Ernest (Methuen) Mancoba

Place: Johannesbourg

Born: 1904

Death: 2002

Biography:

Ernest (Methuen) Mancoba was an avant-garde artist, born in Johannesbourg, South Africa. He was probably South Africa's first professional Black modern artist, and exhibited from the late 1920s onward. He spent the majority of his life in Europe and participated in the COBRA art movement. He was married to Sonja Ferlov Mancoba, a Danish painter and sculptor.