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Twins Seven Seven,
Nigerian 1944-2011 -
The Lost Mask, 1989;
oil and beadwork on assembled panel,...
Price Realised: £1,181
Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800
Price realised is hammer price plus fees (31.2% Buyers Premium inclusive of VAT).
Lot 572
Description
Twins Seven Seven,
Nigerian 1944-2011 -
The Lost Mask, 1989;
oil and beadwork on assembled panel, signed titled and dated on the reverse 'Prince Twins Seven Seven Mask 1989' and further annotated 'cut out of "Stare" ', 52.2 x 43 cm: together with an etching on paper by the same artist 'The Anti Bird Ghost' (2)
Literature:
Henry Glassie, 'Prince Twins Seven-Seven: His Art, His Life In Nigeria, His Exile In America', Indiana University Press, 2010, illus. p. 294 ('The Lost Mask, 1989')
Note:
the first work was cut from a wrecked theatre set. Beaded works are rare for the artist; a technique honed by his colleague Jimoh Buraimoh.
Twins Seven-Seven is one of the best know artists of the Oshogbo School, using his experience as a singer and dancer to create his highly individual vision. His work has been exhibited across the world, including the Pompidou Centre, Paris, Houston Contemporary Arts Museum, MoMA, New York, the National Museum of African Art, Washington, D.C. and the National Modern Art Gallery in Lagos.
Fees & VAT
Buyer's Premium
The buyer shall pay the hammer price together with a premium thereon of 26% up to £20,000 (31.2% inclusive of VAT), 25% from £20,001 - £500,000 (30% inclusive of VAT), 20% from £500,001 thereafter (24% inclusive of VAT). The premium price is subject to VAT at the standard rate.
VAT
VAT is not charged on the hammer price unless it is stated that there is 'VAT applicable on the hammer price at the end of the description. Buyer's premium is subject to VAT.(ARR) - ARTIST'S RESALE RIGHT
Qualifying living artists and the descendants of artists deceased within the last 70 years are entitled to receive a re-sale royalty each time their work is bought through an auction house or art market professional.
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ARR is capped at £12,500
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