Hot New Artist Laments That His Work Is Being Flipped for Profit

  • Amoako Boafo finished ‘The Lemon Bathing Suit’ just last year
  • Entrepreneur Stefan Simchowitz plans to sell it at Phillips
Amoako Boafo, The Lemon Bathing Suit, 2019Source: Phillips

Emerging artist Amoako Boafo has known for some time that his paintings would end up at auction one day.

“I just didn’t think it would be any time soon,” said the 35-year-old Ghana native.