Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe

Concerned Citizen

Found at Bonhams, London
Modern & Contemporary African Art, Lot 77
17. Mar - 17. Mar 2021
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 24.000 GBP
Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe (Ghanaian, born 1990)
Concerned Citizen
signed and dated 'Kwame Kye '17' (lower right)
mixed media on canvas
75.5 x 76.5cm (29 3/4 x 30 1/8in).
unstretched and unframed.
Acquired from the Artist's Alliance Gallery, Accra; | A private collection.

Upper estimate price exceeded by 60 %.

The work Concerned Citizen by Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe was sold in the Modern & Contemporary African Art auction at Bonhams in London in March 2021. The »bidding war« ended at GBP 24,000.00 (€ 28,193.82), 60% above the upper estimate. Admittedly, works by Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Shade of Black in July 2020 with an auction result of USD 250,000.00 (€ 212,332.26).

Oberer Schätzpreis um 60 % übertroffen

Die Arbeit Concerned Citizen von Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe wurde im März 2021 in der Auktion Modern & Contemporary African Art bei Bonhams in London versteigert. Das »Bietergefecht« endete beim Preis von GBP 24.000,00 (€ 28.193,82) und damit 60% über dem oberen Schätzpreis. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Shade of Black im Juli 2020 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 250.000,00 (€ 212.332,26).

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