Wosene Worke Kosrof
Memoir
Estimate: 4.000 - 6.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.000 GBP
Price realised: 5.000 GBP
Description
WOSENE WORKE KOSROF
Ethiopian
b.1950
MEMOIR
signed and dated 1999 (lower right); signed, title and dated 1999 (on the reverse)
mixed media and parchment on panel
75 by 29.5cm., 29½ by 11¾in
Spirits In Stone Gallery, Sausalito, California | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2000
Ethiopian
b.1950
MEMOIR
signed and dated 1999 (lower right); signed, title and dated 1999 (on the reverse)
mixed media and parchment on panel
75 by 29.5cm., 29½ by 11¾in
Spirits In Stone Gallery, Sausalito, California | Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2000
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work Memoir by Wosene Worke Kosrof was sold in the Modern and Contemporary African Art auction at Sothebys in London in October 2019. The price achieved of GBP 5,000.00 (€ 5,799.64) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 4,000.00 – 6,000.00. Admittedly, works by Wosene Worke Kosrof have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Roots Of Words Iii in October 2019 with an auction result of GBP 40,000.00 (€ 46,397.13).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit Memoir von Wosene Worke Kosrof wurde im Oktober 2019 in der Auktion Modern and Contemporary African Art bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 5.000,00 (€ 5.799,64) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 4.000,00 – 6.000,00 angegeben worden. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Wosene Worke Kosrof auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Roots Of Words Iii im Oktober 2019 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 40.000,00 (€ 46.397,13).
Wosene Worke Kosrof - Auction history
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