Zemanek-Münster

Repoussé panel "1966 D S Lagos 1977" ·  Nigeria, Yoruba, Oshogbo, Asiru Olatunde (1918-1993) · ID: 3052022

sold EUR 1,300
Provenance
Claus Bernhard Auer (1952-2023), Berlin, Germany
Size
M: 50,5 cm x 93 cm (BxH)
M: 19.9 inch x 36.6 inch (BxH)

Description

aluminium, signed “Asiru Olatunde Osogbo”, mounted on wooden panel

Asiru Olatunde originally worked as a blacksmith. When he was no longer able to pursue this profession in the late 1950s due to health reasons, he turned to small wrought-iron works in non-ferrous metal. In 1958, he met Ulli Beier, who took him under his wing. Beier procured a commission for large reliefs for a hotel in Lagos. Since no copper sheets were available for such formats, Ulli Beier organised aluminium sheets from a local cooking pot factory. Large-format relief panels in embossed aluminium became one of Asiru Olatunde’s trademarks.


The object Repoussé panel “1966 D S Lagos 1977” with the object ID 3052022 was part of the auction Auction 104 on April 12, 2025. The object with the lot number 312 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,300 with an asking price of EUR 800.

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