Yinka Shonibare

Red Lantern Kid

Found at Sothebys, New York
(RED) AUCTION, Lot 14
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2018
Estimate: 100.000 - 150.000 USD
Price realised: 325.000 USD
Yinka Shonibare
B. 1962
RED LANTERN KID
fiberglass mannequin, Dutch wax printed cotton textile, lantern, resin, metal, globe and steel baseplate
54 1/2 by 22 7/8 by 23 5/8 in. 138.5 by 58 by 60 cm.
Executed in 2018.

A top price for Yinka Shonibare

This artwork by Yinka Shonibare achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in New York in December 2018. In the (RED) AUCTION auction, the work Red Lantern Kid sold for USD 325,000.00 (€ 283,694.13) - well above the upper estimate of USD 150,000.00. This high result makes Red Lantern Kid the most expensive artwork by Yinka Shonibare that we have observed at auctions so far.

Ein Spitzenpreis für Yinka Shonibare

Dieses Kunstwerk von Yinka Shonibare erzielte im Dezember 2018 bei Sothebys in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion (RED) AUCTION wurde die Arbeit Red Lantern Kid für USD 325.000,00 (€ 283.694,13) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 150.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Red Lantern Kid zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Yinka Shonibare, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.

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