BRUCE ONOBRAKPEYA (1932). Ekuoregbe.

Bruce Onobrakpeya (born 1932), Ekuoregbe (Gathering), etching on metal (deep foil), 1988, signed, dated, numbered and titled, inscribed again on the reverse on the wooden frame backing, copy 4/75 approx. 21 x 28 cm, with frame approx. 27 x 33.5 cm.

The Nigerian painter, graphic artist and sculptor Bruce Obomeyoma Onobrakpeya is considered one of the pioneers of Nigerian modernism. He was a founding member of the Zaria Art Society and taught at St. Gregory’s College in Lagos. His visual language links myths and symbols of the Urhobo culture with Christian motifs and a post-colonial context. Solo exhibitions in Atlanta and Washington D.C. have honored his life's work as groundbreaking.

Onobrakpeya created various artworks titled 'Ekuoregbe' (Gathering/Cohesion), which symbolically stands for the unity and shared spirit of Nigeria. The term originates from the Urhobo language (spoken in Delta State in southern Nigeria).