Lubaina Himid, CBE: Expressionist Figurative Portrait of Two Figures
Medium: Offset Lithograph after an original painting
Dimensions: Framed: 56.5 x 83.8 cm (22 ¼ x 33 in)
Condition: Very good; minor age-consistent toning to paper. Housed in conservation-grade framing.
Artwork Description:
This striking offset lithograph reproduces a powerful figurative composition by artist Lubaina Himid. The work features two male figures, rendered in Himid's expressive style that synthesizes modernist European painting traditions with a critical, post-colonial perspective. The artist employs a dynamic interplay of line, pattern, and color to explore themes of identity, memory, and the representation of Black bodies within the visual canon.
Framing & Presentation:
Conservatively framed for display and preservation. The work is mounted in a minimalist white metal gallery frame and protected by museum-grade, non-reflective acrylic glazing with UV filtration to prevent light damage and ensure long-term stability.
Artist Biography: Lubaina Himid, CBE (b. 1954)
Professor Lubaina Himid is a British artist, curator, and cultural historian who is widely recognized as a central figure in the British Black Arts Movement of the 1980s. For over four decades, her multidisciplinary practice—encompassing painting, drawing, printmaking, and installation—has been dedicated to reclaiming the invisibilized narratives of the African diaspora and challenging the omissions of art history and institutional racism.
Born in Zanzibar, Himid was raised in the UK after the death of her father. She studied Theatre Design at the Wimbledon College of Art and later Cultural History at the Royal College of Art. Her early work was pivotal in creating a platform for Black women artists, most notably through her curatorial projects like Five Black Women (1983) and The Thin Black Line (1985).
Himid's mature work is characterized by its vibrant palette, complex spatial arrangements, and the insertion of Black protagonists into everyday and historical scenes, inviting viewers into a critical dialogue about the past and present. In 2017, she was awarded the Turner Prize, becoming both the oldest winner and the first woman of color to receive the award. She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2018 for her services to art. Himid is a Professor of Contemporary Art at the University of Central Lancashire and continues to exhibit internationally. Her works are held in major collections, including Tate, Victoria and Albert Museum, and the British Council.
Lubaina Himid, CBE: Expressionist Figurative Portrait of Two Figures
Medium: Offset Lithograph after an original painting
Dimensions: Framed: 56.5 x 83.8 cm (22 ¼ x 33 in)
Condition: Very good; minor age-consistent toning to paper. Housed in conservation-grade framing.
Artwork Description:
This striking offset lithograph reproduces a powerful figurative composition by artist Lubaina Himid. The work features two male figures, rendered in Himid's expressive style that synthesizes modernist European painting traditions with a critical, post-colonial perspective. The artist employs a dynamic interplay of line, pattern, and color to explore themes of identity, memory, and the representation of Black bodies within the visual canon.
Framing & Presentation:
Conservatively framed for display and preservation. The work is mounted in a minimalist white metal gallery frame and protected by museum-grade, non-reflective acrylic glazing with UV filtration to prevent light damage and ensure long-term stability.
Artist Biography: Lubaina Himid, CBE (b. 1954)
Professor Lubaina Himid is a British artist, curator, and cultural historian who is widely recognized as a central figure in the British Black Arts Movement of the 1980s. For over four decades, her multidisciplinary practice—encompassing painting, drawing, printmaking, and installation—has been dedicated to reclaiming the invisibilized narratives of the African diaspora and challenging the omissions of art history and institutional racism.
Born in Zanzibar, Himid was raised in the UK after the death of her father. She studied Theatre Design at the Wimbledon College of Art and later Cultural History at the Royal College of Art. Her early work was pivotal in creating a platform for Black women artists, most notably through her curatorial projects like Five Black Women (1983) and The Thin Black Line (1985).
Himid's mature work is characterized by its vibrant palette, complex spatial arrangements, and the insertion of Black protagonists into everyday and historical scenes, inviting viewers into a critical dialogue about the past and present. In 2017, she was awarded the Turner Prize, becoming both the oldest winner and the first woman of color to receive the award. She was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2018 for her services to art. Himid is a Professor of Contemporary Art at the University of Central Lancashire and continues to exhibit internationally. Her works are held in major collections, including Tate, Victoria and Albert Museum, and the British Council.
