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KEN ABENDANA SPENCER – JAMAICAN MARKET SCENE

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OTTAWA, Ontario, CA

KEN ABENDANA SPENCER (JAMAICAN, 1929�2005) OIL ON CANVAS BOARD, SIGNED “KEN ABENDANA SPENCER 1974” LOWER LEFT AN IMPRESSIONISTIC DEPICTION OF A JAMAICAN MARKETPLACE FEATURING NUMEROUS FIGURES CARRYING BASKETS AND TRADING GOODS 36 24 IN UNFRAMED KEN ABENDANA SPENCER (1929�2005) WAS A CELEBRATED SELF-TAUGHT JAMAICAN ARTIST FAMOUS FOR CAPTURING THE VIBRANT ESSENCE OF “OLD TIME JAMAICA”…

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OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada

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KEN ABENDANA SPENCER (JAMAICAN, 1929�2005)
OIL ON CANVAS BOARD, SIGNED “KEN ABENDANA SPENCER 1974” LOWER LEFT
AN IMPRESSIONISTIC DEPICTION OF A JAMAICAN MARKETPLACE FEATURING NUMEROUS FIGURES CARRYING BASKETS AND TRADING GOODS
36 24 IN
UNFRAMED
KEN ABENDANA SPENCER (1929�2005) WAS A CELEBRATED SELF-TAUGHT JAMAICAN ARTIST FAMOUS FOR CAPTURING THE VIBRANT ESSENCE OF “OLD TIME JAMAICA” THROUGH HIS BOLD, GESTURAL PAINTINGS. AFTER HONING HIS SKILLS IN LONDON AND EUROPE, HE RETURNED TO JAMAICA IN THE 1970S, WHERE HE BECAME A PROLIFIC FIGURE KNOWN FOR HIS DYNAMIC MARKET SCENES AND TROPICAL LANDSCAPES. HIS WORK IS HIGHLY VALUED FOR ITS CULTURAL AUTHENTICITY AND IS REPRESENTED IN MAJOR COLLECTIONS, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF JAMAICA.