Amoako Boafo
The Lemon Bathing Suit
Found at
Phillips,
London Auction
20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 1
13. Feb - 13. Feb 2020
20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Lot 1
13. Feb - 13. Feb 2020
Estimate: 30.000 - 50.000 GBP
Price realised: 675.000 GBP
Price realised: 675.000 GBP
Description
signed, inscribed and dated 'AMOAKO M BOAFO 2019 KING' centre right
oil on unstretched canvas
205.7 x 193 cm (80 7/8 x 75 7/8 in.)
Painted in 2019.
Roberts Projects, Los Angeles | Jeffrey Deitch, Los Angeles | Acquired from the above by the present owner
oil on unstretched canvas
205.7 x 193 cm (80 7/8 x 75 7/8 in.)
Painted in 2019.
Roberts Projects, Los Angeles | Jeffrey Deitch, Los Angeles | Acquired from the above by the present owner
Artwork auctioned at 13 times the upper estimate price
The work The Lemon Bathing Suit by Amoako Boafo was worth GBP 675,000.00 (€ 782,326.53) to a buyer in February 2020. This price was achieved in the auction 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale at Phillips in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 50,000.00 many times over. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Amoako Boafo - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Hands Up, which sold at auction in December 2021 for HKD 26,650,000.00 (€ 3,018,669.38).
Kunstwerk zum 13-fachen des oberen Schätzpreises versteigert
Die Arbeit The Lemon Bathing Suit von Amoako Boafo war einem Käufer im Februar 2020 GBP 675.000,00 (€ 782.326,53) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion 20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale bei Phillips in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 50.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Für andere Arbeiten von Amoako Boafo mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Hands Up beobachtet, die im Dezember 2021 für HKD 26.650.000,00 (€ 3.018.669,38) versteigert wurde.
Amoako Boafo - Auction history
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