Lot 109: ASIRU OLATUNDE (NIGERIAN, 1918-1993) The Hunters repoussé

ASIRU OLATUNDE (NIGERIAN, 1918-1993) The Hunters repoussé copper panel 102 x 203cm (40 3/16 x 79 15/16in).

Provenance Acquired from the artist in the late 1960s. A private collection. The above work formed part of a large commission in the late 1960s for the Konkola Copper Mines Company. The commission was for six large copper panels for the company’s board room and was initiated by Mick Pilcher, a government designer for the Western Region of Nigeria.