Adjani Okpu-Egbe
Sisiku AyukTabe, the Martin Luther King Jr. of Ambazonia
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction, Lot 83
15. Mar - 22. Mar 2022
Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction, Lot 83
15. Mar - 22. Mar 2022
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 GBP
Price realised: 18.900 GBP
Price realised: 18.900 GBP
Description
Adjani Okpu-Egbe
Cameroon
b.1979
Sisiku AyukTabe, the Martin Luther King Jr. of Ambazonia
mixed media on canvas mounted on customized wooden bookshelves with varied object installation
191.5 by 200.6 by 23cm., 75¼ by 79 by 9in. (excluding globe)
231.5 by 200.6 by 23cm., 91 by 79 by 9in. (including globe)
Donated by the artist
Cameroon
b.1979
Sisiku AyukTabe, the Martin Luther King Jr. of Ambazonia
mixed media on canvas mounted on customized wooden bookshelves with varied object installation
191.5 by 200.6 by 23cm., 75¼ by 79 by 9in. (excluding globe)
231.5 by 200.6 by 23cm., 91 by 79 by 9in. (including globe)
Donated by the artist
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
In March last year Sothebys in London held the auction Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction, which included the work Sisiku AyukTabe, the Martin Luther King Jr. of Ambazonia by Adjani Okpu-Egbe. Here, the upper estimate of GBP 18,000.00 was slightly exceeded - the artwork found a new owner for GBP 18,900.00 (€ 22,408.08). Other works by Adjani Okpu-Egbe have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of EUR 24,390.00 in June 2021 for the work Bearing Witness To Dystopia: Multigenerational Genocide, Fascism, And Rumours Of Civil War (Diptych), 2020.
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Im März letzten Jahres führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction durch, in der auch die Arbeit Sisiku AyukTabe, the Martin Luther King Jr. of Ambazonia von Adjani Okpu-Egbe zur Versteigerung kam. Dabei wurde der obere Schätzpreis von GBP 18.000,00 leicht übertroffen – das Kunstwerk fand für GBP 18.900,00 (€ 22.408,08) einen neuen Besitzer. Andere Arbeiten von Adjani Okpu-Egbe haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von EUR 24.390,00 im Juni 2021 für die Arbeit Bearing Witness To Dystopia: Multigenerational Genocide, Fascism, And Rumours Of Civil War (Diptych), 2020 beobachtet.
Adjani Okpu-Egbe - Auction history
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