BEN ENWONWU (1917-1994)

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£ 150 000
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14.10.2022 13:00UTC +01:00
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ID 828519
Lot 265 | BEN ENWONWU (1917-1994)
BEN ENWONWU (1917-1994)

Anyanwu (The Rising Sun)

incised with the artist's initials and number 'BE No 3' (to the proper left side)

bronze

37 1/4 x 7 1/8 x 7 1/2in. (94.5 x 18 x 19cm.)

Executed in the 1970s





Provenance

Ogunsulire Collection, London (acquired directly from the artist in 1981).

Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2012.



Post Lot Text

Another version is in The Royal Collection, it was presented to her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the late Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh by the President of Nigeria, Shehu Shagari, during his State Visit to the United Kingdom, 17-20 March 1981.
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