El Anatsui - We washed Grandma\'s Cloth I, 1990

El Anatsui

We washed Grandma's Cloth I, 1990

Found at Bonhams, Edinburgh
Modern & Contemporary African Art, Lot 125
12. Oct - 12. Oct 2023
Estimate: 40.000 - 60.000 GBP
Price realised: not available
Description
El Anatsui (Ghanaian, born 1944)
We washed Grandma's Cloth I, 1990
signed and dated 'EL/ 90' (lower left and right margins of panel 9); each panel inscribed '1' to '10' in chronological order and each bears a Jack Shainman Gallery label (verso)
carved, incised, scorched, and painted wood panels
68 x 93 x 4.5cm (26 3/4 x 36 5/8 x 1 3/4in).
(in 10 pieces)
Acquired directly from the artist, | The collection of Franco Bordogna.

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