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Erhabor Emokpae
Dancing faces
(Oil on board 82 x 57 cm. 1969)
3.2M

afam4eva: WOW!!! That's a lot.

Going by the economic situation in the country, that seems to be a lot for the work.
Art is however priceless.

Ojukwu = frontpage
MTCHEEWWW!

The top 10 from 111 lots of the ninth ArtHouse auction (Hammer price).
1. El Anatsui (b.1944)
Grandma’s Cloth Series VI
(Oil on wooden panels
132 x 262 cm. 1992) N11.4 million

2. Yusuf Grillo (b. 1934)
Sango Worshipper (Oil on board
122 x 56 cm. 1961) N7.4 million.

3. Ehrabor Emokpae (1934-1984)
Dancing Faces
(Oil on board 82 x 57 cm. 1969) N3.2m

4. Bruce Onobrakpeya (b. 1932)
Edokpa (Copper foil repoussé
on board 1983-1985) N3m
Ben Enwonwu (1917-1994)
Agbogho mmoo (Oil on board
84 x 54 cm. 1979) N3m.

5. Amon Kotei (b.1915-2011)
Untitled (Oil on canvas 151 x 80 cm) N2.5m
Ben Enwonwu (b.1917-1994)
Remi (Bronze cold cast 23 cm. 1977) N2.5m

6. Demas Nwoko (b.1935)
Indian Girl In Sari
(Oil on paper 51 x 74 cm1965) N2m
Uche Okeke (B.1933)
March Of Masquerades
(Charcoal 30.5 x 84 cm 1974.) N2m
Abiola Akintola (B.1960)
Believe In Yourself (Stainless steel 78 cm 2011) N2m

7. Okpu Eze (b.1932-1995)
Fertility Figure (Wood 25 cm 1984) N1.8m
Kolade Oshinowo (b.1948)
Prayer Time (Mixed media on canvas
117 x 40 cm. 2012) N1.8m
Abiodun Olaku (b.1958)
Evening Enterprise
(Oil on canvas 76 x 92 cm. 2008) N1.8m
Rom Isichei (b.1966)
Rhythm Of The Season (Mixed media on canvas
140 x 255 cm. 2012) N1.8m

8. Peju Alatise (b.1975)
Aso-Bora (Mixed media on canvas
229 x 122 cm. 2012) N1.6m

9. Ben Enwonwu (b.1917-1994)
Portrait Of A Black Boy
(Watercolour, ink on card board
42 x 27 cm) N1.5m
Ben Osawe (b. 1931-2007)
Untitled (Wood 22 cm. 48 in. 1993) N1.5m.

10. Billy Omabegho (b.1953)
Homage V (Aluminium & bronze 2011) N1.3m
Edosa Ogiugo (b.1961)
Exchange Centre (Oil on canvas
120 x 182 cm. 2007) N1.3m
Alex Nwokolo (b.1963)
Guatanamo Bay ( Mixed media on board
122 x 274 cm 2012) N1.3m
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Yusuf Grillo's rare painting 'Sango worshipper'(oil on board 122 x 56cm 1961)

“Grandma’s Cloth Series VI” worth N11.4M by El Anatsui(Oil on wooden panels, 132 x 262 cm. 1992)

The ArtHouse Contemporary Limited auctions really deserves a resounding round of applause. Also laudable is the full-house gathering at every one of its editions. On its ninth edition last Monday at the Ikoyi, Lagos-based Wheatbaker Hotel, the biannual art event trundled on, in blissful oblivion of the gloomy economic prognoses of the outside world.

El Anatsui’s oil on wood panels “Grandma’s Cloth Series VI” (Lot 54) edged out others to become the auction’s bestselling work at the hammer price of N11.4 million.

Anatsui was born in Anyako, and trained at the College of Art, University of Science and Technology, in Kumasi, in central Ghana. He began teaching at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in 1975, and has become affiliated with the Nsukka group.(wikipedia).
Yusuf Grillo’s oil on board painting, “Sango Worshipper” sold for the hammer price of N 7.4 million, as the second bestselling work.
Ben Enwonwu’s oil on board painting, “Agbogho Mmoo” and his bronze head, “Remi”, sold for the hammer prices of N3 million and N2.5 million, respectively.

