Dec 15, 2015 - Sale 2402

Sale 2402 - Lot 95

Price Realized: $ 7,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 5,000 - $ 7,000
JOHN BIGGERS (1924 - 2001)
African Mamma.

Conte crayon on cream wove paper, 1975. 368x318 mm; 14 1/2x12 1/2 inches. Signed and dated in crayon, center left.

Provenance: private collection.

Likely a study for a painting or mural, African Mamma incorporates geometric motifs which became a significant theme in Biggers' work during the 1980s.