Nzebo Olive L'infirmiere Acrylic and marker on canvas 100 x 100 cm. Signed and dated 'Boris Nzebo 14'. Signed, dated and titled '"OLIVE L'INFIRMIÈRE 2014 Boris Nzebo"' and with information on material, work and dimensions verso on canvas. - Traces of studio and minor traces of age. Provenance Jack Bell Gallery, London (label verso); private collection, Europe Nzebo makes paintings that draw on the surroundings of his home town Douala, Cameroon's largest city. He uses a strong colour palette that evokes the murals and graffiti of street culture found throughout Douala's suburbs. While at times kitsch, his works are instantly recognizable - simultaneously personal and universal - and speak a language familiar to Douala's inhabitants. Nzebo's stylized execution owes a lot to painted haircut signs found outside Cameroon's barber shops. Appropriating the language of advertising he creates portraits taken from detailed studies of traditional African hairstyles, often elaborate, and combines them with informal snapshots of local neighbourhoods, urban architecture and scenes from daily life. Boris Nzebo Olive L'infirmière Acryl und Marker auf Leinwand 100 x 100 cm. Signiert und datiert 'Boris Nzebo 14''. Rückseitig auf der Leinwand signiert, datiert und betitelt '"OLIVE L'INFIRMIÈRE 2014 Boris Nzebo"' sowie mit Material-, Werk- und Maßangaben. - Mit Atelier- und leichten Altersspuren. Provenienz Jack Bell Gallery, London (mit rückseitigem Aufkleber); Privatsammlung, Europa Nzebo makes paintings that draw on the surroundings of his home town Douala, Cameroon's largest city. He uses a strong colour palette that evokes the murals and graffiti of street culture found throughout Douala's suburbs. While at times kitsch, his works are instantly recognizable - simultaneously personal and universal - and speak a language familiar to Douala's inhabitants. Nzebo's stylized execution owes a lot to painted haircut signs found outside Cameroon's barber shops. Appropriating the language of advertising he creates portraits taken from detailed studies of traditional African hairstyles, often elaborate, and combines them with informal snapshots of local neighbourhoods, urban architecture and scenes from daily life.