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Rufus Ogundele,  Nigerian 1946-1995 -  Horse Rider, 1984;  oil on paper, signed and dated lower right 'Rufus Ogundele '84' and titled lower left 'Horse Rider', 44.8 x 54.8 cm (unframed)  Provenance:  Gerald Moore and thence by descent Note:  the artist studied and worked at Denis Williams's workshop in 1963 and later with Ulli and Georgina Beier at the Oshogbo School of Art.  Gerald Moore was an important, writer, teacher and scholar of contemporary African anglophone and francophone poetry. He lived and taught in Nigeria in the 1950s and again during the 1970s, becoming friendly with writer Ulli Beier and artist Susanne Wenger. With Beier he edited the influential anthology ‘Modern Poetry from Africa’ published in 1963 and he also wrote a biography of poet Wole Soyinka in 1971. His collection also included works by Gerard Sekoto, Twins Seven-Seven and Muraina Oyelami.