Amoako Boafo - Hands Up

Amoako Boafo

Hands Up

Found at Christies, Hong Kong
20th/21st Century Art Evening Sale, Lot 23
1. Dec - 1. Dec 2021
Estimate: 2.000.000 - 3.000.000 HKD
Price realised: 26.650.000 HKD
Description
AMOAKO BOAFO (B.1984)
Hands Up
signed, inscribed and dated 'AMOAKO M BOAFO 2018 KING' (lower right)
oil on canvas
187 x 148.6 cm. (73 1⁄2 x 58 1⁄2 in.)
Painted in 2018
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A top price for Amoako Boafo

The work Hands Up by Amoako Boafo was worth HKD 26,650,000.00 (€ 3,018,669.38) to a buyer in December 2021. This price was achieved in the auction 20th/21st Century Art Evening Sale at Christies in Hong Kong and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of HKD 3,000,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Hands Up the most expensive artwork by Amoako Boafo that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Amoako Boafo

Die Arbeit Hands Up von Amoako Boafo war einem Käufer im Dezember 2021 HKD 26.650.000,00 (€ 3.018.669,38) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion 20th/21st Century Art Evening Sale bei Christies in Hong Kong erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von HKD 3.000.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Hands Up zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Amoako Boafo, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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