Demas Nwoko (Nigerian, born 1935) Ogboni Chief signed 'DEMAS' twice (centre left and lower right) linocut 34 x 25cm (13 3/8 x 9 13/16in). Footnotes: Provenance Acquired by A.R. Jellings; A private UK collection. Demas Nwoko's 1960 oil 'Ogboni Chief' exhibits the artist's distinctive flattened space technique and was illustrated in Uli Beier's eighth issue of 'Black Orpheus' in the same year, it soon became one of his best known works. A.R. Jellings was a founding member of the Mbari Club, Ibadan, where he was employed by the Nigerian Tobacco Company. He worked in Nigeria from 1958-66 and knew the artist well. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com