Bruce Obomeyoma Onobrakpeya
Nigerian · b. 1932 · Painter, Printmaker
Bruce Obomeyoma Onobrakpeya is a Nigerian printmaker, painter and sculptor. He has exhibited at the Tate Modern in London, the National Museum of African Art of the Smithsonian… (Wikipedia)
Record prices
Ogbesia (The Minstrel)Olympia Auctions · £1,800≈ $2,420≈ €2,084Sign up to see
Mamiwata Iv (Miniature)Olympia Auctions · £600≈ $808≈ €694Sign up to see
(i) EMIOVBO BEROMA; (ii) ERHU IVIE (RED BASE); (iii) IFIEDO I (B/W)Olympia Auctions · £270≈ $350≈ €324Sign up to see
Bruce Obomeyoma Onobrakpeya’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Of the 7 lots by Bruce Obomeyoma Onobrakpeya recorded at auction between 2017 and 2026, 7 found a buyer (100%). Across 5 sales with a published price, the typical result was $225Sign up free to see to $808Sign up free to see (median $350Sign up free to see). Broken down by medium, prints have a median of $225Sign up free to see (3 sales) and sculpture have a median of $1.6kSign up free to see (2 sales). Ogbesia (The Minstrel) holds the top price on file: $2.4kSign up free to see at Olympia Auctions (June 2026). Sales were recorded mainly at Olympia Auctions (3), Art Auction East Africa (2) and Sloans & Kenyon (2).
Bruce Obomeyoma Onobrakpeya at auction: key figures
- Auction results
- 7
- Sold rate
- 100%
- Active at auction
- 2017–2026
- Median price
- $350Sign up free to see
- Record price
- $2.4kSign up free to see Ogbesia (The Minstrel), Olympia Auctions, Jun 2026
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prints | 3 | $150–$350Sign up free to see | $225Sign up free to see |
| Sculpture | 2 | $808–$2.4kSign up free to see | $1.6kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Olympia Auctions (3), Art Auction East Africa (2), Sloans & Kenyon (2)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
7 results
- £600≈ $808≈ €694Sign up free to see
- £1,800≈ $2,420≈ €2,084Sign up free to see
- £270≈ $350≈ €324Sign up free to see
- Red Bird (Ophran Isene), 2011KES 399,160Sign up free to see
- Dancing Masquerade, 2011KES 258,280Sign up free to see
- $150≈ £117≈ €140Sign up free to see
- $225≈ £181≈ €212Sign up free to see
Bruce Obomeyoma Onobrakpeya prints (5)Bruce Obomeyoma Onobrakpeya etchings (3)
Bruce Obomeyoma Onobrakpeya: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Bruce Obomeyoma Onobrakpeya at auction?
$2,420Sign up free to see, for Ogbesia (The Minstrel) at Olympia Auctions (June 2026) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Bruce Obomeyoma Onobrakpeya?
The median sale price is $350Sign up free to see across 5 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Bruce Obomeyoma Onobrakpeya have sold at auction?
7 of 7 recorded lots sold between 2017 and 2026.
Which auction houses sell Bruce Obomeyoma Onobrakpeya?
Olympia Auctions, Sloans & Kenyon and Art Auction East Africa account for the most recorded results. Olympia Auctions · Sloans & Kenyon · Art Auction East Africa
About Bruce Obomeyoma Onobrakpeya
Bruce Obomeyoma Onobrakpeya is a Nigerian printmaker, painter and sculptor. He has exhibited at the Tate Modern in London, the National Museum of African Art of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and the Malmö Konsthall in Malmö, Sweden. The National Gallery of Modern Art, Lagos, has an exhibit of colourful abstract canvases by Onobrakpeya, and his works were found at the Virtual Museum of Modern Nigerian Art.
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