El Anatsui
Ghanaian · b. 1944 · Painter, Sculptor
El Anatsui is a Ghanaian sculptor active for much of his career in Nigeria. He has drawn particular international attention for his "bottle-top installations". These… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Plot a Plan IVPhillips · £942,100≈ $1,299,910≈ €1,085,973Sign up to see
Zebra SquarePhillips · £967,500≈ $1,292,774≈ €1,112,733Sign up to see
AffirmationPhillips · £915,000≈ $1,192,611≈ €1,097,461Sign up to see
El Anatsui’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).
Coming up at auction
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Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 2 | 2 | 100% | $66kSign up | $66kSign up | $99kSign up |
| Acrylic | 2 | 2 | 100% | $66kSign up | $66kSign up | $99kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 5 | 2 | 40% | $26.7kSign up | $26.7kSign up | $32.4kSign up |
| Lithograph | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Screenprint | 2 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Print (other) | 2 | 2 | 100% | $26.7kSign up | $26.7kSign up | $32.4kSign up |
| Photography | 7 | 5 | 71% | $29.5kSign up | $15.1kSign up | $81.9kSign up |
| Photograph | 7 | 5 | 71% | $29.5kSign up | $15.1kSign up | $81.9kSign up |
| Sculpture | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Other | 4 | 4 | 100% | $1.2MSign up | $1.2MSign up | $1.3MSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.