Tutu, a previously lost portrait by Ben Enwonwu (1917-94) of the Ife royal princess Adetutu Ademiluyi (right) set a new record for the artist at Bonhams’ Africa Now auction.
After a 20-minute bidding contest on February 28, it sold to a phone bidder for £1m (plus premium), well above the £200,000-300,000 estimate.