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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $26,869–$40,303
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Day, London · 29 June 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4492817
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Grayson Perry, Starving Africans. Sotheby's, 29 Jun 2016, lot 266. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4492817.
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Grayson Perry, Starving Africans. Sotheby's, 29 Jun 2016, lot 266. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4492817.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Day · Jun 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Figur Herodias | Horst Antes | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Sylvie | Wim Delvoye | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| All that Falls | Rosemarie Trockel | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Clessidra, Cerniera e Viceversa | Alighiero Boetti | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Untitled (Hands) | Bruce Nauman | £35,000–£45,000 | |
| Raum Nr. 2 | Matthias Weischer | £60,000–£80,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson Perry | A Classical Compromise | $47,480 | Christie's, Dec 2023 | |
| Grayson Perry | The American Dream | Sotheby's, Mar 2026 | ||
| Grayson Perry | Sculpture of a Pot in a Faux Naive Style | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Grayson Perry | A Map of Days | Christie's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Grayson Perry | Starving Africans | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Grayson Perry | Scorched Earth | Christie's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Grayson Perry | Him and Her | Sotheby's, Apr 2022 | ||
| Grayson Perry | Selfie with Political Causes | Christie's, Feb 2025 |
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.