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Oluwole Omofemi, Nigerian b.1988 - Omonalisa II, 2019; oil and acrylic on canvas, signed and dated lower right 'Oluwole Omofemi 19', 120.4 x 120.4 cm Provenance: with Signature African Art, London; Private Collection, purchased from the above (according to the label attached to the reverse) Exhibited: Signature African Art, London, 'Oluwole Omofemi: The Way We Were', 12th March-9th April 2020 Note: this work served as the cover image for Omofemi's exhibition 'The Way We Were', and Signature African Art's opening show on Davies Street, Mayfair. He uses hair in his paintings as a metaphor for freedom and power, and as a symbol of identity. In the present lot, the sitters hair dominates the painted surface. A muted colour palette echo historical Old Masters portraits, imbuing the work with the same reverence. In 2022, he was commissioned to paint Her Majesty the Queen for the cover of Tatler’s Platinum Jubilee issue.