Lot 91 · Modern and Contemporary African Art
Ibrahim Sulley, Agbogbloshie Market, Accra, Ghana, Permanent Error Series, 2009
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $13,755–$20,632
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern and Contemporary African Art, London · 20 October 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4967894
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Pieter Hugo, Ibrahim Sulley, Agbogbloshie Market, Accra, Ghana, Permanent Error Series, 2009. Sotheby's, 20 Oct 2021, lot 91. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4967894.
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Pieter Hugo, Ibrahim Sulley, Agbogbloshie Market, Accra, Ghana, Permanent Error Series, 2009. Sotheby's, 20 Oct 2021, lot 91. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4967894.
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From the same sale Modern and Contemporary African Art · Oct 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aristocrat in Blue | Yinka Shonibare | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Lujuille | Nandipha Mntambo | £7,000–£9,000 | |
| Banc de poissons | — | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Tête | — | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Portrait of a Woman | Ben Enwonwu | £6,000–£9,000 | |
| Pot Bargain | Ablade Glover | £6,000–£8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pieter Hugo | Loyiso Mayga, Wandise Ngcama, Lunga White, Luyanda Mzantsi a | $16,676 | Strauss & Co, Sep 2024 | |
| Pieter Hugo | Aissah Salifu, Agbogbloshie Market, Accra, Ghana from Perman | Phillips, May 2018 | ||
| Pieter Hugo | Abdulai Yahaya, Agbogbloshie Market, Accra, Ghana | Phillips, Oct 2018 | ||
| Pieter Hugo | Jatto with Mainasara, Ogere-Remo, Nigeria from The Hyena and | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Pieter Hugo | Portrait #7, Rwanda (from the series, 1994), 2014 | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Pieter Hugo | Mallam Mantari Lamal with Mainasara, Abuja, Nigeria | Strauss & Co, May 2021 | ||
| Pieter Hugo | The Hyena Men of Abuja, Nigeria from The Hyena and Other Men | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| Pieter Hugo | Nollywood Series, Mr. Enblo, Enugu, Nigeria, 2008 | Christie's, Apr 2022 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.