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- Billie Sings the Blues
Wosene Worke Kosrof
Billie Sings the Blues
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Modern and Contemporary African Art, Lot 71
31. Mar - 31. Mar 2021
Modern and Contemporary African Art, Lot 71
31. Mar - 31. Mar 2021
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
Wosene Worke Kosrof
Ethiopian
b. 1950
Billie Sings the Blues
signed and dated 2010 (lower right); titled, signed and dated 2010 (on the reverse)
acrylic on linen
101.6 by 101.6cm., 40 by 40in.
Ethiopian
b. 1950
Billie Sings the Blues
signed and dated 2010 (lower right); titled, signed and dated 2010 (on the reverse)
acrylic on linen
101.6 by 101.6cm., 40 by 40in.
Upper estimate price exceeded by 54 %.
The work Billie Sings the Blues by Wosene Worke Kosrof was auctioned at Sothebys in London in March 2021. It achieved a price of GBP 27,720.00 (€ 32,563.86), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 54%. Despite this good result, it is not the highest hammer price for an artwork by Wosene Worke Kosrof; that achieved among the auctions we observed the lot Roots Of Words Iii sold at auction in October 2019 with the realized price of GBP 40,000.00 (€ 46,397.13).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 54 % übertroffen
Die Arbeit Billie Sings the Blues von Wosene Worke Kosrof kam im März 2021 bei Sothebys in London zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von GBP 27.720,00 (€ 32.563,86) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 54%. Trotz des guten Ergebnisses ist dies nicht der höchste Zuschlag für ein Kunstwerk von Wosene Worke Kosrof; den erzielte unter den von uns beobachteten Auktionen die Arbeit Roots Of Words Iii im Oktober 2019 mit dem Hammerpreis von GBP 40.000,00 (€ 46.397,13).
