

Rendered in watercolor on paper, "Father's Day" (2024) is an intimate work by Cameroonian-born, New York-based painter Ludovic Nkoth, measuring 61 × 45.7 cm and presented in a frame included with the acquisition. The piece channels the quiet emotional registers that have come to define Nkoth's practice, where figuration serves as both personal testimony and broader cultural meditation. Working in watercolor, Nkoth navigates the particular challenges of the medium with confidence, allowing transparency and luminosity to carry psychological weight in ways that oil or acrylic simply cannot replicate. The result is a work that feels simultaneously tender and structurally resolved. Nkoth has earned significant critical attention for his ability to locate vulnerability within figural painting, and "Father's Day" extends that inquiry into the specific terrain of familial bonds and inherited identity. The subject matter resonates with recurring themes in his broader body of work, where Blackness, memory, and belonging intersect without sentimentality or didacticism. The choice of watercolor on paper reinforces a sense of intimacy and immediacy, suggesting something closer to a private record than a formal pronouncement. For collectors, this smaller-scale work on paper offers a rare entry point into Nkoth's evolving language at a moment when his institutional profile continues to grow. Available through Anthony Gallery, this signed work represents a considered and emotionally resonant addition to any collection focused on contemporary figuration. Its compact dimensions and works-on-paper format make it highly versatile within a collector's context, while its thematic depth ensures that it rewards sustained looking over time.

Medium
Watercolor on paper
Overall
Framed
Signed
Yes
Location
Anthony Gallery, Chicago, IL

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Ludovic Nkoth, Father's day, 2024

Rendered in watercolor on paper, "Father's Day" (2024) is an intimate work by Cameroonian-born, New York-based painter Ludovic Nkoth, measuring 61 × 45.7 cm and presented in a frame included with the acquisition. The piece channels the quiet emotional registers that have come to define Nkoth's practice, where figuration serves as both personal testimony and broader cultural meditation. Working in watercolor, Nkoth navigates the particular challenges of the medium with confidence, allowing transparency and luminosity to carry psychological weight in ways that oil or acrylic simply cannot replicate. The result is a work that feels simultaneously tender and structurally resolved. Nkoth has earned significant critical attention for his ability to locate vulnerability within figural painting, and "Father's Day" extends that inquiry into the specific terrain of familial bonds and inherited identity. The subject matter resonates with recurring themes in his broader body of work, where Blackness, memory, and belonging intersect without sentimentality or didacticism. The choice of watercolor on paper reinforces a sense of intimacy and immediacy, suggesting something closer to a private record than a formal pronouncement. For collectors, this smaller-scale work on paper offers a rare entry point into Nkoth's evolving language at a moment when his institutional profile continues to grow. Available through Anthony Gallery, this signed work represents a considered and emotionally resonant addition to any collection focused on contemporary figuration. Its compact dimensions and works-on-paper format make it highly versatile within a collector's context, while its thematic depth ensures that it rewards sustained looking over time.

Medium
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions
overall: 61 x 45.7 cm • framed: 73.7 x 58.4 cm
Year
2024
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Anthony Gallery, Chicago, IL

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