Lot 64 · Modern and Contemporary African Art Online
blue head one; blue head two; not quite off-centre
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- Estimate
- £4,000–£6,000 hammer ≈ $5,393–$8,090
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern and Contemporary African Art Online, London · 31 March 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4816389
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Hussein Shariffe, hussein shariffe | blue head one; blue head two; not quite off-centre. Sotheby's, 31 Mar 2020, lot 64. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4816389.
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Hussein Shariffe, hussein shariffe | blue head one; blue head two; not quite off-centre. Sotheby's, 31 Mar 2020, lot 64. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4816389.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Dominique Zinkpè | Danse de Minuit | Dominique Zinkpe | £7,000–£9,000 | |
| sanaa gateja | african symbolism | — | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| el anatsui | lines of humanity | El Anatsui | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| ben enwonwu | the orator | Ben Enwonwu | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| pieter hugo | abdulai yahaya, agbogbloshie market, accra, ghana, perm… | Pieter Hugo | £12,000–£18,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hussein Shariffe | Figures in Desert (framed) | $4,662 | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | |
| Hussein Shariffe | Moons and Upside Down Mountain | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Hussein Shariffe | The House of Winds | Bonhams, Mar 2025 | ||
| Hussein Shariffe | Monkey light | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Ablade Glover | Late market, 1987 | Bonhams, May 2022 | ||
| William Kentridge | Studio Portrait, 2004 | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Ablade Glover | Roofscape | Bonhams, Mar 2022 | ||
| Hussein Shariffe | Untitled | Bonhams, Oct 2019 |
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.