art&culture

april 03, 2019 - Sotheby

Sotheby’s fourth dedicated sale of modern and contemporary african art in London totals £2.3 million / $3 million

Hannah O’Leary, Sotheby’s Head of #modernandcontemporaryafricanart, said:
“Exceeding all pre-sale expectations, today’s auction reflects the continued strength of, and appreciation for, the Modern and Contemporary African Art market. Standing at the forefront of the field, Sotheby’s sale saw a multitude of new records for artists from across the African diaspora, including the father of Congolese ‘Popular’ painting Chéri Samba, Moroccan master #hassanelglaoui, and rising star #eddykamuangailunga. We also saw a fantastic result forGhanaian artist #elanatsui, who will be representing the country for the first time at the Venice Biennale later this year.
Today’s auction signals a continued international interest in the category, spanning the African continent and extending across the globe.”
SOTHEBY’S FOURTH DEDICATED SALE OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN ART London, 02 April 2019 – Sotheby’s fourth sale of #modernandcontemporaryafricanart in #london realised £2,316,625 /
$3,023,196 (pre-sale estimate: £1.5-2.2 million / $2-2.9 million), establishing new auction records for 11 artists in this category.
The sale was led by contemporary Ghanaian artist #elanatsui, whose metallic aluminium bottle cap tapestry, titled Zebra Crossing 2, achieved £1.1 million / $1.4 million (est. £550,000-750,000), after competitive bidding pushed the final total well above the pre-sale estimate, and establishing the third highest price for a work by the artist at auction. The sale coincides with the largest survey exhibition of El Anatsui’s work to date curated by Okwui Enwezor and Chika Okeke-Agulu in Munich and precedes his representation of Ghana at the Venice Biennale later this year. A powerful celebration of his homeland, HASSAN EL GLAOUI’s La Sortie du Roi sold for a majestic £137,500 / $179,438 (est. £80,000-120,000), achieving an auction record for the artist. New heights were reached for rising star #eddykamuangailunga, aged just 28, when Palm sold for £81,250 / $106,031, storming past the previous record of £65,000 / $92,124 set at Sotheby’s #london in March 2018. Congolese artist and co-founder of the ‘Popular Painting’ movement, CHÉRI SAMBA’s glittering J’aime la couleur from 2005 realised £93,750 / $122,344 (est. £40,000-60,000).

Further information in the press release to download

- Photogallery (41)

Lot 1 Ablade Glover, Market Scene, est. £6,000-8,000

6257x6301, 55MB

Lot 2 Ablade Glover, Ghanaian, Market Scene, est. £12,000-18,000

1335x1080, 3MB

Lot 3 Ablade Glover, Ghanaian, Market Scene, est. £6,000-8,000

1425x1080, 3MB

Lot 6 Ghanaian, Untitiled (In Two Parts), est. £15,000-20,000

1170x1080, 3MB

Lot 8 El Anatsui - Zebra Crossing 2, est. £550,000-750,000

1441x1080, 2MB

Lot 9 El Anatsui, Ghanaian, Untitled, est. £30,000-50,000

1920x741, 2MB

Lot 10 J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere, Untitled, Hairstyles Series, C.1980, est. £3,000-5,000

3690x3664, 15MB

Lot 11 J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere, Modern Suku, Hairstyles Series, 1979, est. £3,000-5,000

3155x3126, 9MB

Lot 12 Bruce Onobrakpeya, The Life of Christ, 1969, est. £6,000-9,000

7626x5248, 44MB

Lot 13 Nnenna Okore, Memory Lane, est. £6,000-8,000

2025x1859, 4MB

Lot 14 Ben Enwonwu, Africa Dances, 1951, est. £10,000-15,000

2562x6588, 3MB

Lot 15 Uzo Egonu, Picadilly Circus, 1969, est. £8,000-12,000

1459x1080, 2MB

Lot 17 Uzo Egonu, Women Reading,1978, est. £12,000-18,000

1080x1441, 2MB

Lot 19 Dominique Zinkpe, Beninse, Agonmenouvi 1, est. £5,000-8,000

1303x1080, 2MB

Lot 21 Dominique Zinkpè, Beninese Scene de Quartier (£5,000-8,000)

