The portrait, titled Christine, was painted by one of Nigeria’s greatest artists, Ben Enwonwu. The warm, minimal portrait, saturated with earthy ochres, depicts Christine Elizabeth Davis ...

By Farah Nayeri In 1971, an American hair stylist living in Lagos posed for a portrait by the artist Ben Enwonwu of Nigeria. Christine Elizabeth Davis (who was the wife of a British missionary ...

In 1971, the preeminent modern artist Ben Enwonwu was commissioned by a man named Elvis Davis to paint a portrait of his wife, Christine: The final product, according to local arts magazine Asiri ...

The painting, called Christine, is the work of Ben Enwonwu, a celebrated Nigerian artist whose work has seen a resurgence among art collectors in recent years. It is a portrait of Enwonwu's ...

As a creator of works drawing on his Igbo heritage and a sculptor of Queen Elizabeth II, Ben Enwonwu held a unique position in world art, writes Emily Allen.

Ben Enwonwu, also known as Odinigwe Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu, was a prominent Nigerian artist specializing in painting and sculpture. Born in 1921 in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria, he passed ...