Lot 9 · Africa Now - Modern Africa
Dreaming Boy 42 x 10 x 9cm (16 9/16 x 3 15/16 x 3 9/16in).
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,484–$3,725
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Africa Now - Modern Africa, London, New Bond Street · 15 February 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1570475
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Henry Munyaradzi, Dreaming Boy 42 x 10 x 9cm (16 9/16 x 3 15/16 x 3 9/16in). Bonhams, 15 Feb 2017, lot 9. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1570475.
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Henry Munyaradzi, Dreaming Boy 42 x 10 x 9cm (16 9/16 x 3 15/16 x 3 9/16in). Bonhams, 15 Feb 2017, lot 9. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1570475.
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From the same sale Africa Now - Modern Africa · Feb 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled, 1986 136cm (53 9/16in) high. | Ben Osawe | £6,000–£9,000 | |
| Red Cockfight | Ablade Glover | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Weeping woman 148 x 18 x 21cm (58 1/4 x 7 1/16 x 8 1/4in) excluding base. | Okpu Eze | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| On Grandma's Cloth 77 x 148 x 2cm (30 5/16 x 58 1/4 x 13/16in). | El Anatsui | £60,000–£90,000 | |
| Mother and child 127 x 26 x 25cm (50 x 10 1/4 x 9 13/16in) including base. | Ben Osawe | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Tranquility (2015) | Abiodun Olaku | £7,000–£10,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Munyaradzi | Dreaming Boy 42 x 10 x 9cm (16 9/16 x 3 15/16 x 3 9/16in). | $2,469 | Bonhams, Oct 2017 | |
| Robert Hodgins | Untitled (Woman) | Strauss & Co, Nov 2025 | ||
| Henry Munyaradzi | 'Go away bird' (1989) 56 x 7.5 x 17cm (22 1/16 x 2 15/16 x 6 | Bonhams, Feb 2017 | ||
| Judith Mason | Tree Form | Strauss & Co, Oct 2023 | ||
| Judith Mason | Trying to Fly | Strauss & Co, Nov 2021 | ||
| Henry Munyaradzi | Rhinoceros 79 x 100 x 29cm (31 1/8 x 39 3/8 x 11 7/16in). | Bonhams, May 2014 | ||
| Robert Hodgins | Spanish Bitch | Strauss & Co, Nov 2022 | ||
| Robert Hodgins | Ancestor, four | Strauss & Co, Nov 2023 |
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.