Ben Osawe
Nigerianman With Hat
Estimate: 5.000 - 8.000 GBP
Price realised: 13.750 GBP
Price realised: 13.750 GBP
Description
Ben Osawe
1931-2007
NIGERIANMAN WITH HAT
inscribed, this work is unique
bronze sculpture
84 by 28 by 28cm., 33 by 11 by 11in.
Executed in 1986
ArtHouse Contemporary, Lagos, 22 November 2010, lot 38 | Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
1931-2007
NIGERIANMAN WITH HAT
inscribed, this work is unique
bronze sculpture
84 by 28 by 28cm., 33 by 11 by 11in.
Executed in 1986
ArtHouse Contemporary, Lagos, 22 November 2010, lot 38 | Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
A top price for Ben Osawe
The work Nigerianman With Hat by Ben Osawe was sold in the Modern & Contemporary African Art auction at Sothebys in London in March 2018. It achieved a price of GBP 13,750.00 (€ 15,655.13), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 72%. This high result makes Nigerianman With Hat the most expensive artwork by Ben Osawe that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Ben Osawe
Die Arbeit Nigerianman With Hat von Ben Osawe wurde im März 2018 in der Auktion Modern & Contemporary African Art bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 13.750,00 (€ 15.655,13) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 72%. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Nigerianman With Hat zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ben Osawe, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Ben Osawe - Auction history
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