Uzo Egonu - Nigerian Woman Reading

Uzo Egonu

Nigerian Woman Reading

Found at Sothebys, London
Modern & Contemporary African Art, Lot 17
2. Apr - 2. Apr 2019
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 GBP
Price realised: 43.750 GBP
Description
Uzo Egonu
1931-1996
NIGERIANWOMAN READING
signed and dated 1978 (lower left)
oil on canvas 
142 by 106.5cm., 55¾ by 42in.
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A top price for Uzo Egonu

This artwork by Uzo Egonu achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in April 2019. In the Modern & Contemporary African Art auction, the work Nigerian Woman Reading sold for GBP 43,750.00 (€ 50,893.89) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 18,000.00. This high result makes Nigerian Woman Reading the most expensive artwork by Uzo Egonu that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Uzo Egonu

Dieses Kunstwerk von Uzo Egonu erzielte im April 2019 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern & Contemporary African Art wurde die Arbeit Nigerian Woman Reading für GBP 43.750,00 (€ 50.893,89) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 18.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Nigerian Woman Reading zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Uzo Egonu, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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