Nedia Were
Barua Si Yangu (the letter is not mine)
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction, Lot 23
15. Mar - 22. Mar 2022
Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction, Lot 23
15. Mar - 22. Mar 2022
Estimate: 7.000 - 9.000 GBP
Price realised: 25.200 GBP
Price realised: 25.200 GBP
Description
Nedia Were
Kenyan
b. 1989
Barua Si Yangu (the letter is not mine)
signed (lower left)
acrylic and oil on canvas
170 by 135.8cm., 67 by 53½in.
The artist and Ross-Sutton Gallery
Kenyan
b. 1989
Barua Si Yangu (the letter is not mine)
signed (lower left)
acrylic and oil on canvas
170 by 135.8cm., 67 by 53½in.
The artist and Ross-Sutton Gallery
A top price for Nedia Were
This artwork by Nedia Were achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in March last year. In the Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction auction, the work Barua Si Yangu (the letter is not mine) sold for GBP 25,200.00 (€ 29,877.44) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 9,000.00. This high result makes Barua Si Yangu (the letter is not mine) the most expensive artwork by Nedia Were that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Nedia Were
Dieses Kunstwerk von Nedia Were erzielte im März letzten Jahres bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction wurde die Arbeit Barua Si Yangu (the letter is not mine) für GBP 25.200,00 (€ 29.877,44) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 9.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Barua Si Yangu (the letter is not mine) zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Nedia Were, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
Nedia Were - Auction history
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