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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
UZO EGONU (1931-1996)
Woman Reading
Details
UZO EGONU (1931-1996)
Woman Reading
signed and dated 'Uzo Egonu 78' (lower left); titled and dated 'Woman Reading 1978' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
55 7⁄8 x 41 7/8in. (141.3 x 106.5cm.)
Painted in 1978
Woman Reading
signed and dated 'Uzo Egonu 78' (lower left); titled and dated 'Woman Reading 1978' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
55 7⁄8 x 41 7/8in. (141.3 x 106.5cm.)
Painted in 1978
Provenance
The Estate of Uzo Egonu.
Anon. sale, Sotheby’s London, 2 April 2019, lot 17.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Anon. sale, Sotheby’s London, 2 April 2019, lot 17.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
O. Oguibe, Uzo Egonu: An African Artist in the West, London 1995, p. 134.
Exhibited
Oxford, Wolfson College, 2020-2025 (on loan).
London, Tate Modern, Nigerian Modernism Art and Independence, 2025-2026, p. 278.
London, Tate Modern, Nigerian Modernism Art and Independence, 2025-2026, p. 278.
Brought to you by
Stephanie Rao
Specialist, Co-head of Day Sale