Lovemore Kambudzi (Zimbabwean, born 1978) Crime doesn't pay signed and dated 'Kambudzi 2001' (lower right) oil on canvas 84 x 128cm (33 1/16 x 50 3/8in). unframed. Footnotes: Provenance Acquired from the Delta Gallery. Lovemore Kambudzi is the supreme documenter and satirist of Zimbabwean everyday life, his paintings are often outspoken in their criticisms of those in power but his probing vision takes in the whole sweep of life including, in this case, young men who handle stolen goods, apprehended by the police for a crime they have committed.' 'People say I am a political painter, that's not true even though the works may speak to the political developments in the country. I paint what I see. The truth. That's all.' - Lovemore Kambudzi For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com