Lot 16 · Africa Now - Modern & Contemporary African Art
Struggle between Life and Death
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $26,341–$39,512
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Africa Now - Modern & Contemporary African Art, London, New Bond Street · 5 October 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1344949
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Erhabor Emokpae, Struggle between Life and Death. Bonhams, 5 Oct 2017, lot 16. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1344949.
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Erhabor Emokpae, Struggle between Life and Death. Bonhams, 5 Oct 2017, lot 16. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1344949.
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From the same sale Africa Now - Modern & Contemporary African Art · Oct 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoruba drummers and dancers | Akinola Lasekan | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Portrait of Dr. James Welch | Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu M.b.e | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| 'Palm wine tapper' | Uzo Egonu | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Standing figure (abstract) 130 x 26 x 14.5cm (51 3/16 x 10 1/4 x 5 11… | Ben Osawe | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Zaria Dye Pits; including a preliminary red chalk sketch (2) 101 x 76… | Bruce Onobrakpeya | £6,000–£9,000 | |
| Orange woman in profile | Ablade Glover | £4,000–£6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu M.b.e | Dancer, 1958 (framed) | $40,552 | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | |
| Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu M.b.e | Ife Men Dancing | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| El Anatsui | Untitled | Christie's, Jun 2023 | ||
| Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu M.b.e | The Thinker 54 x 23 x 15cm (21 1/4 x 9 1/16 x 5 7/8in). | Bonhams, Oct 2025 | ||
| Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu M.b.e | Untitled 23 x 17 x17cm (9 1/16 x 6 11/16 x 6 11/16in). | Bonhams, Oct 2022 | ||
| Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu M.b.e | Portrait of Stephen Awokoya (unframed) | Bonhams, Oct 2022 | ||
| Erhabor Emokpae | Womanhood, 1960 174.5 x 59.5 x 24.5cm (68 11/16 x 23 7/16 x | Bonhams, Oct 2023 | ||
| Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu M.b.e | Mask 121 x 14 x 6.5cm (47 5/8 x 5 1/2 x 2 9/16in). | Bonhams, Oct 2024 |
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.