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- Estimate
- $12,000–$18,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — New Now, New York · 27 September 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-190257
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Oluwole Omofemi, Tough Time. Phillips, 27 Sep 2023, lot 198. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-190257.
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Oluwole Omofemi, Tough Time. Phillips, 27 Sep 2023, lot 198. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-190257.
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From the same sale New Now · Sep 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Cloud | Norman Lewis | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Untitled | Kehinde Wiley | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| The Trouble with Being Born | Urs Fischer | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Hope (Red) | Robert Indiana | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| Zentrum | Kenny Scharf | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Still Life with Four Roses and Pear | Tom Wesselmann | $40,000–$60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oluwole Omofemi | Defender of Truth | $13,740 | Phillips, Mar 2026 | |
| Oluwole Omofemi | Uncertainty | Phillips, Oct 2022 | ||
| Oluwole Omofemi | Meditation | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Oluwole Omofemi | Solidarity | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Oluwole Omofemi | Perception | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Damien Hirst | Honour, from The Virtues (H9-6) | Phillips, Jun 2025 | ||
| Oluwole Omofemi | Red Cup | Phillips, Sep 2022 | ||
| Oluwole Omofemi | Face to Face | Christie's, Oct 2022 |
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.