\Roméo Mivekannin
Roméo Mivekannin, *1986 in Bouaké, Ivory Coast, lives and works between Toulouse, France and Cotonou, Benin
Photo: Augustinas Bėkša
Roméo Mivekannin’s (b. 1986, Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire) practice consists of unique reinterpretations of art historical works in painting, as well as installations. He takes inspiration from archival material to expose the colonial gaze imposed over those underrepresented or unspoken (non-dits), basing his work on the “memory of history,” literally and figuratively.
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Roméo Mivekannin
After Édouard Debat-Ponsan, le massage: scène de Hammam (2025)
Acrylic and elixir bath on canvas
185 x 280 cm | 72 7/8 x 110 1/4 in
185 x 280 cm | 72 7/8 x 110 1/4 in
Roméo Mivekannin
Woman in Turkish dress, after Jean-Etienne Liotard (2023)
Acrylic and elixir bath on canvas
235 x 205 cm
235 x 205 cm
Roméo Mivekannin
Young woman with peonies, after Frédéric Bazille (2023)
Acrylic and elixir bath on canvas
134 x 167 cm
134 x 167 cm
Roméo Mivekannin
After Joseph Borsos, Emir du Liban (2025)
Acrylic and elixir bath on canvas
152 x 236 cm | 59 7/8 x 92 7/8 in
152 x 236 cm | 59 7/8 x 92 7/8 in
Roméo Mivekannin
The Models of Art History, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon after Pablo Picasso II (2023)
Acrylic and elixir bath on canvas
257 x 250 cm
257 x 250 cm
Roméo Mivekannin
The Models of Art History, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon after Pablo Picasso I (2023)
Acrylic and elixir bath on canvas
265 x 247 cm
265 x 247 cm
Roméo Mivekannin
Kimono Rouge after George Hendrik Breitner (2024)
Acrylic and elixir bath on canvas
160 x 252 cm
160 x 252 cm
Roméo Mivekannin
Princess Elizabeth (1596-1662), Later Queen of Bohemia, after Robert Peake the Elder (2023)
Acrylic and elixir bath on canvas
233 x 205 cm
233 x 205 cm
Roméo Mivekannin
Kimono blanc after George Hendrik Breitne (2023)
Acrylic and elixir bath on canvas
131 x 124 cm
131 x 124 cm
Roméo Mivekannin
Sainte Ursula, after Francesco de Zurbaran (1635-1640) (2023)
Acrylic and elixir bath on canvas
235 x 175 cm
235 x 175 cm
Roméo Mivekannin
Arnolfini Portrait, after Jan Van Eyck (2023)
Acrylic, pigments and elixir bath on canvas
197 x 197 cm
197 x 197 cm
Roméo Mivekannin
6 Personnages (2023)
Acrylic and elixir bath on canvas
178 x 135 cm
178 x 135 cm
Roméo Mivekannin
Homme Descendant Escalier (2022)
Acrylic and elixir bath on canvas
238 x 205 cm
238 x 205 cm
Roméo Mivekannin
Homme Debout (2023)
Acrylic on tea towels
202 x 158 cm
202 x 158 cm
Roméo Mivekannin
Homme au Départ (2024)
Acrylic and elixir bath on canvas
226 x 350 cm
226 x 350 cm
Roméo Mivekannin
Homme qui Court (2023)
Acrylic and elixir bath on canvas
223 x 355 cm
223 x 355 cm
Roméo Mivekannin
Narcisse after Caravaggio (2022)
Acrylic and elixir bath on canvas
141 x 102 cm
141 x 102 cm
Roméo Mivekannin
Homme qui Marche (2023)
Acrylic on tea towels
163 x 160 cm
163 x 160 cm
Roméo Mivekannin
Laitiere after Jan Vermeer (2023)
Acrylic and elixir bath on canvas
169 x 149 cm
169 x 149 cm
Roméo Mivekannin
L'atelier du Peintre after Jan Vermeer (2023)
Acrylic and elixir bath on canvas
325 x 260 cm
325 x 260 cm
Roméo Mivekannin
The Slave Girl after Antonio Fabrés (2023)
Acrylic and elixir bath on canvas
203 x 93 cm
203 x 93 cm
Roméo Mivekannin
Young Lady at the Mirror after van Mieris (2023)
Acrylic and elixir bath on canvas
173 x 141 cm
173 x 141 cm
Roméo Mivekannin
Homme qui Saute (2023)
Acrylic and elixir bath on canvas
225 x 352 cm
225 x 352 cm
Roméo Mivekannin
Image Panoramique, Homme Courant avec Animaux (2024)
Acrylic and elixir bath on canvas
220 x 490 cm
220 x 490 cm
Roméo Mivekannin
After Jean-Étienne Liotard, Marie-Adelaide de France en Costume Turc (2025)
Acrylic and elixir bath on canvas
198 x 220 cm | 78 x 86 5/8 in
198 x 220 cm | 78 x 86 5/8 in
Roméo Mivekannin
After Jean Baptiste Ange Tissier, Odalisque (2025)
Acrylic and elixir bath on canvas
148 x 116 cm | 58 1/4 x 45 5/8 in
148 x 116 cm | 58 1/4 x 45 5/8 in
Roméo Mivekannin
After Jean Leon Gerome, Markos Botsaris (2025)
Acrylic and elixir bath on canvas
226 x 237 cm | 89 x 93 1/4 in
226 x 237 cm | 89 x 93 1/4 in
Roméo Mivekannin
Femme Sur Canapé avec Deux Servantes (2025)
Acrylic and elixir bath on canvas
245 x 247 cm | 96 1/2 x 97 1/4 in
245 x 247 cm | 96 1/2 x 97 1/4 in
Roméo Mivekannin
Femme Seule Sur Lit Canapé (2025)
Acrylic and elixir bath on canvas
250 x 250 cm | 98 3/8 x 98 3/8 in
250 x 250 cm | 98 3/8 x 98 3/8 in