""For years, Clottey had been known mostly for his tapestries, made from tilelike pieces of discarded plastic bottles. But portraiture was a fresh experiment.""
""I was really, really scared," Clottey says. "A low auction price could devalue all my other work. A high price could set off a speculative furor.""
In October 2021, artist Serge Attukwei Clottey nervously watched as his portrait, "Fashion Icons," went up for auction at Phillips, expected to sell for $30,000-$40,000 but instead fetched $340,200. This unexpected success not only elevated Clottey's profile but also sparked a wave of interest in art by young Black artists, particularly from Africa. Following Clottey's sale, many of his peers experienced similar auction successes, leading to a surge in art valuations and demand for contemporary Black portraiture across the international art market.
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