b. 1951, Ethiopia
After graduating from high school in 1970, Mickaël Bethe-Selassié left Ethiopia for France where he studied science at university. Not until later, at the age of 30, did Mickaël begin painting and sculpting in papier mâché. The artist lives and works in Paris.
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Voyage Initiatique
1994
Papier mâché, polychrome on wood and cane
163 x 148 x 90 cm. (64 x 58 x 35 1/2 in.)
Collection of the artist
Voyage Initiatique (back view)
1994
Papier mâché, polychrome on wood and cane
163 x 148 x 90 cm. (64 x 58 x 35 1/2 in.)
Collection of the artist
Fantasia
1994
Papier mâché, polychrome on wood and cane
230 x 195 x 110 cm. (91 x 77 x 43 in.)
Collection of the artist
Mégalithe
1991
Papier mâché and polychrome on wood and cane
310 x 100 x 80 cm. (122 x 39 x 31 1/2)
National Museum of African Art,
purchased with funds provided by
the Annie Laurie Aitken Endowment, 2003-4-1