▁his ▁painting ▁process ▁while ▁dep ict ing ▁a ▁freedom ▁of ▁expression ▁through ▁abstra ction . ▁. ▁Ernest ▁Man c oba ' s ▁style ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁line ▁movement ▁often ▁en comp ass ing ▁a ▁central ▁figure - like ▁form ▁that ▁dissol ves ▁into ▁the ▁surrounding ▁abstract ▁atmosphere ▁of ▁color ful ▁o ils , ▁char co al , ▁in k ▁or ▁past el ▁marks . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁until ▁his ▁passing , ▁Man c oba ▁shift ed ▁his ▁format ▁to ▁landscape ▁and ▁st rayed ▁from ▁one ▁central ▁figure ▁to ▁many ▁call ig raph ic ▁stro kes ▁with ▁various ▁medium s . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁near ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁aged ▁ 9 8 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Th emb a ▁ka ▁Mat he , ▁" The ▁artist ▁who ▁died ▁far ▁from ▁home ". ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 2 ▁death s ▁Category : Abstract ▁pain ters ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁South ▁African ▁pain ters <0x0A> </s> ▁C au cen us ▁( known ▁as ▁C auc eno ▁in ▁Portuguese ▁and ▁Spanish ) ▁was ▁a ▁ch ie ft ain ▁of ▁the ▁L us it ani ans , ▁a ▁proto - C elt ic ▁tribe ▁from ▁western ▁His p ania . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁military ▁figure ▁during ▁the ▁earlier ▁phase ▁of ▁the ▁L us itan ian ▁War . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁C au cen us ▁commanded ▁the ▁L us itan