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- Estimate
- £8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $9,793–$14,689
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary African Art, London · 21 March 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5108281
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Abiodun Olaku, Shadows of the Night. Sotheby's, 21 Mar 2023, lot 40. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5108281.
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Abiodun Olaku, Shadows of the Night. Sotheby's, 21 Mar 2023, lot 40. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5108281.
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From the same sale Modern & Contemporary African Art · Mar 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seeheim, South West Africa | Stanley F. Pinker | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Set to Flourish I | — | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Amoke | — | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Lemon-Aid III | Negyem Adonoo | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Zonk'zizwe, Green Market Square, Cape Town, Somnyama Ngonyama - Hail … | Zanele Muholi | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Blue Cup | Oluwole Omofemi | £25,000–£35,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abiodun Olaku | 'Ilu Wa' (Our Root) | $13,870 | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | |
| Abiodun Olaku | 'Reclamation' (Power to the People) | Bonhams, Oct 2020 | ||
| Abiodun Olaku | Misty Morning, 1995 | Bonhams, May 2022 | ||
| Abiodun Olaku | Commercial Avenue, 2003 | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Abiodun Olaku | "Elemental Notes" | Bonhams, Mar 2021 | ||
| Abiodun Olaku | Makoko Retreat | Bonhams, Mar 2020 | ||
| Abiodun Olaku | Spirit of Enterprise (1993) | Bonhams, May 2016 | ||
| Abiodun Olaku | Dynamism | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 |
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