Lot 108 · Africa Now - Modern & Contemporary African Art
'O homem do passado' ('Man of the past'), 2016 64 x 51 x 14cm (25 3/16 x 20 1/16 x 5 1/2in).
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- Estimate
- £2,500–£3,500 hammer ≈ $3,293–$4,610
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Africa Now - Modern & Contemporary African Art, London, New Bond Street · 5 October 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1345041
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Gonçalo Mabunda, 'O homem do passado' ('Man of the past'), 2016 64 x 51 x 14cm (25 3/16 x 20 1/16 x 5 1/2in). Bonhams, 5 Oct 2017, lot 108. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1345041.
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Gonçalo Mabunda, 'O homem do passado' ('Man of the past'), 2016 64 x 51 x 14cm (25 3/16 x 20 1/16 x 5 1/2in). Bonhams, 5 Oct 2017, lot 108. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1345041.
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| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonçalo Mabunda | Untitled | $4,204 | Lempertz, Jun 2020 | |
| Gonçalo Mabunda | The Throne of the Negotiator | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | ||
| Gonçalo Mabunda | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2020 | ||
| Gonçalo Mabunda | Gonçalo Mabunda (Mozambique, né en 1975) | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Gonçalo Mabunda | Mask II 65 x 50 x 12cm (25 9/16 x 19 11/16 x 4 3/4in). | Bonhams, Apr 2021 | ||
| Gonçalo Mabunda | Untitled 1 and Untitled 2 | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Gonçalo Mabunda | Untitled (five standing figures) | Bonhams, Oct 2015 | ||
| Gonçalo Mabunda | Five figures 1 - 156h x 35w x 36d cm. 2 - 143h x 41w x 19d c | Bonhams, Apr 2021 |
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.