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Sotheby’s dedicated sale of Modern and Contemporary African Art Totals £2.4 Million / $2.9 Million

In Sotheby’s First-Ever Online-Only Auction for this Category; With World Auction Records for 5 Artists, including Bertina Lopes and Samuel Fosso

Total: Newly converted to an online-only format, Sotheby’s sixth sale of Modern & Contemporary African Art realised £2,359,375 / $2,881,741, featuring over 100 works from 58 artists across 21 countries. The auction saw a 46% increase in the number of bidders in comparison to the equivalent sale last year. Top…

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Modern & Contemporary African Art Returns to Sotheby’s London

Featuring: A forgotten portrait of a Nigerian Princess by Ben Enwonwu and powerful works by Irma Stern, Yinka Shonibare Cbe, Gavin Jantjes, Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga, El Anatsui and more

This Spring, following the record-breaking results achieved in October 2019, Sotheby’s auction of Modern and Contemporary African Art (https://bit.ly/2wVm3Sv) will return to London for a fifth consecutive season. Since the inauguration of the series in 2017, Sotheby’s (www.Sothebys.com) sales in the category have achieved more than sixty world records, championing…