Red Kite (for Parkett no. 99)
2016 · Etching
plate: 8 1/4 × 6" (21 × 15.2 cm); sheet: 15 1/16 × 10 13/16" (38.3 × 27.5 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
1977
PaintingContemporary
Representation
None documented
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Institutional Exhibitions
28
Works in Collection
55
Assets Indexed
15
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Publications Referenced
80%
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Movements
- • Contemporary
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About
Why this artist matters now
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye paints portraits of invented subjects and figures drawn from found objects, rendered in muted, restrained colour. A British painter and writer of Ghanaian heritage based in London, her practice has been instrumental in a contemporary reinvestigation of painting the Black figure. Her works are executed with a deliberate economy of tone that privileges the dignity and interiority of each imagined sitter over documentary likeness.
Source: Phillips Artsy · Trust score: 100% · Updated 1mo ago
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Movement
Contemporary
Medium
Painting
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Jack Shainman
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Background
Education
Royal Academy Schools
Master of Arts · 2003
Falmouth University
undergraduate degree · 2000
Market
Auction History
Range: $119,700 – $1,482,000
| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie's | May 2026 | $700,000 – $1,000,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Mar 2026 | $300,000 – $500,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Nov 2025 | $400,000 – $600,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Jun 2025 | £500,000 – £700,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | May 2025 | $150,000 – $250,000 | $126,000 | |
| Christie's | May 2025 | $600,000 – $800,000 | $806,400 | |
| Christie's | Nov 2024 | $800,000 – $1,200,000 | $756,000 | |
| Christie's | Oct 2024 | £800,000 – £1,200,000 | £819,000 | |
| Christie's | Oct 2024 | $600,000 – $800,000 | $567,000 | |
| Christie's | Oct 2024 | $80,000 – $120,000 | $126,000 |
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