Modern and Contemporary African Art

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Yusuf Grillo

Eyo

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October 20, 02:24 PM GMT

Estimate

180,000 - 240,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Yusuf Grillo

Nigerian

1934-2021

Eyo

signed, titled and dated 1993 (on the reverse)

oil on board

111 by 87cm., 43¾ by 34¼in.

Collection of Chief Ademola Edu
Private Collection, Nigeria, acquired from the above

Lagos, Arthouse Contemporary, Igi Araba: An Exhibition and Retrospective of Works by Yusuf Grillo, 2016, illustrated p.39

Chika Okeke Agulu, Yusuf Grillo: Painting. Lagos. Life, (2020), illustrated p.93

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