Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- $80,000–$120,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Curated, New York · 9 March 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5104112
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5104112 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5104112
Yinka Shonibare, Boy Doing Headstand. Sotheby's, 9 Mar 2023, lot 88. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5104112.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5104112.
Yinka Shonibare, Boy Doing Headstand. Sotheby's, 9 Mar 2023, lot 88. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5104112.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale Contemporary Curated · Mar 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guns | Andy Warhol | $600,000–$800,000 | |
| Up and Down | Kenneth Noland | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| Untitled | Etel Adnan | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Lines Going Up #2 | Sue Williams | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Gentleman on A Horse with His Dog | Genieve Figgis | $30,000–$40,000 | |
| The Dunk | Ernie Barnes | $250,000–$350,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yinka Shonibare | yinka shonibare | planets in my head mathematics | $98,996 | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | |
| Yinka Shonibare | Apollo (after Francavilla) | Phillips, Dec 2025 | ||
| Yinka Shonibare | Water Kid (Girl) | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Yinka Shonibare | Modern Magic | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Yinka Shonibare | Girl on Globe 3 | Phillips, Oct 2021 | ||
| Yinka Shonibare | Pedagogy Boy/Boy | Phillips, May 2023 | ||
| Yinka Shonibare | Gallantry and Criminal Conversation (Threesome) | Christie's, May 2013 | ||
| Yinka Shonibare | Modern Magic (Bangwa Queen) | Sotheby's, Oct 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.