In the November 2012 auction, El Anatsui’s ‘Grandma’s Cloth Series VI’ painted in 1992 sold at N12.54 million, which makes it the most expensive artwork sold by Arthouse in that year, at a positive variance of N2.5 million over the estimated price of N10 million.
Anatsui’s work titled ‘Lanh’ was sold at N13.2million ($82, 500) at the 10th edition of Arthouse Contemporary art auction which took place at the Wheatbaker Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos on Monday 13th May 2013. The estimated price was N12million to N15million. ‘Lanh’ is a 2003 work made of emulsion paint and gouache on wooden panels. El […]