KWAME AKOTO “ALMIGHTY GOD ART WORKS”, born in 1950
Kumasi, Ghana
A chief dancing at the funeral of the late Asantehene Otumfuo Opuku Ware II
A chief dancing at the funeral of the late Asantehene Otumfuo Opuku Ware II
Circa 1999/2000

Glycerophthalic paint on plywood panel and wooden framing strips, 97.5 x 55.5 cm.
Signed Almighty God Art Work Suame Jun. (Junction) KSI (Kumasi), lower right of the frame.
Provenance: Yasmina Chenoufi Collection, Paris. Acquired directly from the artist in Kumasi around 2005.
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.

This hyperrealistic work belongs to a series commemorating the funeral ceremonies of King Otumfoj Opoku Ware II, created shortly after his death in February 1999, alongside two other paintings presented in the same exhibition, The late Otumfoj Opoku Ware II and Feathers chief (…).
The particularly successful depiction of movement and the dancer’s trance state attest to the artist’s dexterity.