Lot 32
  • 32

El Anatsui

Estimate
18,000 - 22,000 GBP
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Description

  • El Anatsui
  • Patched Cloth I
  • signed and dated 1992 (piece 10)
  • painted and incised wood planks
  • 46 by 145cm., 18¼ by 57¼in.
  • Executed in 1992

Provenance

Private collection, France (acquired from artist in 1999, Lagos)
Acquired from the above by present owner

Condition

This work has minor surface marks and scratches throughout. There are further surface scratches to the varnished areas at the top of planks 3 and 9, as visible in the catalogue illustration. The nails used to hang the work have punctured to the front of the work on panels number 9, 13, and 12. Otherwise, the work is in good original condition.
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