Bruce Onobrakpeya
Nomorere
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction, Lot 81
15. Mar - 22. Mar 2022
Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction, Lot 81
15. Mar - 22. Mar 2022
Estimate: 100 - 200 GBP
Price realised: 2.268 GBP
Price realised: 2.268 GBP
Description
Bruce Onobrakpeya
Nigerian
b.1932
Nomorere
signed and dated September 1972 (lower right); editioned 8/15 and titled Nomorere (lower left); inscribed Deep Etching (lower centre)
etching
61 by 45.5 cm., 24 by 18in.(image); 70 by 49.5cm., 27½ by 19½in.(sheet)
Estate of Robert Barley, UK | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Nigerian
b.1932
Nomorere
signed and dated September 1972 (lower right); editioned 8/15 and titled Nomorere (lower left); inscribed Deep Etching (lower centre)
etching
61 by 45.5 cm., 24 by 18in.(image); 70 by 49.5cm., 27½ by 19½in.(sheet)
Estate of Robert Barley, UK | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Artwork auctioned at 11 times the upper estimate price
The work Nomorere by Bruce Onobrakpeya was worth GBP 2,268.00 (€ 2,688.97) to a buyer in March last year. This price was achieved in the auction Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 200.00 many times over. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Bruce Onobrakpeya achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Zaria Indigo in September 2020 with an auction result of USD 81,325.00 (€ 69,401.78).
Kunstwerk zum Elffachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Nomorere von Bruce Onobrakpeya war einem Käufer im März letzten Jahres GBP 2.268,00 (€ 2.688,97) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 200,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Bruce Onobrakpeya erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Zaria Indigo im September 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 81.325,00 (€ 69.401,78).
Bruce Onobrakpeya - Auction history
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