Chin Up Girl
2022
An acrylic painting by Emmanuel Taku featuring an encouraging portrait titled 'Chin Up Girl.' Created in 2022, the work captures a moment of resilience and positive determination.
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas
- Location
- Sotheby's, New York, NY
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby'sView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Day Auction
November 17, 2022
Estimate: $20,000 to $30,000
Lot 949
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Artists in conversation
Amoako Boafo
Ghanaian · b. 1984
Boafo creates vibrant acrylic figurative portraits of Black subjects that radiate emotional presence and personal dignity, closely mirroring Taku's approach to capturing resilience and determination in contemporary portraiture.
Toyin Ojih Odutola
Nigerian American · b. 1985
Ojih Odutola's figurative work centers on empowering and psychologically rich portraits of Black individuals, sharing Taku's commitment to motivational and emotionally affirmative contemporary figure painting.
Lynette Yiadom Boakye
British · b. 1977
Yiadom Boakye's figurative paintings portray Black subjects with quiet confidence and inner strength, closely aligning with the encouraging and emotionally uplifting mood that defines Taku's portrait of resilience.
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