Oseloka Okwudii Osadebe (Nigerian, born 1934) The Milk Maid, 1965 oil on canvas 123.5 x 59.5cm (48 5/8 x 23 7/16in). Footnotes: Provenance: A private collection. Exhibited: Lagos, SMO Contemporary Art, 'Oseloka Osadebe – Inner Light', Feb, 2019. Oseloka Osadebe is the lesser known 'Zaria Rebel'. He arrived at the Zaria College in 1958 and graduated in 1962. Whilst at Zaria he counted the great artists: Demas Nwoko, Yusuf Grillo and Uche Okeke amongst his peers. In 1964 he left Nigeria to pursue a career in the USA and so lost contact with his fellow Zaria artists, who were to become the fathers of modern Nigerian art. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com