Lot 47 · Modern & Contemporary African Art
seascape with four boats (recto), portrait of arnold balwe (verso)
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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $16,983–$25,474
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary African Art, London · 28 March 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4645916
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Maggie, seascape with four boats (recto), portrait of arnold balwe (verso). Sotheby's, 28 Mar 2018, lot 47. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4645916.
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Maggie, seascape with four boats (recto), portrait of arnold balwe (verso). Sotheby's, 28 Mar 2018, lot 47. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4645916.
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|---|---|---|---|
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