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EL ANATSUI
Al Haji
incised with the artist's initials and date 90
carved and incised wood
72½ by 30¼ by 17¼ in. 184 by 77 by 44 cm.
Price Available Upon Request
PROVENANCE
Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist in circa 1992)
Private Collection
Bonhams, London, October 15, 2015, lot 9 (consigned by the above)
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
EXHIBITED
Lagos, National Museum, El Anatsui: Old and New: An Exhibition of Sculpture in Assorted Wood, March - April 1991
LITERATURE
Emma Crichton-Miller, “African artists on the way up”, Financial Times, November 13, 2015
Jacopo Prisco, “¿Buscas inversiones? El arte africano es más rentable que el oro”, CNN Español, February 10, 2016, illustrated
Nicolas Michel, “Art Contemporain Artistes Africains Ont Vraiment Cote”, Jeune Afrique, May 2, 2016
For all enquires, please contact Hannah.OLeary@sothebys.com
Al Haji
incised with the artist's initials and date 90
carved and incised wood
72½ by 30¼ by 17¼ in. 184 by 77 by 44 cm.
Price Available Upon Request
PROVENANCE
Private Collection (acquired directly from the artist in circa 1992)
Private Collection
Bonhams, London, October 15, 2015, lot 9 (consigned by the above)
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale
EXHIBITED
Lagos, National Museum, El Anatsui: Old and New: An Exhibition of Sculpture in Assorted Wood, March - April 1991
LITERATURE
Emma Crichton-Miller, “African artists on the way up”, Financial Times, November 13, 2015
Jacopo Prisco, “¿Buscas inversiones? El arte africano es más rentable que el oro”, CNN Español, February 10, 2016, illustrated
Nicolas Michel, “Art Contemporain Artistes Africains Ont Vraiment Cote”, Jeune Afrique, May 2, 2016
For all enquires, please contact Hannah.OLeary@sothebys.com
