Lot 66 · Modern & Contemporary African Art
Deep Thought, 2021, 60 x 53 x 42cm (23 5/8 x 20 7/8 x 16 9/16in).
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $3,680–$6,133
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern & Contemporary African Art, London, New Bond Street · 22 March 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-508549
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ernest Nkwocha, Deep Thought, 2021, 60 x 53 x 42cm (23 5/8 x 20 7/8 x 16 9/16in). Bonhams, 22 Mar 2023, lot 66. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-508549.
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Ernest Nkwocha, Deep Thought, 2021, 60 x 53 x 42cm (23 5/8 x 20 7/8 x 16 9/16in). Bonhams, 22 Mar 2023, lot 66. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-508549.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Lerato Dumse, Syracuse, New York, 2015 (framed) | Zanele Muholi | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| Dear hole, 2015 | Kemang Wa Lehulere | £3,500–£5,500 | |
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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.