J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere
Nigerian Untitled, Hairstyles Series, C.1980
Estimate: 3.000 - 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 7.500 GBP
Price realised: 7.500 GBP
Description
J.D. ‘Okhai Ojeikere
1930-2014
NIGERIANUNTITLED, HAIRSTYLES SERIES, C.1980
signed, dated and annotated HD 379/74 in black ink, 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
NIGERIANUNTITLED, HAIRSTYLES SERIES, C.1980
signed, dated and annotated HD 379/74 in black ink, 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 50 %.
The work Nigerian Untitled, Hairstyles Series, C.1980 by J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere was auctioned at Sothebys in London in April 2019. It achieved a price of GBP 7,500.00 (€ 8,724.67), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 50%. Admittedly, works by J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Hairstyles Series, 1968-1975 in May 2021 with an auction result of EUR 42,500.00.
Oberer Schätzpreis um 50 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Nigerian Untitled, Hairstyles Series, C.1980 von J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere kam im April 2019 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 7.500,00 (€ 8.724,67) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 50%. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Hairstyles Series, 1968-1975 im Mai 2021 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von EUR 42.500,00.
J. D. 'Okhai Ojeikere - Auction history
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