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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $3,864–$6,440
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern and Contemporary African Art, London · 16 May 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4564779
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Adama Kouyaté, studio d’afrique, ségou, 1971. Sotheby's, 16 May 2017, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4564779.
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Adama Kouyaté, studio d’afrique, ségou, 1971. Sotheby's, 16 May 2017, lot 22. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4564779.
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From the same sale Modern and Contemporary African Art · May 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred | Romuald Hazoumè | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Heavenly Steps | Abiodun Olaku | £6,000–£9,000 | |
| Bomboy | El Anatsui | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Inner City II | David Koloane | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| Foule d'Enfants | Armand Boua | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Ramp | William Kentridge | £18,000–£22,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adama Kouyaté | Untitled, circa 1970s | $2,678 | Bonhams, Jul 2022 | |
| Tom Kelley | Marilyn Monroe, Pose #7 (from Red Velvet series) | Heritage Auctions, Jan 2023 | ||
| Lou Stoumen | Forty Years Portfolio (complete with 20 works) | Heritage Auctions, Apr 2024 | ||
| Adama Kouyaté | Untitled (alphabet dress), circa 1970s | Bonhams, Jul 2022 | ||
| Karl Blossfeldt | Hamamelis japonica, Zaubernuss. 1915/25 | Grisebach, Dec 2024 | ||
| Tom Kelley | Marilyn Monroe, Post #8 (from Red Velvet series) | Heritage Auctions, Jan 2023 | ||
| Karl Blossfeldt | Wundergarten der Natur, 1932 | Bonhams, May 2012 | ||
| Karl Blossfeldt | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Oct 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.