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Over the last 24 months the median price was $325 including buyer’s premium (middle half $237–$394, n=26). The auction record is $1,508 for Wakaba Mutheki (Kenya, 1973 - ), Portrait of a Man (2024, Russell Kaplan Auctioneers). Source: OpeningBid, an independent auction-results database.","title":"Wakaba Mutheki value: auction records & prices (updated Nov 2026)"}}