MARKET LANE - ROOFTOPS
signed Ato Delaquis lower left; signed, titled and inscribed "MARKET LANE - ROOFTOPS" / ATO DELAQUIS / ACRYLIC on the reverse
acrylic on canvas
101 x 71cm; 39 3/4 x 28in
106.5 x 76.5cm; 42 x 30in (framed)

Property from a Private Collection, London

Born in Cape Coast, Ato Delaquis is one of Ghana’s foremost artists and a leading figure in the Ghanaian artistic renaissance. Known for his iconic paintings of horsemen and landscapes, as well as his abstract works, Delaquis is a prolific draughtsman, and experiments with a wide variety of media including prints, watercolour, and etchings. He attended the prestigious Achimota School in Accra and earned a Certificat de fin d’Etudes from Ecole ABC de Paris (1964). He later received his BA in Fine Art from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana (1971), and completed his MA in Fine Art from the Tyler School of Art, Temple University, U.S.A. (1975). Awards have included a Bronze Medal at the International Graphic Art Exhibition in Leipzig, Warsaw (1966); the National Art Exhibitions Award in Ghana (1968 & 1970); and the Entertainment Critics and Reviewers Association of Ghana (ECRAG) Award for outstanding contribution to the development of African Culture in the field of Painting (1988); among others.

Ato Delaquis has exhibited widely and his works are in private collections in Africa, Europe, the Americas and Australia.