Njideka Akunyili, Late Dora Akunyili’s Daughter’ Art Sells For $1,092,500 In Us

Daughter of Late Dora Akunyili, Artist Njideka Akunyili, last week set a new record in New York when her work Drown sold for $1,092,500. The amount was over three times the high-estimate ($200,000 - $300,000), in Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Sale.  She has now set a new auction record.