Lot 123: Richard Onyango (Kenyan, born 1960) Bedford truck (Truck series) 31 1/2 x 39 3/8in (80 x 100cm)

Bedford truck (Truck series)
signed, inscribed and dated 'Richard/Malindi Kenya 2009' (lower right); further inscribed 'Bedford truck in India (from Truck Series)' (lower left)
acrylic on canvas
31 1/2 x 39 3/8in (80 x 100cm)

PROVENANCE:
Purchased from the artist
A private collection, UK

In the 1980's the young Onyango embarked on a passionate affair with Drosie, an English doctor of Anglo-Asian descent. The affair ended tragically with her sudden death through illness nine months later. Several years later, Onyango started to paint his memories and fantasies involving his former lover, leading to a celebrated and remarkable series of paintings which continues to the present day. This painting is inspired by Onyango's fantasies of Drosie's journeys to her motherland, India.