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Anyanwu (The Rising Sun)
Details
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
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.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2012.
Further details
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.
Brought to you by
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