Elias Jengo

Wakulima (The Farmers)

Found at Sothebys, London
Modern and Contemporary African Art Online, Lot 69
31. Mar - 31. Mar 2020
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.250 GBP
ELIAS JENGO
Tanzanian
b.1936
WAKULIMA (THE FARMERS)
signed and dated 1969 (lower left)
oil on masonite
50.8 by 40.6cm., 20 by 16in.
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Private collection, USA | Acquired from the above by the present owner

A top price for Elias Jengo

This artwork by Elias Jengo achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in March 2020. In the Modern and Contemporary African Art Online auction, the work Wakulima (The Farmers) sold for GBP 5,250.00 (€ 5,928.33) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 3,000.00. This high result makes Wakulima (The Farmers) the most expensive artwork by Elias Jengo that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Elias Jengo

Dieses Kunstwerk von Elias Jengo erzielte im März 2020 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern and Contemporary African Art Online wurde die Arbeit Wakulima (The Farmers) für GBP 5.250,00 (€ 5.928,33) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 3.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Wakulima (The Farmers) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Elias Jengo, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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