Papa Ibra Tall
Senegalese the Warrior
Estimate: 8.000 - 12.000 GBP
Price realised: 118.750 GBP
Price realised: 118.750 GBP
Description
Papa Ibra Tall
B.1935
SENEGALESETHE WARRIOR
signed and dated 1964 (lower left)
oil on celotex
134 by 104cm., 52¾ by 41in.
Gift to the collection of Duke Ellington by the artist, 1966 | Guernsey's, New York, Forever Ellington, 18 May 2016, lot 70 | Purchased at above sale by the present owner
B.1935
SENEGALESETHE WARRIOR
signed and dated 1964 (lower left)
oil on celotex
134 by 104cm., 52¾ by 41in.
Gift to the collection of Duke Ellington by the artist, 1966 | Guernsey's, New York, Forever Ellington, 18 May 2016, lot 70 | Purchased at above sale by the present owner
Artwork auctioned at nine times the upper estimate price
The work Senegalese the Warrior by Papa Ibra Tall was worth GBP 118,750.00 (€ 133,913.36) to a buyer in October 2018. This price was achieved in the auction Modern & Contemporary African Art at Sothebys in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 12,000.00 many times over. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Papa Ibra Tall; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Vin Noir sold at auction in May 2019 with the realized price of USD 168,825.00 (€ 151,426.14).
Kunstwerk zum Neunfachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit Senegalese the Warrior von Papa Ibra Tall war einem Käufer im Oktober 2018 GBP 118.750,00 (€ 133.913,36) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion Modern & Contemporary African Art bei Sothebys in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 12.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Papa Ibra Tall; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Vin Noir im Mai 2019 mit dem Hammerpreis von USD 168.825,00 (€ 151.426,14).
Papa Ibra Tall - Auction history
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