Nigerian Art Sells Seven Times Estimate At $1.4 Billion (N506m) in London

23 October 2019

Ben Enwonwu was a Nigerian artist who died on February 5, 1994. One of his painting "Christine," is a 1971 portrait of an American missionary wife reported to be of the Carribean-origin.

The painting originally estimated to sell for about $200,000 surprised everyone when it was auctioned for $1.4 million at Sotheby, London.

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