Valente Malangatana Ngwenya
Available Work
Works from €1.750 – €22.500
Malangatana began exhibiting through Mozambique's Núcleo de Arte in the 1950s, going on to become one of the country's most celebrated cultural figures, with poetry, painting and public honours recognising his contribution to Mozambican culture. Read full biography →
O único meio de vencer um monstro é desdentá-lo
1968 · oil on hardboard
64 cm x 123 cm (25.2 in x 48.4 in)
1972 · ink on paper
76 cm x 56 cm (29.9 in x 22.0 in)
1972 · ink on paper
76 cm x 56 cm (29.9 in x 22.0 in)
1961 · ballpoint pen on paper
21 cm x 28 cm (8.3 in x 11.0 in)
1961 · ballpoint pen on paper
21 cm x 28 cm (8.3 in x 11.0 in)
Museums & Collections
- MoMA, New York
- Tate Modern, London
- Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon
- Salgueiro-Lobo African Contemporary Art Collection
Previously Sold
These works have found new homes. They remain listed here as a record of Malangatana's work that has passed through African Contemporary.
1971 · oil on canvas
65 cm x 50 cm (25.6 in x 19.7 in)
Sold. This artwork is no longer available
1962 · oil on masonite
74 cm x 51 cm (29.1 in x 20.1 in)
Sold. This artwork is no longer available