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Chuks Anyanwu, (b. Nigeria, 1937) Oil on board Signed and dated `Chuks 86` (lower right) 120 x
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Chuks Anyanwu, (b. Nigeria, 1937) Oil on board Signed and dated `Chuks 86` (lower right) 120 x 60cm (47.2 x 23.6in)
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Chuks Anyanwu was born in 1937 in Nigeria. He studied graphic art, painting, textile design and sculpture at the Yaba Technical Institute and later attended The London Art College and the College of Arts, Science and Technology in Zaria, Northern Nigeria.
Anyanwu`s distinctive stylised paintings elegantly fuse traditional folkloric scenes with geometric designs that had modernist overtones. To the 21st century viewer the delicacy of the forms mirror the vulnerability of the subject matter viewed across time.
Chuks Anyanwu combined his work as a painter with a successful career as a graphic artist working as an art director for newspapers in Nigeria and Ghana. His cartoons were popular with the Nigerian Daily Service, Ghanaian Times and The Nigerian Morning Post. Private collection, Germany Click here to view Catalogue
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Chuks Anyanwu, (b. Nigeria, 1937) Oil on board Signed and dated `Chuks 86` (lower right) 120 x 60cm (47.2 x 23.6in)
Framed
Chuks Anyanwu was born in 1937 in Nigeria. He studied graphic art, painting, textile design and sculpture at the Yaba Technical Institute and later attended The London Art College and the College of Arts, Science and Technology in Zaria, Northern Nigeria.
Anyanwu`s distinctive stylised paintings elegantly fuse traditional folkloric scenes with geometric designs that had modernist overtones. To the 21st century viewer the delicacy of the forms mirror the vulnerability of the subject matter viewed across time.
Chuks Anyanwu combined his work as a painter with a successful career as a graphic artist working as an art director for newspapers in Nigeria and Ghana. His cartoons were popular with the Nigerian Daily Service, Ghanaian Times and The Nigerian Morning Post. Private collection, Germany Click here to view Catalogue
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Contemporary and Modern Art from Africa and its Diaspora
Specialist in charge: Ed Cross
To contact Ed Cross directly, email: ed@edcrossfineart.com
To contact The Auction Room, email Georgia Spray: georgia.spray@theauctionroom.com, +44 (0) 20 7499 4406
Shipping:
For all pre-sale and post-sale enquiries and to request a shipping quotation, please contact Connoisseur International, telephone: +44 (0)20 8572 2955, or email: connoisseur@theauctionroom.com
Absentee Bidding Now Open - Please register to bid
Private View: 17th October, 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Public Exhibition of all works in the auction: 18th October, 10am - 3pm
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26 South Molton Lane, Mayfair
London W1K 5LF
