Chinwe Ifeoma Chukwuogo-Roy MBE, (Nigerian, 1952-2012)
Nwankwo Kanu and other fans on Match Day at Highbury stadium
Nwankwo Kanu and other fans on Match Day at Highbury stadium
signed 'Chinwe' (lower right)
oil on canvas
60 x 80cm (23 5/8 x 31 1/2in).
Provenance
Commissioned directly from the artist by Martin Keown;
Acquired at auction at the Martin Keown Testimonial Dinner, Hilton Park Lane, London, 2004;
A private collection.
Chukwuogo-Roy gained international fame for her official 2002 Golden Jubilee portrait of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II commissioned by the Commonwealth Secretariat.
The artist was a friend of the Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and this connection prompted Martin Keown to commission this work. Keown was an England and Arsenal player who played for the club from 1993-2004, Kanu was a fellow Arsenal player (1999-2004) at this time.
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Nwankwo Kanu and other fans on Match Day at Highbury stadium
Nwankwo Kanu and other fans on Match Day at Highbury stadium
signed 'Chinwe' (lower right)
oil on canvas
60 x 80cm (23 5/8 x 31 1/2in).
Provenance
Commissioned directly from the artist by Martin Keown;
Acquired at auction at the Martin Keown Testimonial Dinner, Hilton Park Lane, London, 2004;
A private collection.
Chukwuogo-Roy gained international fame for her official 2002 Golden Jubilee portrait of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II commissioned by the Commonwealth Secretariat.
The artist was a friend of the Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger and this connection prompted Martin Keown to commission this work. Keown was an England and Arsenal player who played for the club from 1993-2004, Kanu was a fellow Arsenal player (1999-2004) at this time.
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