Title: Echoes of the River (2024 – Nigeria) 🌊

Artist: A. Okorie 🖌️
Medium: Charcoal & Oil on Canvas
📏 Dimensions: 42 x 30 inches
💰 Valuation: £68,000 GBP
📍 Provenance: Lagos Private Collection → Giddi Group Foundation

🔍 Description:
Echoes of the River captures a solitary fisherman in a fleeting moment of elegance and rhythm — casting a vast, looping net over tranquil waters. This monochromatic masterpiece blurs the lines between realism and abstraction, drawing the eye to the poetic dance of line, motion, and reflection. The elongated canoe, the fluidity of the net, and the ghostly silhouette speak to timeless traditions and the quiet resilience of riverine life across Nigeria. The artwork exudes meditative calm, yet vibrates with the tension of survival and craft.

🌍 Highlights:
• Inspired by traditional fishing scenes on the River Niger
• Featured in Still Waters: African Quietude in Motion, 2025 Lagos Biennale
• Acquired to support GGF’s Safe Waters Nigeria campaign for life jackets distribution

📦 Condition: Excellent.