Rating and value of paintings by Ablade Glover

If you own a work by or about the artist Ablade Glover, and would like to know its value, our state-approved experts and auctioneers will offer you their appraisal services. Our specialists will carry out a free appraisal of your work, and provide you with a precise estimate of its current market value. Then, if you wish to sell your work, we'll guide you towards the best possible arrangement to obtain the optimum price.   

Artist's rating and value Ablade Glover 

Considered one of the most famous African artists of the 20th century, Ablade Glover leaves behind a unique artistic repertoire. This legacy consists of paintings, mostly oils on canvas. Today, prices for his works are skyrocketing under auctioneers' hammers. His paintings and other works are particularly prized, especially by English and Nigerian buyers, and the price at which they sell on the art market ranges from €500 to €25,427, a considerable delta but one that speaks volumes about the value that can be attributed to Glover's works. In 2019, a polychrome composition entitled People sold for €25,427, originally estimated at between €17,337 and €23,115.

Order of value from a simple work to the most prestigious 

Artist Ablade Glover's style and technique

Ablade Glover is included in the figurative art denomination, which is not very precise. An art journalist described his work in New African Magazine as "swirling between abstraction and realism". The rendering is indeed very abstract, but the subjects he draws on are very real. He uses very warm colors, with lots of red, green and yellow in his compositions.  

The life of Ablade Glover, a leading figure in African painting  

Ablade Glover is a renowned contemporary Ghanaian artist, born on November 6, 1934 in Accra, Ghana. He is best known for his colorful, expressive art, which often depicts scenes of daily life, bustling markets, musicians, dancers and African cityscapes.

Glover is a prolific artist who has made a significant contribution to the evolution of contemporary art in West Africa. His work has been exhibited and collected worldwide, and he is considered one of the most influential African artists of his generation.

He taught art at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana, where he also headed the art department for a time.

Glover's mark on his period  

He undeniably left his mark on his period and trained many artists. On the advice of one of his teachers, he abandoned the brush to paint with a knife, as Eugène Leroy and Jacques Germain did in France.

In this way, he was able to modernize African painting through his influence on both technique and abstraction, which he introduced to new artists when teaching in Ghana.

Recognizing Ablade Glover's signature

Ablade Glover's paintings are often signed in the lower left-hand corner. He signs "A. G." often in a dark tone, but the inscriptions are not very recognizable, which is why it's important to have your painting appraised.

Knowing the value of a work 

If you happen to own a work by or after Ablade Glover, don't hesitate to request a free appraisal using the form on our website. A member of our team of experts and certified auctioneers will contact you promptly to provide you with an estimate of the market value of your work, as well as any relevant information about it. If you're thinking of selling your work, our specialists will also be on hand to offer you alternatives for selling it at the best possible price, taking into account market trends.