Julien Sinzogan (Beninese, born 1957) Egun I, II, III, a triptych. all signed 'Sinzogan' (lower right / lower centre) mixed media on canvas I & II 90 x 130cm (35 7/16 x 51 3/16in), III 99 x 125cm (39 x 49 3/16in). unframed, (3). Footnotes: Provenance Acquired from the October Gallery, London in 2008. To Sinzogan an 'Egun' or ancestor figures were venerated, these are spirits that have led a praiseworthy life in their earthly existence. Periodically, however, during the Egun masquerades, the ancestor spirits manifest in the human world where they interact with those descendants who remember them. Here the ancestors return, wearing richly embroidered costumes and masks to cloak their identities performing dynamic, whirling dances as they ritually renew the contact between the spirits and their living descendants. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com