Art News: Banksy's Keep Ou T Sells for £1.6 Million, Grannies Unsold
Banksy's Keep Ou T sold at Phillips in London on 15 October for £1,612,500, within its estimate. Grannies at Sotheby's and Laugh Now at Bonhams did not sell.
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David Hockney's Dog Painting 17, his 1995 portrait of the dachshund Stanley asleep on a cushion, sold for £3.51 million at Christie's London on 14 October, well above its estimate of £1.5 million to £2.5 million.
Art News: Top 10 Contemporary African Artists of 2026
The ten contemporary African artists who defined 2026, from Ibrahim Mahama, Wangechi Mutu and Michael Armitage to William Kentridge, El Anatsui and Njideka Akunyili Crosby, and where to see their work this autumn.
