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Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by Anambralstson: 10:24pm On Oct 15, 2019 |
A painting by the Nigerian artist responsible for the ‘African Mona Lisa’ sold at auction in London on Tuesday for £1.1m after the family who owned it googled the signature and realised its importance. ‘Christine,’ by 20th century master of African modernism Ben Enwonwu, had been in the sitter’s family home ever since it was painted in Lagos in 1971. “The family were unaware of the significance of the painting or the importance of the artist, until a chance googling of the signature led them to Sotheby’s free Online Estimate Platform,” said the London auction house. The painting fetched over seven times the pre-auction estimate, finally going under the hammer for £1.1m (1.3 million euros, $1.4m). The work precedes the artist’s 1974 painting of Ife royal princess Adetutu ‘Tutu’ Ademiluyi, which recently turned up in a London flat after not being seen in decades. The portrait is a national icon in Nigeria, with Booker Prize-winning novelist Ben Okri telling AFP that it was thought of as “the African Mona Lisa.” Enwonwu, who died in 1994, is considered the father of Nigerian modernism. He made three paintings of ‘Tutu,’ the locations of all of which had been a mystery until the recent discovery. The works became symbols of peace following the clash of ethnic groups in the Nigerian-Biafran conflict of the late 1960s. https://punchng.com/ben-enwonwus-painting-sold-for-1-1m-after-google-search/ 9 Likes |
Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by chinwemine(m): 10:30pm On Oct 15, 2019 |
Great work 5 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by SniperSmurf(m): 10:31pm On Oct 15, 2019 |
No pics 85 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by warripekin(m): 10:36pm On Oct 15, 2019 |
That's a master peace. Probably bought by a Nigerian .
The where abouts of the other two peaces is still unknown. |
Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by Aderewah: 5:01am On Oct 16, 2019 |
Lol. Nigerians can't understand or appreciate this. Unless it's tacha, Mercy or mc Galaxy. 111 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by nony43(m): 5:01am On Oct 16, 2019 |
N 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by naijadrivablog: 5:02am On Oct 16, 2019 |
Where is the sample of the painting 31 Likes |
Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by onunwa21(m): 5:02am On Oct 16, 2019 |
I gat many paintings!!!! Abeg mine no cost, at all 6 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by Authoreety: 5:03am On Oct 16, 2019 |
Wow! Ife eji malu onicha erika... Igbo amaka! 30 Likes |
Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by PerfectlyPerfect(m): 5:03am On Oct 16, 2019 |
First time I'm hearing of a Nigerian art piece sold at so high a price. I'm impressed 16 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by Thegamingorca(m): 5:03am On Oct 16, 2019 |
Mate where are the pics 8 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by B2joa(m): 5:04am On Oct 16, 2019 |
hmmm |
Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by LOVEGINO(m): 5:05am On Oct 16, 2019 |
Na who I offend. 24 Likes 2 Shares
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Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by johnman40: 5:06am On Oct 16, 2019 |
Could any one on here tell me the meaning or wu or wu wu its korean Chinese or Japanese language but i have found out what the meaning is still want people to help me out and tell me the meaning this could save an innocent man from been lied to. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by meezynetwork(m): 5:07am On Oct 16, 2019 |
Nice one |
Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by Starboytwo(m): 5:11am On Oct 16, 2019 |
One babe bought an art work for 20k... Well thats what she told me.... Off course I don't believe her... Maybe she saw it on the floor or something.... Slay queen buy art, na lie 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by EazyMoh(m): 5:34am On Oct 16, 2019 |
Bloody Bloggers! Where is the painting sample? The article is so incoherent sef. Mtseww 5 Likes |
Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by Nobody: 5:36am On Oct 16, 2019 |
PerfectlyPerfect: I guess you are not a follower of Nigerian art, quite a few have been auctioned at great prices at Sotheby's. You can always google for the information. 8 Likes |
Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by logon599: 5:36am On Oct 16, 2019 |
No photo? Na wa for this topic o |
Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by 2sexycom(m): 5:37am On Oct 16, 2019 |
Aderewah: What do you expect from a people with 3rd world living and "7th world education"? 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by Yemike(m): 5:38am On Oct 16, 2019 |
And this made FP with no pics? The mod should just tell us He wanted to promote op's blog. Nairaland is just like our dear nation Nigeria. Giving in to Law if diminishing return. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by 9jaBloke: 5:39am On Oct 16, 2019 |
Ben Enwonwu....i studied about him in high school. Ladi Kwali Bruce Onobrakpeya Yusuf Grillo Uche Okeke Aina Onabolu Demas Nwoko 16 Likes |
Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by koolaid87: 5:39am On Oct 16, 2019 |
Op, pls show us the picture nah 2 Likes |
Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by Aderewah: 5:45am On Oct 16, 2019 |
2sexycom: Lol. Some will even say ordinary painting 1 Like |
Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by majamajic(m): 5:47am On Oct 16, 2019 |
Ben Eweonwu , the name rings a bell , I think I have crossed through his works during school days , but can't remember now. 2 Likes |
Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by 9jaRealist: 5:50am On Oct 16, 2019 |
PerfectlyPerfect: ‘Tutu’ by Enwonwu sold for $1.67 million in early-2018... > |
Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by Ijaycool(f): 5:51am On Oct 16, 2019 |
Aderewah: are you a Nigerian? how can MC Oluomo our Menthol not make this list? please save MC Galaxy and replace with our menthol 4 Likes |
Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by 9jaRealist: 5:54am On Oct 16, 2019 |
majamajic: He did the Sango statute in front of the old NEPA building on the Marina (in Lagos Island)... > 2 Likes |
Re: Ben Enwonwu’s Painting Sold For £1.1m After Google Search by majamajic(m): 5:56am On Oct 16, 2019 |
9jaRealist: Wow !!! I love art 2 Likes |
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