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- Estimate
- £5,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $8,448–$13,517
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Africa Now, London, New Bond Street · 21 May 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2063064
- Record
- first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 25 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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- TB-2026-2063064 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-2063064
Abiodun Olaku, 'Ancestral Paths'. Bonhams, 21 May 2014, lot 114. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2063064.
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Abiodun Olaku, 'Ancestral Paths'. Bonhams, 21 May 2014, lot 114. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2063064.
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From the same sale Africa Now · May 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve drawings 15 x 10.5cm (5 7/8 x 4 1/8in) each (12) unframed | Frédéric Bruly Bouabré | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| Eight drawings 15 x 10.5cm (5 7/8 x 4 1/8in) each (8) unframed | Frédéric Bruly Bouabré | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| 89 x 87.5cm (35 1/16 x 35 7/16in), (image size); 35.5 x 35.5 cm (14 x… | Malick Sidibé | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| 'Ibadan' | Abiodun Olaku | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Labourers by the waterside unframed | Ufuoma Onobrakpeya | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| 'Conjoined twins' 46 x 21 x 18cm (18 1/8 x 8 1/4 x 7 1/16in). | Reinata Sadimba Passema | £3,000–£5,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abiodun Olaku | Evening Enterprise (unframed) | $8,342 | Bonhams, Oct 2024 | |
| Abiodun Olaku | The Charge | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Abiodun Olaku | Misty Morning, 1995 | Bonhams, May 2022 | ||
| Abiodun Olaku | 'Roots' (Oko Baba Series) | Bonhams, May 2014 | ||
| Abiodun Olaku | 'Reclamation' (Power to the People) | Bonhams, Oct 2020 | ||
| Abiodun Olaku | Fade Out (Okobaba overview) | Bonhams, Oct 2017 | ||
| Abiodun Olaku | 'Ilu Wa' (Our Root) | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Abiodun Olaku | Congestion | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 |
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.