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  • Aina Onabolu (Nigerian, 1882-1963) Female nude
    Oct. 16, 2024

    Aina Onabolu (Nigerian, 1882-1963) Female nude

    Est: £5,000 - £8,000

    Aina Onabolu (Nigerian, 1882-1963) Female nude signed and dated 'Aina Onabolu/ 1938' (lower left) pencil on paper 35.7 x 24.3cm (14 1/16 x 9 9/16in).

    Bonhams
  • Aina Onabolu (Nigerian, 1882-1963) Woman
    Oct. 16, 2024

    Aina Onabolu (Nigerian, 1882-1963) Woman

    Est: £5,000 - £8,000

    Aina Onabolu (Nigerian, 1882-1963) Woman signed and dated 'Aina Onabolu/ January 1947' (lower right) pencil on paper 37.5 x 27.5cm (14 3/4 x 10 13/16in).

    Bonhams
  • Aina Onabolu,  Nigerian 1882-1962 -  Portrait of a young man, 1930;  penc
    Mar. 12, 2024

    Aina Onabolu,  Nigerian 1882-1962 -  Portrait of a young man, 1930;  penc

    Est: £8,000 - £12,000

    Aina Onabolu,  Nigerian 1882-1962 -  Portrait of a young man, 1930;  pencil on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Aina Onabolu 1930', 14.4 x 9.3 cm  Provenance:  private collection, Lagos  Note:  the artist is seen as the father of modern Nigerian art, his work and teaching influencing generations of artists. The artist studied in Paris and London, before returning to Nigeria in 1922. His works would combine Western and Nigerian techniques and themes, creating a new visual language of portraiture in his home country. 

    Roseberys
  • Lots 423-443 Modern & Contemporary African Art Aina Onabolu,  Portrait of a young man, 1930; 
    Nov. 29, 2023

    Lots 423-443 Modern & Contemporary African Art Aina Onabolu,  Portrait of a young man, 1930; 

    Est: £12,000 - £18,000

    Lots 423-443 Modern & Contemporary African Art - Aina Onabolu,  Nigerian 1882-1962 -  Portrait of a young man, 1930;  pencil on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Aina Onabolu 1930', 14.4 x 9.3 cm  Provenance:  private collection, Lagos  Note:  the artist is seen as the father of modern Nigerian art, his work and teaching influencing generations of artists. The artist studied in Paris and London, before returning to Nigeria in 1922. His works would combine Western and Nigerian techniques and themes, creating a new visual language of portraiture in his home country. 

    Roseberys
  • Aina Onabolu, Untitled
    Apr. 30, 2023

    Aina Onabolu, Untitled

    Est: $18,000 - $20,000

    Aina Onabolu was a pioneering Nigerian modern arts teacher and painter who was an important figure in the introduction of arts into the curriculum of secondary schools in Nigeria ( Africa). He promoted the drawing of environmental forms in a verisimilitudinous style and was known for his early modern work of portraiture. Irrefutably a pioneer of the modern art movement in Nigeria, Aina Onabolu was initially self-taught, and achieved some acclaim as a portrait and landscape painter in Lagos between 1900 an 1920. His essay 'A Short Discourse on Art', written in 1920 and published as part of a catalogue accompanying his exhibition in Lagos, examined the state of modern African art at that time: There is a peculiar interest attaching Mr Onabolu and his works - which would have been the same if he were a European as he is an African - the fact that he had never received any training in Art. The amount of success which has attended his efforts will on the one hand be more appreciated by everybody and on the other hand be of greater value to Africans because his genius is essentially of Africa. There is no greater medium of expression of national life and character than Art and no one but Africans can fully express her joy and sorrow, her hopes and aspirations, and her changing moods and passions. In this respect a great role awaits Mr Onabolu - the interpretation of Africa to the outside world. (A.O. Delo Dosumu, preface to Onabolu, 'A Short Discourse on Art, 1920) In 1920 he left for England and France, where he studied art at St. Johns Wood School, Académie Julian in Paris, and the Royal Academy of Art in London. On his return to Nigeria, he set about laying the foundation for art education in the British colony whose educational curriculum excluded art. An art syllabus was eventually accepted, thus inspiring a younger generation of artists. Onabolu was also instrumental in getting Kenneth C. Murray invited to Nigeria to teach art, a move that had far reaching ramifications for Nigerian art.

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  • AINA ONABOLU (1882 - 1963) UNTITLED
    Jul. 25, 2022

    AINA ONABOLU (1882 - 1963) UNTITLED

    Est: $6,000 - $8,000

    1930 Pencil on paper 8(1/2) x 5(1/2) in 21.5 x 13.5 cm Signed and dated (lower right)

    Arthouse Contemporary
  • Aina Onabolu (Nigerian, 1882-1963) Adam and Eve, 1954
    Mar. 16, 2011

    Aina Onabolu (Nigerian, 1882-1963) Adam and Eve, 1954

    Est: £15,000 - £20,000

    Adam and Eve, 1954 signed 'Aina Onabolu' (lower right) oil on canvas 104.5 x 59.5cm (41 1/8 x 23 7/16in).

    Bonhams
  • Aina Onabolu (Nigerian, 1882-1963) Adam & Eve 1954 41 1/8 x 23 7/16in (104.5 x 59.5cm)
    Mar. 10, 2010

    Aina Onabolu (Nigerian, 1882-1963) Adam & Eve 1954 41 1/8 x 23 7/16in (104.5 x 59.5cm)

    Est: $40,000 - $60,000

    Adam & Eve 1954 signed 'Aina Onabolu' (lower right) oil on canvas 41 1/8 x 23 7/16in (104.5 x 59.5cm)

    Bonhams
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