MATHIAS MULEME "YOU & ME," 1986

Updated August 7, 2026

Lot number304
AuctionMACLEAN OTTAWA AUG 16 AUCTION
DateAugust 16, 2026 at 7:02 PM EDT
Auction houseMACLEAN & ASSOCIATES INC
LocationOttawa, ON

MATHIAS MULEME (UGANDAN-CANADIAN, B. 1946)EMBOSSED ETCHING / INTAGLIO PRINT ON PAPER, NUMBERED 115/150 LOWER LEFT, TITLED "YOU & ME" LOWER CENTER, AND SIGNED AND DATED "M. MULEME 86" LOWER RIGHT. A TENDER MATERNAL COMPOSITION DEPICTING A STYLIZED MOTHER EMBRACING HER CHILD, EXECUTED WITH FINE HATCHING IN EARTH TONALITY WITHIN A BLIND-EMBOSSED GEOMETRIC CIRCULAR BORDER. 6 IN DIAMETER PLATE 12.25 X 12.25 IN FRAMED BORN IN UGANDA, MATHIAS MULEME STUDIED AT MAKERERE UNIVERSITY BEFORE IMMIGRATING TO CANADA, WHERE HE ESTABLISHED AN INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION FOR HIS DISTINCTIVE EMBOSSED ETCHINGS THAT BLEND AFRICAN CULTURAL HERITAGE WITH MASTERFUL PRINTMAKING TECHNIQUES. HIS ARTWORK HAS BEEN EXHIBITED WORLDWIDE AND IS HELD IN NUMEROUS PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS.

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