Yinka Shonibare
Plaything
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 USD
Price realised: 176.400 USD
Price realised: 176.400 USD
Description
YINKA SHONIBARE (B. 1962)
Plaything
acrylic on printed fabric, in thirty parts
each: 12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm.)
overall dimensions vary with installation
Executed in 1996-1997.
Plaything
acrylic on printed fabric, in thirty parts
each: 12 x 12 in. (30.5 x 30.5 cm.)
overall dimensions vary with installation
Executed in 1996-1997.
Upper estimated price slightly exceeded
The work Plaything by Yinka Shonibare was auctioned at Christies in New York in March last year. It achieved a price of USD 176,400.00 (€ 159,019.20), exceeding the upper end of the estimate range by 18%. Other works by Yinka Shonibare have achieved even higher prices, we observed the highest auction result so far of USD 325,000.00 (€ 283,694.13) in December 2018 for the work Red Lantern Kid.
Oberer Schätzpreis leicht übertroffen
Die Arbeit Plaything von Yinka Shonibare kam im März letzten Jahres bei Christies in New York zur Auktion. Sie erzielte dabei einen Preis von USD 176.400,00 (€ 159.019,20) und übertraf damit das obere Ende der Schätzpreisspanne um 18%. Andere Arbeiten von Yinka Shonibare haben noch höhere Preise erzielt - wir haben das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis von USD 325.000,00 (€ 283.694,13) im Dezember 2018 für die Arbeit Red Lantern Kid beobachtet.
Yinka Shonibare - Auction history
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