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Joy in Purple
Amoako Boafo (Ghanaian, b. 1984) · 2019
$668,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ £534,016≈ €591,884
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, inscribed and dated “AMOAKO M BOAFO 2019 KING” center right
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 81 1/2 x 77 1/4 in. (207 x 196.2 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century and Contemporary Art Evening Sale (NY010320)
- Date
- July 2, 2020
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 22
- Estimate
- $50,000 – $70,000 (≈ £39,971 – £55,960) (≈ €44,303 – €62,024)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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