Lot 59: Tayo Tekovi Quaye (Nigerian, born 1954) The Search 33 x 55in (83.8 x 139.7cm) unframed

The Search
signed, inscribed and dated verso 'The Search/Tayo T Quaye 1995'
oil on canvas
33 x 55in (83.8 x 139.7cm)
unframed

The artist's frustration at the imbalance of distribution of the country's natural resources is set out in the inscription (in the artist's hand) on the reverse of the work:

"The continuous search for water, kerosene and fuel in a nation blessed with everything except......!"

Tayo Quaye has work in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum, London and the Smithsonian, Washington.