Granted, there was this homage to the masters, which accounted for the fact that their works clinched the first five positions as the bestselling works. Yet, it is undeniable that the bidders’ whims – albeit momentarily – seemed to take flight, far off into more conceptual realms. That explains why[b] Nnenna Okore[/b]’s clay and burlap work, “Akwa Ocha”, could sell for a respectable hammer price of N1.5 million or Chidi Kwubiri’s pointillist oil and acrylic on canvas offering going for N1.1 million. Then call the N1.6 million hammer price sale of Peju Alatise’s mixed-media relief, “Aso-Bora”, a nod to both industry and creativity.
http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/a-time-for-masterly-offerings-/132276/

Two ill bred individuals displaying their uncout upbringing

Spyder
Can you pls give some update on the proposed secretariat building.
Heard it is a massive project

Since Aba residents and the traders' association are not vocal enough to fight for their right to good governance.
I can only say that they deserve what they are getting.

[quote author=PROUD-IGBO]^^^Bros, i think you're refering to jetways......that would be nice and bring the airport terminal fuctionality up to date, but i don't think (going by what we see so far) that they have that in mind; the terminal building would have to be at least a story high for it to work.

They installed some at Asaba airport (as an afterthought, as it wasn't in the original design), and that is the way modern airports should be; but don't ask for too much b/4 they say we're being greedy....we should be happy with the one we've been given so far and not be an 'Oliver twist'.

Pic attached is Asaba airport during construction, and it illustrates my point.[/quote]Thanks for throwing more light.

I dont think the jetways will be asking for too much since it is an international airport.
It should be standard.

Pls can anyone answer this question?
Has it been proved beyond reasonable doubt that the 2 pharmacists actually sold the said medication to the murderers?

Wonder if the passengers can board the aircraft directly from the terminal building without having to walk to the plane, that will really be nice.

4chi: And why not? Your brothers have taken their brigandage to another level and you don't want the world to know. Your land lies is infested with extreme criminality and you sit down in Lagos talking crap. It's amazing that up till now, ohaneze has not made a single pronouncement on this extremely negative tendency of the ibo to make money out of the pains of their kith.continue to hide your head in the sand spuriously claiming 99% of Lagos and 101% of Abuja yet unable to go home for Xmas..pathetic lot

Have u met me in Lagos before?
Is there any ethnic undertone in what i said for u to resort to name calling or are u hallicinating?
You come across to me as a gullible nitwit.
Stop fabricating and conjecturing what i never said.

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adjain: LOOOOL

All these mindless P-Square fans on here are all agitated. Go and sleep, all of you. Shoooo! Those Peter and Paul nigglets are copy-cats, and they do it shame-facedly.

That said, NIGERIA IS NOT A GOOD COUNTRY FOR JUDGING MUSIC BASED ON FOLLOWERSHIP. I mean, this is a country where Terry G's "Free Madness" was a smashing hit. And, yes, that was crap too. P-Square making hits doesn't mean their songs are good. It just means we have collectively done what we know how to do best : wriggle and writhe to junk

And i guess it's ok when Americans crave their own wrap artists.
Mind u P square is not just a Nigerian sensation.
You probably belong to the group that believes nothing good can come from Nigeria, yet u want another country to treat u with respect.
Pls quit that thing you've been smoking.

7lives: @sienna, i congratulate you for being one of the few informed Nigerians.
There is nothing wrong in having a dream, but Nigerians need to understand that dream dies first, the only way we as a country can actualize our dreams is to simply wake up.
White people will come to commend us for taking so many wrong steps, this is the only way they can keep us under control.
These are highly classified information, during the era of cold war, so many Chinese super brains were wasted in American universities, simply because the American government want to prevent the transfer of knowledge to China.
The Chinese government had the will power, new set of people were sent out to the same America with a different strategy, so most of these new set didn't even wait for their results, as soon as they finish their programs, they board the next available flights to china.
This was how the Chinese got to where they are today, no country will give Nigeria any technology, branding is not manufacturing so we as a country should start thinking and our government should sit up.

U are contradicting urself.
How else do u want the technology transfer to take place?
Or u want him to start producing super cars as starters?

Why should this crap be on the frontpage?

When a song sounds like 3 other songs all at the same time as people claim - chuddy k, Timaya, azonto etc.
Then the song has become original!
No need for the beef, every music has its target audience.

[quote author=Darkknight.Abj]child's play [/quote]Not everyone can afford a German machine na.

funkybaby: i went through the thread several time trying to decide between the camry or the accord.

hmmmm. . . . the honda accord is wicked !!!

so the honda accord it is

It can actually make u consider stealing!
But i'll still go for the nissan.

Siena: My choice would be the Nissan Altima. I'm not really a Toyota or Honda fan, they're simply mass-produced Japmobile.

I agree with u. It really takes someone who appreciates driving and wants that extra verve in a car to go for the altima and surprisingly it has the best fuel economy.

remote entry key (standard) and remote engine start comes as an accessory for honda

remote entry key (standard) and remote engine start comes as an accessory

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smart ket toyota camry

rear view sle v6 altima!

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