Guilherme Marques (1887-1960)
Guilherme d'Oliveira Marques (October 12, 1887 in Brazil - May 15, 1960 in Léopoldville in the Belgian Congo (now Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo) is a Portuguese painter and sculptor, considered one of the fathers of painting African. He is buried in the Ngombé cemetery in Kinshasa. He produced numerous paintings (over 152), sculptures of wooden figures, as well as engravings and sketches. In the 1930s he worked for the newspaper "COSMO-KIN", multilingual weekly whose first issue dates from Sunday January 4, 1931.
Guilherme Marques d'Oliveira was born in Brazil on October 12, 1887 of Portuguese parents. He was a painter and sculptor. During his young adulthood, Marques moved to the Belgium Congo and resided and worked in Kinshasa which is now located in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. There he painted local scenes as well as creating wooden sculptures. He also created many sketches and engravings. Marques d'Oliviera is today considered one of the fathers of African paintings. He created over 152 paintings during his lifetime. He died in Kinshasa, Congo on May 15, 1960. On the Belgium site Katembo you find a lot of his artworks.
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