Uche Okeke
Egbenuoba, A Collection of Five Drawings
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction, Lot 68
15. Mar - 22. Mar 2022
Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction, Lot 68
15. Mar - 22. Mar 2022
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 12.600 GBP
Price realised: 12.600 GBP
Description
Uche Okeke
Nigerian
1933-2016
Egbenuoba, A Collection of Five Drawings
I.
Egbenuoba
signed and dated 18/1/61 (lower left); titled and inscribed Zaria 1961 (on the reverse)
charcoal on paper
Collection of Uche Okeke (1933–2016) | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Nigerian
1933-2016
Egbenuoba, A Collection of Five Drawings
I.
Egbenuoba
signed and dated 18/1/61 (lower left); titled and inscribed Zaria 1961 (on the reverse)
charcoal on paper
Collection of Uche Okeke (1933–2016) | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Uche Okeke 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 Egbenuoba, A Collection of Five Drawings sold for GBP 12,600.00 (€ 14,938.72) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 6,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by Uche Okeke achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Madonna & Child, The Manger (Framed) in March this year with an auction result of GBP 151,500.00 (€ 172,360.51).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Uche Okeke 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 Egbenuoba, A Collection of Five Drawings für GBP 12.600,00 (€ 14.938,72) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 6.000,00. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von Uche Okeke erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Madonna & Child, The Manger (Framed) im März diesen Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 151.500,00 (€ 172.360,51).
Uche Okeke - Auction history
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