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El Anatsui Prints and Multiples

Ghanian, b. 1944

Ghanaian artist and sculptor El Anatsui uses humble found materials — mostly famously, bottle caps — to make monumental artworks. Currently living and working in Nigeria, Anatsui is known for defying categorization, with sculptures that have been described variously as resembling quilts, animal hides, chainmail, lace and mosaics. He also creates smaller-scale abstract prints with a similar look and energy.

Anatsui was born in 1944 and earned his bachelor’s degree from Ghana’s Kumasi College of Arts, Science and Technology in 1968. He followed it up with a postgraduate diploma in art education and took his first teaching post at the University of Education in Ghana in 1969. In the late 1970s, Anatsui began creating his own art, mainly in terra-cotta, inspired by traditional African forms.

In 1982, Anatsui became a lecturer at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where he continued to teach until 2011. Over the 1980s, he branched out and experimented with materials like wood, giving him greater freedom of scale, pattern and color. Over time, he began to use smaller pieces of metal stitched-together copper wire to build grandiose sculptures, which became his signature look and technique. In addition to bottle caps, Anatsui is known for using printing plates, iron nails, railroad ties and tin cans.

Whatever material he chooses for any given piece, Anatsui ensures that it has a connection to Africa, often sourcing from local recycling stations. His work is an exploration of the environment, waste, colonialism, local traditions, consumption and the connections between all of these facets. In the process, he transforms discarded items into beautiful art installations.

In 2008, Anatsui was recognized for his contributions to art with a Lifetime Achievement award at the Venice Biennale. His work has been exhibited all over the world, including at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City, the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, the National Museum of Ethnology in Osaka and Rice Gallery in Houston. In 2022, Damiani Publishers released a 360-page book titled El Anatsui: The Reinvention of Sculpture, which chronicles his life and work.

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Artist: El Anatsui
Paper and Silver by El Anatsui hand-sculpted aluminium sculpture African Art
Paper and Silver by El Anatsui hand-sculpted aluminium sculpture African Art

Paper and Silver by El Anatsui hand-sculpted aluminium sculpture African Art

By El Anatsui

Located in Zug, CH

El Anatsui uses typically discarded resources such as liquor bottle caps, cassava graters and newspaper printing plates, to create both floor-based sculptures and shimmering wall pie...

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2010s Contemporary El Anatsui Prints and Multiples

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Paper and Silver
Paper and Silver

Paper and Silver

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El Anatsui (b. 1944) is an acclaimed Ghanian sculptor working out of Nigeria. Known for his large-scale tapestry-like metallic sculptures created from discarded resources, Anatsui dr...

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2010s Contemporary El Anatsui Prints and Multiples

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Variation I (B)
Variation I (B)

Variation I (B)

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Located in Saint Louis, MO

El Anatsui Variation I (B), 2014 Pigment print with hand collage and copper wire 23 x 30.2 inches (58.4 x 76.8 cm) Edition of 16

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2010s Abstract El Anatsui Prints and Multiples

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El Anatsui prints and multiples for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic El Anatsui prints and multiples available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by El Anatsui in metal, wire, acrylic polymer and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large El Anatsui prints and multiples, so small editions measuring 31 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Brad Brown, Enrico Castellani, and Jan Voss. El Anatsui prints and multiples prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $41,300 and tops out at $206,500, while the average work can sell for $187,095.