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Ben Unono painted the painting of Nigeria 's most famous modern artist, titled "Tutu" in 1974 and exhibited at an art gallery in Lagos the following year. She then disappeared until her new appearance in North London.
The owners, who preferred not to be identified, contacted Giles Bibiat, an expert in modern and contemporary African art at the London auction house Bonhams, to get to know them.
"I discovered the painting myself at a routine call to evaluate the work of the artist Ben Inono," said Pibeat, "I did not know what to see.
He added that the way she had arrived there was still vague. The organizers said the painting was loaned to Artx in Lagos, to be held Friday and Sunday under the sponsorship of Axis Bank Bank, which took out the loan but does not have the table.
The original Mona Lisa, painted by Leonardo da Vinci, was stolen from the Louvre in 1911, then transferred to Italy, where it was restored and returned to the Louvre in 1914.
The Nigerian monalisa was attracted to Aditoto Ademiloy, granddaughter of a traditional leader of the Yoruba ethnic group. This is particularly important in Nigeria, a symbol of national reconciliation after a war between 1967 and 1970.
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Ben Unono painted the painting of Nigeria 's most famous modern artist, titled "Tutu" in 1974 and exhibited at an art gallery in Lagos the following year. She then disappeared until her new appearance in North London.
The owners, who preferred not to be identified, contacted Giles Bibiat, an expert in modern and contemporary African art at the London auction house Bonhams, to get to know them.
"I discovered the painting myself at a routine call to evaluate the work of the artist Ben Inono," said Pibeat, "I did not know what to see.
He added that the way she had arrived there was still vague. The organizers said the painting was loaned to Artx in Lagos, to be held Friday and Sunday under the sponsorship of Axis Bank Bank, which took out the loan but does not have the table.
The original Mona Lisa, painted by Leonardo da Vinci, was stolen from the Louvre in 1911, then transferred to Italy, where it was restored and returned to the Louvre in 1914.
The Nigerian monalisa was attracted to Aditoto Ademiloy, granddaughter of a traditional leader of the Yoruba ethnic group. This is particularly important in Nigeria, a symbol of national reconciliation after a war between 1967 and 1970.
