Lot 53 · Africa Now - Modern Africa
'Negritude' 200 x 32 x 46cm (78 3/4 x 12 5/8 x 18 1/8in) including base
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $13,483–$20,225
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Africa Now - Modern Africa, London, New Bond Street · 20 May 2015
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1860735
- Record
- first seen 23 Jul 2026 · updated 23 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Bunmi Babatunde, 'Negritude' 200 x 32 x 46cm (78 3/4 x 12 5/8 x 18 1/8in) including base. Bonhams, 20 May 2015, lot 53. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1860735.
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Bunmi Babatunde, 'Negritude' 200 x 32 x 46cm (78 3/4 x 12 5/8 x 18 1/8in) including base. Bonhams, 20 May 2015, lot 53. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1860735.
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