One Female In Top 200 Auctioned Works By Nigerian Artists

AFK Insider | Dana Sanchez:

In the first-ever compilation of the top 200 highest-priced artworks sold at auction by Nigerian artists since 2008, only one female — Peju Alatise — made the list. High-ticket art sales by females in Nigeria are overshadowed by names like Ghanaian-Nigerian sculptor El Anatsui, famed for his iconic bottle-top installations, and the late Igbo painter Ben Enwonwu, who died in 1994… Read more

Image: “Just One Night” (detail) by Peju Alatise. Photo: pinterest.com