Abiodun Olaku
"Elemental Notes"
Estimate: 6.000 - 9.000 GBP
Price realised: 14.000 GBP
Price realised: 14.000 GBP
Description
Abiodun Olaku (Nigerian, born 1958)
"Elemental Notes"
signed and dated 'OLAKU A.O. 12-13' (lower right), inscribed 'Elemental Notes' verso
oil on canvas
91.4 x 121.9cm (36 x 48in).
Bonhams' Africa Now sale, 22 May 2013, lot 215; | A private collection.
"Elemental Notes"
signed and dated 'OLAKU A.O. 12-13' (lower right), inscribed 'Elemental Notes' verso
oil on canvas
91.4 x 121.9cm (36 x 48in).
Bonhams' Africa Now sale, 22 May 2013, lot 215; | A private collection.
A top price for Abiodun Olaku
The work "Elemental Notes" by Abiodun Olaku was sold in the Modern & Contemporary African Art auction at Bonhams in London in March 2021. It achieved a price of GBP 14,000.00 (€ 16,446.39), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 56%. This high result makes "Elemental Notes" the most expensive artwork by Abiodun Olaku that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Abiodun Olaku
Die Arbeit "Elemental Notes" von Abiodun Olaku wurde im März 2021 in der Auktion Modern & Contemporary African Art bei Bonhams in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 14.000,00 (€ 16.446,39) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 56%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht "Elemental Notes" zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Abiodun Olaku, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Abiodun Olaku - Auction history
