Illustration
A c. 1909 pastel portrait by Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931) of a Kikuyu man, Kenosua. The Kikuyu people began to occupy central Kenya from the 17th century and remain its largest ethnic group. Kenousa was an assistant and friend of the artist when he was in East Africa. The portrait is an example of expressionism, a style which looks entirely subjectively at the subject in order to create a certain emotional response in the viewer.
Private Collection.
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Original image by Akseli Gallen-Kallela. Uploaded by Mark Cartwright, published on 30 April 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: Public Domain. This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.
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Cite This Work
APA Style
Gallen-Kallela, A. (2021, April 30). Kikuyu Kenosua by Gallen-Kallela. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13932/kikuyu-kenosua-by-gallen-kallela/
Chicago Style
Gallen-Kallela, Akseli. "Kikuyu Kenosua by Gallen-Kallela." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified April 30, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13932/kikuyu-kenosua-by-gallen-kallela/.
MLA Style
Gallen-Kallela, Akseli. "Kikuyu Kenosua by Gallen-Kallela." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 30 Apr 2021. Web. 21 Feb 2025.
