- Artist
- Chris Ofili born 1968
- Medium
- 30 works on paper, watercolour and graphite
- Dimensions
- None
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Presented by Victoria Miro and the artist 1999
- Reference
- T07503
Not on display
Display caption
Ofili’s attention to the sensuous qualities of painting is evident in his use of watercolour in these thirty small-scale portraits. Shown in frontal or profile views, the women are presented as archetypes, highlighting the diversity of black identity. Each portrait is subtly different, celebrating the Afro-hairstyles and colourful clothes of the women.
Gallery label, September 2004
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