This undated handout picture released by Sotheby’s auction house in London on October 15, 2019, shows a painting entitle “Christine” by Nigerian artist Ben Enwonwu, that sold for £1.1 million (1.3 million euros, $1.4 million), after being originally valued at £100,000-150,000. – A painting by the Nigerian artist responsible for the “African Mona Lisa” sold at auction in London on October 15, 2019, for £1.1 million after the family who owned it googled the signature and realised its importance. The painting fetched over seven times the pre-auction estimate, finally going under the hammer for £1.1 million (1.3 million euros, $1.4 million). “Christine”, by 20th century master of African modernism Ben Enwonwu, had been in the sitter’s family home ever since it was painted in Lagos in 1971. (Photo by Handout / SOTHEBY’S / AFP)
“Christine”, by 20th century master of African modernism Ben Enwonwu, had been in the sitter’s family home ever since it was painted…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
