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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $28,304–$42,456
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary African Art, London · 28 March 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4645874
- Record
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Athi-patra Ruga, the exile according to the elder. Sotheby's, 28 Mar 2018, lot 89. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4645874.
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Athi-patra Ruga, the exile according to the elder. Sotheby's, 28 Mar 2018, lot 89. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4645874.
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From the same sale Modern & Contemporary African Art · Mar 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| market intrigues | Ablade Glover | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| tricky | Ransome Stanley | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| les bras môgô du ghetto 2 | Armand Boua | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| douala tonight | Boris Nzebo | £6,000–£9,000 | |
| moonlight | Driss Ouadahi | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| raising your own (kurera wako) | Virginia Chihota | £4,000–£6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athi-patra Ruga | Miss Azania, Exile is Waiting | $26,384 | Strauss & Co, Nov 2023 | |
| Athi-patra Ruga | Ilulwane ... he's not one of youz | Strauss & Co, May 2019 | ||
| Athi-patra Ruga | Ilulwane as uNtsikana | Bonhams, Sep 2020 | ||
| Athi-patra Ruga | Night of the Long Knives IV | Strauss & Co, Feb 2023 | ||
| Athi-patra Ruga | The Knight of the Long Knives I, 2013 | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Jacob Hendrik Pierneef | Marienthal SWA | Strauss & Co, Nov 2021 | ||
| Athi-patra Ruga | Touched by an Angel | Strauss & Co, Feb 2020 | ||
| Athi-patra Ruga | A Vigil for Mayibuye | Strauss & Co, May 2021 |
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.