Sombo Marie José

Painting by Marie José Sombo in the workshop.

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Special artwork created by Al Georg depicting Marie José Sombo, a Congolese radio and print journalist, considered the first black women journalist in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She played a fundamental role in the recognition of Congolese women journalists since the end of the colonial era.

Acrylic painting on canvas mounted on a rot-proof rigid plate. Drawing constructed using special ancestral black steel nails. The heads of the earring nails are gilded with 24-carat pure gold leaf.

Size without frame: 49.5 x 62 cm.
Size with frame: 51.2 x 63.7 cm.
Black Nielsen aluminum frame.
Thickness: 2.7 cm.
Weight: approximately 4.75 kg.

Under the effect of light, the nails sparkle differently like stars.

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