Lot 114 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale
Purple Sisters Embrace
Emmanuel Taku · oil, acrylic and printed newspaper collage on canvas
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- Estimate
- $40,000–$60,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale, New York · 13 May 2022
- Dimensions
- 79 x 50 1⁄4 in. (200.7 x 127.6 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3470333
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Emmanuel Taku, Purple Sisters Embrace. Christie's, 13 May 2022, lot 114. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3470333.
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Emmanuel Taku, Purple Sisters Embrace. Christie's, 13 May 2022, lot 114. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3470333.
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From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale · May 2022
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| In the Cards | ALEX EAGLETON (B. 1979) | $18,000–$25,000 | |
| Untitled, (School Series) | LESIA KHOMENKO (B. 1980) | $5,000–$10,000 | |
| At Swim Two Hairs | NADIA KAABI-LINKE (B. 1978) | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Brief Brecht | Salomé | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Untitled | Julie Mehretu | $300,000–$500,000 | |
| Ramble 3-9 | Richard Serra | $80,000–$120,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmanuel Taku | The Amethyst Pair | $95,979 | Phillips, Jul 2021 | |
| Emmanuel Taku | A Red Pair | Christie's, May 2022 | ||
| Emmanuel Taku | Sisters in Pink | Phillips, Nov 2021 | ||
| Emmanuel Taku | Sisters, Stand Up | Phillips, Nov 2022 | ||
| Emmanuel Taku | Seen It All | Phillips, Apr 2022 | ||
| Andy Warhol | Kiku (Feldman & Schellmann II.307-309) | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Emmanuel Taku | My Brother's Keeper | Phillips, Jun 2022 | ||
| Emmanuel Taku | Chin Up Girl | Sotheby's, Nov 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.