By RFIPosted on 16-10-2019Modified on 16-10-2019 at 02:58
A Nigerian painting has been sold for more than one million euros, seven times more than its estimate. This painting is the work of Ben Enwonwu. The painting is called Christine and remained 50 years in the family of the model without ever having been estimated.
In London, this Tuesday, an impressive auction. It's thanks to a few clicks that Christine's family won the jackpot. Christine is the model of the painting by Nigerian artist Ben Enwonwu. He painted the young woman wearing a yellow dress and a matching hat, in Lagos in 1971. 48 years later, the family of the model, after a simple search on the internet discovers its value.
On google, Christine's parents are looking for information on signing the table a search that leads them to an English online estimating platform.
In total, the painting remained 5 decades without ever being shown. It was, this Tuesday auctioned in London, 1 million 300,000 euros. Slightly less than the most famous painting by the Nigerian artist. Ben Enwonwu painted Princess Tutu, nicknamed the African Mona Lisa . The painter and sculptor, who died in 1994, is considered the father of Nigerian modernism.
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