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Tunji Adeniyi-Jones — Red Bird Keeper
Tunji Adeniyi-Jones

Red Bird Keeper

2018

A vibrant figurative composition by Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, *Red Bird Keeper* (2018) features a stylized human form rendered in bold, flat planes of warm color against a dynamic, patterned background. The work reflects Adeniyi-Jones's signature aesthetic, drawing on West African visual traditions and modernist influences to create a sense of rhythmic movement and cultural celebration. The central figure appears in harmonious dialogue with the birds surrounding them, evoking themes of nature, mythology, and identity.

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Signed
Yes

Notes

Execution: Painted in 2018.

🔨 Auction Lot

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

March 8, 2002

Estimate: $50,000$70,000

Sold: $53,340

Lot 12

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Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, Red Bird Keeper, 2018

A vibrant figurative composition by Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, *Red Bird Keeper* (2018) features a stylized human form rendered in bold, flat planes of warm color against a dynamic, patterned background. The work reflects Adeniyi-Jones's signature aesthetic, drawing on West African visual traditions and modernist influences to create a sense of rhythmic movement and cultural celebration. The central figure appears in harmonious dialogue with the birds surrounding them, evoking themes of nature, mythology, and identity.

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
188 x 147.3 cm
Year
2018
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Fluid Figuration, Figurative Painting, Contemporary Painter, Mythological Subject, Bold Colors, Male Artist, Afrofuturism, Emerging Artist, Vertical Format, Red And Gold Tones, Nigerian-British Artist, Oil on Canvas

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