Lot 122 · Modern & Contemporary African Art
I walk in the night with sleepy eyes closed
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- Estimate
- £10,000–£15,000 hammer ≈ $12,310–$18,466
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern & Contemporary African Art, London, New Bond Street · 12 October 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-418080
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ibrahim El-salahi, I walk in the night with sleepy eyes closed. Bonhams, 12 Oct 2023, lot 122. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-418080.
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Ibrahim El-salahi, I walk in the night with sleepy eyes closed. Bonhams, 12 Oct 2023, lot 122. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-418080.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Three Comedians, 1990/1992 (framed) | Robert Griffiths Hodgins | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Esther Mahlangu Untitled (framed) | Esther Mahlangu Untitled | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| The Casamance Dancers and the River Seine (framed) | Gerard Sekoto | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Ibeji and other objects (unframed) | Afewerk Tekle | £6,000–£9,000 | |
| Spirits, 1996 98 x 196 x 3cm (38 9/16 x 77 3/16in). (in 20 pieces) | El Anatsui | £80,000–£120,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim El-salahi | Untitled (Standing Figure) (framed) | $18,265 | Bonhams, Oct 2022 | |
| Ibrahim El-salahi | The Rise | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Ibrahim El-salahi | Head I (framed) | Bonhams, Oct 2022 | ||
| Ibrahim El-salahi | Untitled (framed) | Bonhams, Mar 2023 | ||
| Ibrahim El-salahi | The Resurrection | Bonhams, Jun 2020 | ||
| Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu M.b.e | Dancing Girls (recto); Three figures in a landscape (verso) | Bonhams, May 2021 | ||
| Bruce Onobrakpeya | The Last Days of Christ | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | ||
| Ibrahim El-salahi | Untitled c.1964 (framed) | Bonhams, Oct 2023 |
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.