Painting fetches £1.1 mil at Sotheby’s, thanks to Google search

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Art piece price is over seven times the pre-auction estimate. FMTNews Google London Painting

Artwork by Nigerian artist, Ben Enwonwu named ‘Christine’ auctions in London.

“Christine”, by 20th century master of African modernism Ben Enwonwu, had been in the sitter’s family home ever since it was painted in Lagos in 1971. The painting fetched over seven times the pre-auction estimate, finally going under the hammer for £1.1 million.

 

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