Lot 45 · Africa Now - Contemporary Africa
'Unconscious Struggle' 274 x 117 x 71cm (107 7/8 x 46 1/16 x 27 15/16in).
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- Estimate
- £30,000–£40,000 hammer ≈ $37,991–$50,655
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Africa Now - Contemporary Africa, London, New Bond Street · 6 October 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1720329
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Peju Alatise, 'Unconscious Struggle' 274 x 117 x 71cm (107 7/8 x 46 1/16 x 27 15/16in). Bonhams, 6 Oct 2016, lot 45. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1720329.
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Peju Alatise, 'Unconscious Struggle' 274 x 117 x 71cm (107 7/8 x 46 1/16 x 27 15/16in). Bonhams, 6 Oct 2016, lot 45. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1720329.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Horses | Hassan El Glaoui | £8,000–£12,000 | |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| El Anatsui | Untitled | Bonhams, Oct 2019 | ||
| Chéri Samba | Le petit Kadogo, 2008 | Artcurial, May 2022 | ||
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| Chéri Samba | J'aime la Couleur | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
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| Peju Alatise | see me | Sotheby's, May 2017 |
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