Lot 22 · Africa Now - Modern Africa
On Grandma's Cloth 77 x 148 x 2cm (30 5/16 x 58 1/4 x 13/16in).
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- Estimate
- £60,000–£90,000 hammer ≈ $80,900–$121,350
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Africa Now - Modern Africa, London, New Bond Street · 15 February 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1570488
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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El Anatsui, On Grandma's Cloth 77 x 148 x 2cm (30 5/16 x 58 1/4 x 13/16in). Bonhams, 15 Feb 2017, lot 22. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1570488.
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El Anatsui, On Grandma's Cloth 77 x 148 x 2cm (30 5/16 x 58 1/4 x 13/16in). Bonhams, 15 Feb 2017, lot 22. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1570488.
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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 | |
| 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 | |
| Maiden Dance (1992) 153.5 x 23 x 20cm (60 7/16 x 9 1/16 x 7 7/8in) e… | Okpu Eze | £5,000–£8,000 |
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| El Anatsui | Grandma's Cloth Series, 1993 76 x 130 x 2cm (29 15/16 x 51 3 | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| El Anatsui | Mammoth Crowd Series I 56 x 136 x 2cm (22 1/16 x 53 9/16 x 1 | Bonhams, Mar 2021 | ||
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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.