Lot 461
GEORGINA BEIER (B. 1938) §
OCTOPUS
Decorative Arts: Design Since 1860
Auction: 11 April 2018 at 12:00 BST
£2,125
Description
oil on board, signed, dated and inscribed GEORGINA BEIER/ OSHOGBO/ 66, and inscribed with title verso, 122cm x 106cm; and GODDESS OF THE SUN, oil on board, by the same hand, unsigned, inscribed with title verso, 122cm x 99cm (2)
Footnote
Provenance: The Estate of Bernat Klein
Note: Born in England in 1938, Georgina Beier moved to Nigeria in the 1960s. She is celebrated as an artist who helped inspire the careers of a number of African artists and worked in a variety of media including painting, sculpture, prints, textiles, theatrical sets and costumes.