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The Shaman
Uman (Somali, b. 1980) · 2021
$53,340 price realized incl. premium
≈ £40,027≈ €47,566
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil and acrylic on canvas, in artist's frame”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated "Uman 2021 Uman 2021" on the reverse
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 62 3/8 x 62 3/8 in. (158.4 x 158.4 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session (NY010525)
- Date
- May 14, 2025
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 320
- Estimate
- $30,000 – $40,000 (≈ £22,512 – £30,017) (≈ €26,752 – €35,670)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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