Curatorial Voices: Modern and Contemporary Art from Africa

Live Virtual Auction, 28 February 2023

Curatorial Voices: Modern and Contemporary Art from Africa
About the Session

Curatorial Voices: Modern and Contemporary Art from Africa is a dynamic collaborative project conceived by Strauss & Co to address the need for diversified representation of artists from across the African continent in the secondary market. Curated by Strauss & Co Heads of Sale, Kirsty Colledge and Kate Fellens, with input by seven international art experts with embedded knowledge of Africa; Serge Tiroche, Valerie Kabov, Heba Elkayal, Danda Jaroljmek, Anne Kariuki, Dana Endundo Ferreira, Kimberley Cunningham. Curatorial Voices presents collectors with a broad selection of work by leading contemporary artists alongside select pieces by important historical artists.


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Curatorial Voices: Modern and Contemporary Art from Africa

Found 97 lots in session 1

Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Deborah Bell; Crying Pot, Crying Pots Series
Deborah Bell
Crying Pot, Crying Pots Series
ZAR 80 000 - 120 000
Sold for ZAR 93 800
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
Deborah Bell; Pot, Journey Pot Series
Deborah Bell
Pot, Journey Pot Series
ZAR 80 000 - 120 000
Sold for ZAR 93 800
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
Atang Tshikare; Modimolle, five
Atang Tshikare
Modimolle, five
ZAR 60 000 - 80 000
Sold for ZAR 82 075
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
Mohamed Abdella Otaybi; Displacement
Mohamed Abdella Otaybi
Displacement
ZAR 60 000 - 100 000
 
Sane Wadu; Self Portrait as Fisherman
Sane Wadu
Self Portrait as Fisherman
ZAR 60 000 - 80 000
Sold for ZAR 56 868
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
Geoffrey Mukasa; Two Boys with Cockerel
Geoffrey Mukasa
Two Boys with Cockerel
ZAR 180 000 - 220 000
Sold for ZAR 238 050
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
Lawrence 'Shabu' Mwangi; Empty Souls Dressed In Suits
Lawrence 'Shabu' Mwangi
Empty Souls Dressed In Suits
ZAR 120 000 - 140 000
Sold for ZAR 158 700
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
Gor Soudan; Event Horizon
Gor Soudan
Event Horizon
ZAR 170 000 - 200 000
 
Theresa Musoke; Hartebeest in Browns and Purple
Theresa Musoke
Hartebeest in Browns and Purple
ZAR 100 000 - 140 000
 
Soly Cissé; Monde Perdu
Soly Cissé
Monde Perdu
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
Sold for ZAR 23 450
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
William Kentridge; Untitled (1)
William Kentridge
Untitled (1)
ZAR 1 500 000 - 2 000 000
 
William Kentridge; Untitled (21)
William Kentridge
Untitled (21)
ZAR 1 500 000 - 2 000 000
 

VAT is charged on both hammer and premium for daggered lots.

Results in green indicate post sales.