Sula Rubens

"Coffeeland Boy"
Collage, ink & pastel on paper​
37 x 31 cm (Framed)

Coffeeland Boy is a drawing and collage made on an encyclopaedia page depicting South America (1905). The boy is situated between the cup of coffee, his continent and the oceans. On the distant horizon is the form of a tanker ship signifying and enabling trade with far away lands.