J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere
Nigerian Modern Suku, Hairstyles Series, 1979
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 11.250 GBP
Price realised: 11.250 GBP
Description
J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere
1930-2014
NIGERIANMODERN SUKU, HAIRSTYLES SERIES, 1979
signed, dated and annotated HD 916-79 in black ink and photographer's stamp and blind stamp (lower margin) signed, annotated and dated in pencil by the printer Philippe Salaün with his stamp (on the reverse)
silverprint, printed 2000
44.5 by 45cm., 17½ by 17¾in.(image); 60.7 by 51cm., 23¾ by 20in.(sheet)
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
1930-2014
NIGERIANMODERN SUKU, HAIRSTYLES SERIES, 1979
signed, dated and annotated HD 916-79 in black ink and photographer's stamp and blind stamp (lower margin) signed, annotated and dated in pencil by the printer Philippe Salaün with his stamp (on the reverse)
silverprint, printed 2000
44.5 by 45cm., 17½ by 17¾in.(image); 60.7 by 51cm., 23¾ by 20in.(sheet)
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in April 2019. In the Modern & Contemporary African Art auction, the work Nigerian Modern Suku, Hairstyles Series, 1979 sold for GBP 11,250.00 (€ 13,087.00) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 5,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Hairstyles Series, 1968-1975, which sold at auction in May 2021 for EUR 42,500.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere erzielte im April 2019 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern & Contemporary African Art wurde die Arbeit Nigerian Modern Suku, Hairstyles Series, 1979 für GBP 11.250,00 (€ 13.087,00) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 5.000,00. Für andere Arbeiten von J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Hairstyles Series, 1968-1975 beobachtet, die im Mai 2021 für EUR 42.500,00 versteigert wurde.
J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere - Auction history
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