Delving deeper into the artwork's background, Lawrence elaborated: "As you can see, it's signed on the bottom right, Pili Pili and he came from a very working class family, he trained as a plumber ...

Hendra couldn't hide his surprise, remarking: "So of all the paintings I was not expecting to see here at Cromford Mills in Derbyshire, is a painting by an artist from the Democratic Republic of Congo ...