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- Oluwole Omofemi
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Oluwole Omofemi
Untitled
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction, Lot 45
15. Mar - 22. Mar 2022
Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction, Lot 45
15. Mar - 22. Mar 2022
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 30.240 GBP
Price realised: 30.240 GBP
Description
Oluwole Omofemi
Nigerian
b.1988
Untitled
signed and dated 2018 (lower right)
oil and acrylic on canvas
122 by 122cm., 48 by 48in.
Acquired directly from the artist in 2018 | Private Collection, Nigeria | Gifted to the present owner by the above
Nigerian
b.1988
Untitled
signed and dated 2018 (lower right)
oil and acrylic on canvas
122 by 122cm., 48 by 48in.
Acquired directly from the artist in 2018 | Private Collection, Nigeria | Gifted to the present owner by the above
Upper estimate price exceeded by more than 100%
This artwork by Oluwole Omofemi achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in March last year. In the Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction auction, the work without title sold for GBP 30,240.00 (€ 35,852.92) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 15,000.00. Admittedly, works by Oluwole Omofemi have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Invader in March last year with an auction result of USD 189,000.00 (€ 170,377.72).
Oberer Schätzpreis um mehr als 100% übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Oluwole Omofemi erzielte im März letzten Jahres bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Modern & Contemporary African Art | and CCA Lagos Benefit Auction wurde diese Arbeit ohne Titel für GBP 30.240,00 (€ 35.852,92) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 15.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Oluwole Omofemi auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Invader im März letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 189.000,00 (€ 170.377,72).