Samuel Fosso
Martin Luther King Speech, African Spirits Series, 2008
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 GBP
Price realised: 15.120 GBP
Price realised: 15.120 GBP
Description
Samuel Fosso
Cameroonian
b.1962
Martin Luther King Speech, African Spirits Series, 2008
laser exposed silver print, printed later. Numbered 5 of 5 on accompanying certificate of authenticity.
101.6 by 76cm., 40 by 30in.(image); 127 by 95cm., 50 by 37½in.(sheet)
Cameroonian
b.1962
Martin Luther King Speech, African Spirits Series, 2008
laser exposed silver print, printed later. Numbered 5 of 5 on accompanying certificate of authenticity.
101.6 by 76cm., 40 by 30in.(image); 127 by 95cm., 50 by 37½in.(sheet)
Auction result well in line with expectations
In March 2021 Sothebys in London held the auction Modern and Contemporary African Art, which included the work Martin Luther King Speech, African Spirits Series, 2008 by Samuel Fosso. The price achieved of GBP 15,120.00 (€ 17,762.11) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 12,000.00 – 18,000.00. Other works by Samuel Fosso have already achieved higher auction prices, for example, in March 2021 the work La femme américaine libérée des années 70, Tati Series, 1997 was auctioned for GBP 22,680.00 (€ 26,643.16).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Im März 2021 führte Sothebys in London die Auktion Modern and Contemporary African Art durch, in der auch die Arbeit Martin Luther King Speech, African Spirits Series, 2008 von Samuel Fosso zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 15.120,00 (€ 17.762,11) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 12.000,00 – 18.000,00 angegeben worden. Andere Arbeiten von Samuel Fosso konnten bereits höhere Auktionspreise erzielen, so wurde im März 2021 die Arbeit La femme américaine libérée des années 70, Tati Series, 1997 für GBP 22.680,00 (€ 26.643,16) versteigert.
Samuel Fosso - Auction history
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