KWAME AKOTO “ALMIGHTY GOD ART WORKS”, born in 1950
Father of Kwame Akoto
1990s

Glycerophthalic paint on plywood, 129 x 71 cm.
Signed Almighty God Art Works Suame Junction Kumasi – Ghana.
Acquired directly from the artist in Kumasi in 2010.
Bibliography: Kwame Akoto, Almighty God Art Works. Exhibition catalogue Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac. Fondation Antoine de Galbert. Empire books, 2026. No directly related work.

The artist paints his father as a young man from a photograph, though he is likely deceased. The cut-out of the motif and the wear of the paint on the body and face, erased in places and contrasting with the black patterns on the bright yellow background of the boubou, give the figure a spectral appearance.