6564x5131, 36MB

Lot 22 Romuald Hazoume, Tallonee, Found Objects, est. £12,000-18,000

3840x5760, 6MB

Lot 24 Abdoulaye Aboudia Diarrassouba, Untitled (£8,000-12,000)

6324x3983, 18MB

Lot 25 Abdoulaye Aboudia Diarrassouba, Untitled (£10,000-15,000)

6340x3910, 9MB

Lot 26 Abdoulaye Aboudia Diarrassouba, Untitled, est. £10,000-15,000

1542x1080, 2MB

Lot 28 Outtara Watts, Untitled, est. £2,500-3,500

1714x1080, 2MB

Lot 29 Omara Ba, Untitled, est. £15,000-20,000

1080x1526, 2MB

Lot 30 Malick Sibidé, Danseur meringue, 1964, est. £4,000-6,000

1080x1358, 2MB

Lot 30 Malick Sibidé, Nous deux dans le coin, 1966, est. £4,000-6,000

1080x1567, 2MB

Lot 30 Malick Sibidé, Tropicana club 1964, est. £4,000-6,000

1080x1452, 2MB

Lot 30 Malick Sibidé, Vu de dos, 2002, est. £4,000-6,000

1368x1080, 2MB

Lot 31 Seyodou Jeita, Untitled, est. £3,000-5,000

1309x1080, 2MB

Lot 33 Hassan El Glaoui, La Sortie du Roi, est. £80,000-120,000

5913x3987, 4MB

Lot 34 Salah Elmur, The Family Portrait, est. £12,000-18,000

1165x1080, 2MB

Lot 36 Ibrahim El-Salah, A set of three drawings, est. £8,000-12,000

4474x4585, 6MB

Lot 39 Alexander Skunder Boghossian, Harvest Scrolls, est. £30,000-50,000 (1)

1524x1080, 2MB

Lot 44 Malangatana Ngwenya, Esperando da Paz, est. £8,000-12,000

1891x1080, 3MB

Lot 45 Malangatana Ngwenya, Hayini Kasy (£5,000-7,000)

3518x5044, 20MB

Lot 47 Ernesto Shikhani, Untitled £5,000-7,000

1549x1080, 2MB

Lot 50 Peter Clarke, Untitled (Girl with Sunflower), est. £7,000-10,000

5394x4262, 7MB

Lot 51 Dumile Feni, Dancing Couple, est. £2,000-3,000

4591x6947, 6MB

Lot 53 William Kentridge, Head (Orange), est. £30,000-50,000

5035x6562, 10MB

Lot 55 Nicholas Hlobo, Isivunoi, est. £15,000-20,000

1620x1080, 2MB

Lot 58 Mohau Modisakeng, Ditaola (Frame IV), Ditaola Series, 2014, est. £8,000-12,000

1431x1080, 2MB

Lot 59 Cheri Samba, J'aime la couleur, est. £40,000-60,000

7359x5888, 11MB

Lot 60 Chéri Samba, College de la sagesse, est. £30,000-50,000

1349x1080, 2MB

Lot 62 Cheri Samba, Petite parcelle de pouvoir, est. £20,000-30,000

1360x1080, 2MB

- Documents (4)

Press release

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Modern & Contemporary African Art - Top 10

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Modern & Contemporary African Art - Top 10 (2)

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Price List

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april 03, 2019 - Sotheby

Sotheby’s fourth dedicated sale of modern and contemporary african art in London totals £2.3 million / $3 million

Hashtag #london #arts #culturemarketing #exibition #auction #people #sothebys #painting #excellence #hannaholeary #hassanelglaoui #eddykamuangailunga #cherisamba #modernandcontemporaryafricanart #elanatsui

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