Daudi TingaTinga

Daudi TingaTinga holding one of his paintings

Daudi TingaTinga holding one of his paintings

Once upon the time a man called Edward Saidi Tingatinga painted under Baobab tree in Dar es Salaam. It is not fairy tale, it was in 1968. He was a very successful painter. Until his death he taught 6 students who later taught other painters. Now there are hundreds of TingaTinga painters in Tanzania! The definition of TingaTinga is difficult to grasp since the paintings are very different today. Technically the TingaTinga paintings are painted by industrial enamel colors. Many paintings on this website are painted by the family of E.S.Tingatinga. Some, like those below, are painted by the son of E.S.Tingatinga, Daudi TingaTinga.

Daudi Tingatinga

Daudi Tingatinga is the only son of the most known Tanzanian painter Edward Saidi Tingatinga. The word Tingatinga is used also as a term for the whole art movement. But the life of Daudi was not easy. His father died when he was a baby leaving behind his wife and two children. (the other child is Daudi´s sister Martina). He was living in poverty and his mother Agatha have had not enough money for food, not speaking about education. It was a good luck that Mzee Lumumba showed to Daudi how to paint because without him the only son of Tingatinga wouldn’t do other jobs than painting.

Title: Daudi 8559
Dimensions: 8″ x 8″ (20x20cm)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Price: $50
Title: Daudi 8550
Dimensions: 8″ x 8″ (20x20cm)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Price: $50
Title: Daudi 8684
Dimensions: 8″ x 8″ (20x20cm)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Price: $50
Title: Daudi 9714
Dimensions: 12″ x 12″ (30x30cm)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Price: $80
Title: Daudi 8665
Dimensions: 8″ x 8″ (20x20cm)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Price: $50
The Daudi TingaTinga paintings below are all sold! Sorry David!
(the five above are available!)
     
Title: Daudi 8525
Dimensions: 8″ x 8″ (20x20cm)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Price: $50
Title: Daudi 8541
Dimensions: 8″ x 8″ (20x20cm)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Price: $50
Title: Daudi 8534
Dimensions: 8″ x 8″ (20x20cm)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Price: $50
      
Title: Daudi 9713
Dimensions: 12″ x 12″ (30x30cm)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Price: $80
Title: Daudi 9715
Dimensions: 12″ x 12″ (30x30cm)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Price: $80
Title: Daudi 8528
Dimensions: 8″ x 8″ (20x20cm)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Price: $50
     
Title: Daudi 8557
Dimensions: 8″ x 8″ (20x20cm)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Price: $50
Title: Daudi 8666
Dimensions: 8″ x 8″ (20x20cm)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Price: $50
Title: Daudi 8678
Dimensions: 8″ x 8″ (20x20cm)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Price: $50

If you are interested in any of Daudi TingaTinga’s paintings, you can Make an Offer by using the Contact Page or by emailing me at: todd@insideafricanart.com. Or, better yet, go to the Purchasing Page to make a purchase!

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