Late Dora Akunyili's daughter, artist Njideka Akunyili Crosby, set a new record in New York last week when her work “Drown” soared to sell for $1,092,500.

The amount was over three times the high-estimate ($200,000-$300,000), in Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale.

According to reportsafrique, no fewer than 11 bidders competed for the work that was eventually sold to an anonymous buyer on the telephone.

This was the second time in less than two months that the auction record for Njideka Akunyili Crosby had been broken at Sotheby’s. The previous auction record for the artist was $93,750, set by her “Untitled” work from 2011 at Sotheby’s New York in September 2016.

“Drown” is said to be an intimate self-portrait of the artist with her husband, Justin.

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All these foreigners and their love for things that won't bring food to their table. They'll auction a gun used by Adolph Hitler and one mumu will waste $5M to buy it and hang in his sitting room. They'll auction an ancient Ferrari used by one 1960's F1 driver and another mumu will buy for $10M and park it in his garage. It's still them that'll auction a tooth of one ancient celebrity and yet another mumu will buy for $15M and store it in his fridge.
Now this is just a paper mache piece of art someone is buying for $1.1 so when he wakes up every morning, he can see it and be happy.
You fit use all these money do better thing for your life abeg.

Talented woman, and these are absolutely beautiful . But then these white people and the money value they give some things will make you wonder if these things can buy you a place in heaven. Oh well