
Lot 124
Asiru Olatunde(Nigerian, 1918-1993)The Hunters unframed
1 February 2017, 13:00 GMT
London, KnightsbridgeSold for £937.50 inc. premium
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Asiru Olatunde (Nigerian, 1918-1993)
The Hunters
signed and inscribed 'ASIRU OLATUNDE OSOGBO' (to the underside of the panel)
repoussé copper panel mounted on wood
26 x 72cm (10 1/4 x 28 3/8in).
unframed
signed and inscribed 'ASIRU OLATUNDE OSOGBO' (to the underside of the panel)
repoussé copper panel mounted on wood
26 x 72cm (10 1/4 x 28 3/8in).
unframed
Footnotes
Asiru Olatunde was a blacksmith like his father and grandfather before him. In 1961 he began to create figures of animals out of recycled copper and aluminium, and this work evolved into a unique repoussé technique on aluminium panels. His subjects include narratives drawn from Yoruba oral tradition, Bible stories set in Nigerian settings and scenes from everyday life.