Vincent Michea (French, born 1963) Nº16, 2006 acrylic on canvas 130 x 130cm (51 3/16 x 51 3/16in). Footnotes: Provenance Acquired from the Jack Bell Gallery, London in 2013. Saatchi Collection. Exhibited London, Saatchi Gallery, Pangaea: New Art from Africa and Latin America, 2014 Literature Saatchi Gallery, Pangaea: New Art from Africa and Latin America, p.109 Vincent Michea's graphic style is heavily influenced by the Pop Art movement, particularly artists such as Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol. He moved to the Senegalese capital Dakar from Paris in 1986 as a graphic designer focusing on cinema and music. In the middle of such a vibrant city, Michea became obsessed with West African music, and specifically a collector of African vinyl. The present lot not only shows his love of Senegalese popular culture, but highlights the growing widespread popularity that African music has today. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com