Tayo Tekovi Quaye
Four works on paper (i-iv)
Found at
Bonhams,
London (Online Auction)
Modern & Contemporary African Art Online, Lot 68
1. Dec - 15. Dec 2021
Modern & Contemporary African Art Online, Lot 68
1. Dec - 15. Dec 2021
Estimate: 2.000 - 3.000 GBP
Price realised: 2.550 GBP
Price realised: 2.550 GBP
Description
Tayo Tekovi Quaye (Nigerian, born 1954)
Four works on paper (i-iv):
(i) Drainage
signed, titled, dated, numbered '1/10' and inscribed 'Lino engraving / Kachina, Nigeria, DEC. 1994' (lower margin)
linocut on rice paper
image size: 114.7 x 92cm (45 3/16 x 36 1/4in)
sheet size: 122.2 x 99cm (48 1/8 x 39in).
framed.
(4) (ii) Dogarias
Four works on paper (i-iv):
(i) Drainage
signed, titled, dated, numbered '1/10' and inscribed 'Lino engraving / Kachina, Nigeria, DEC. 1994' (lower margin)
linocut on rice paper
image size: 114.7 x 92cm (45 3/16 x 36 1/4in)
sheet size: 122.2 x 99cm (48 1/8 x 39in).
framed.
(4) (ii) Dogarias
A top price for Tayo Tekovi Quaye - as previously expected
The work Four works on paper (i-iv) by Tayo Tekovi Quaye was auctioned at Bonhams in London in December 2021. The price achieved of GBP 2,550.00 (€ 3,041.62) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 2,000.00 – 3,000.00. Even if this result could not surprise positively, Four works on paper (i-iv) is the most expensive artwork by Tayo Tekovi Quaye that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis mit Ansage
Die Arbeit Four works on paper (i-iv) von Tayo Tekovi Quaye kam im Dezember 2021 bei Bonhams in London zur Auktion. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 2.550,00 (€ 3.041,62) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 2.000,00 – 3.000,00 angegeben worden. Auch wenn das Ergebnis damit nicht positiv überraschen konnte, ist Four works on paper (i-iv) das teuerste Kunstwerk von Tayo Tekovi Quaye, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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