29th Oct, 2025 12:00
Modern & Contemporary African & Middle Eastern Art
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AMBA ENIGHE (NIGERIAN B.2000)
UNTITLED
signed and dated AMBA ENIGHE 2022 lower right; inscribed on the reverse
oil on canvas
74 x 57cm; 29 1/4 x 22 1/2in
unframed
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by the present owner
Property of a Private Collector, London
Amba Enighe is a Nigerian painter based in Lagos whose practice explores identity and representation through figuration. Her emerging body of work exists within a stylistic tradition of black portraiture which highlights the lack of black representation in art history by centring the black figure. The present works depict finely modelled sitters against patterned backgrounds which invoke of Renaissance-Roccoco imagery. The gaze of Enighe's figures is firmly fixed on the viewer, ascribing a sense of dignity and poise to the sitters. These highly compelling compositions not only demonstrate the exemplary execution of the artist in rendering figures from life, but position the black figure within art history on its terms.
Sold for £700
UNTITLED
signed and dated AMBA ENIGHE 2022 lower right; inscribed on the reverse
oil on canvas
74 x 57cm; 29 1/4 x 22 1/2in
unframed
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by the present owner
Property of a Private Collector, London
Amba Enighe is a Nigerian painter based in Lagos whose practice explores identity and representation through figuration. Her emerging body of work exists within a stylistic tradition of black portraiture which highlights the lack of black representation in art history by centring the black figure. The present works depict finely modelled sitters against patterned backgrounds which invoke of Renaissance-Roccoco imagery. The gaze of Enighe's figures is firmly fixed on the viewer, ascribing a sense of dignity and poise to the sitters. These highly compelling compositions not only demonstrate the exemplary execution of the artist in rendering figures from life, but position the black figure within art history on its terms.
Auction: Modern & Contemporary African & Middle Eastern Art, 29th Oct, 2025
If you want to start collecting striking modern and contemporary art in a newly developing market, our sales are for you. Each spring and autumn, the Modern and Contemporary African and Middle Eastern Department hold tightly curated, live and online auctions. Expect to find Arab artists such as Tahia Halim, Seif Wanly, Mahmoud Said and Mohanna Durra. African artists featured have ranged from modern masters such as Ablade Glover, Sam Ntiro and Jacob Hendrik Pierneef, to contemporary artists George Lilanga, Jilali Gharbaoui, Famakan Magassa, Christano Mangovo, Oluwole Omofemi, Esther Mahlangu and Brett Seiler.
PUBLIC EXHIBITION:
Sunday 26th October: 12pm to 4pm
Monday 27th October: 10am to 8pm (Drinks 5-8pm)
Tuesday 28th October: 10am to 5pm
