Modern & Contemporary African Art
Modern & Contemporary African Art
Ben Enwonwu
Study for 'The Drummer'
Lot Closed
October 19, 02:17 PM GMT
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Ben Enwonwu
Nigerian
1917-1994
Study for 'The Drummer'
signed, dated 1978 and inscribed Drummer (lower left)
watercolour and pencil
76 by 13.5cm., 29⅞ by 5¼in.
framed: 96.5 by 35.5cm., 38 by 14in.
Gifted by the artist to owner
Private Collection, UK
London, Bonhams, Africa Now: Modern Africa, 20 May 2015, Lot 44 (sold as a three piece set)
Collection of TAFETA, London
Private Collection, UK
The present lot is a study for the cold-cast bronze sculpture that was commissioned in 1978 for the façade of The Nigerian Telecommunications building (present day NECOM House) in Lagos.