Strauss & co - 15 February 2020, Cape Town

79 THE PROPERTY OF A COLLECTOR LOTS 53–74 63  CYRIL OMAMOGHO NIGERIAN 1983– Military Portrait - The Power Series signed and dated 14 acrylic on canvas 137,5 by 107cm R150 000 – 200 000 Oma studied art formally at the Yaba College of Technology in Lagos, Nigeria and has been painting as a studio artist for almost twenty years. His works are focussed primarily on portraiture which display his intense ability to capture emotions through the exaggerated eyes of this subjects. The characters in his art come “alive” and convey powerful stories of struggle, love and triumph. 1 1.  http://www.reddoorgallery.co/~reddoorgallery/ artists/oma/