Ben Enwonwu

London, Mall Galleries, Royal Society of British Artists, October 1985, cat. no. 60, titled Torso (another cast)

Lagos, Residence of the British High Commissioner, Salon Exhibition of paintings and sculptures from 1985 London Exhibition of the Royal Society of British Artists, October 1987, cat. no . 97, titled Torso of Girl, (another cast)

The present lot appears to be cast from a 1967 ebony sculpture of the same name in the artist’s collection, exhibited in London at the Commonwealth Art Gallery in 1977, Commonwealth Artists of Fame 1952-1977. A contemporary review in West Africa Magazine records:

“I still think of Enwonwu as the best modern wood carver, and he has three carvings at the Commonwealth Institute. The ebony ‘Torso of Girl’ is powerful and dignified, but it also has a special beauty.”

WEST AFRICA MAGAZINE