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
David Koloane; Smoky Cityscape
David Koloane
Smoky Cityscape
ZAR 80 000 - 120 000
Sold for ZAR 70 350
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
Ablade Glover; Houses
Ablade Glover
Houses
ZAR 150 000 - 200 000
Sold for ZAR 257 950
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
Cecil Skotnes; City Bowl Landscape
Cecil Skotnes
City Bowl Landscape
ZAR 250 000 - 350 000
 
Lovemore Kambudzi; Taxi Rank
Lovemore Kambudzi
Taxi Rank
ZAR 30 000 - 50 000
Sold for ZAR 34 500
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
Esther Mahlangu; Gateway
Esther Mahlangu
Gateway
ZAR 100 000 - 150 000
Sold for ZAR 115 000
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
Walter Battiss; Ndebele Village (recto); Abstract African Figures (verso)
Walter Battiss
Ndebele Village (recto); Abstract African Figures (verso)
ZAR 250 000 - 350 000
 
Gerard Sekoto; Prayer in Church
Gerard Sekoto
Prayer in Church
ZAR 3 000 000 - 4 000 000
Sold for ZAR 3 431 250
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
Gerard Sekoto; Mother and Baby
Gerard Sekoto
Mother and Baby
ZAR 450 000 - 600 000
Sold for ZAR 519 863
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
Pilipili Mulongoy; Two Black Crowned Cranes
Pilipili Mulongoy
Two Black Crowned Cranes
ZAR 70 000 - 90 000
Sold for ZAR 92 575
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
Bela Sara; School of Fish
Bela Sara
School of Fish
ZAR 40 000 - 60 000
 
Douglas Doudou Mbemba; Ultimo Treno
Douglas Doudou Mbemba
Ultimo Treno
ZAR 80 000 - 120 000
Sold for ZAR 109 250
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 
Pierre Wilondja; Retour pour le Futur, diptych
Pierre Wilondja
Retour pour le Futur, diptych
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
Sold for ZAR 26 450
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
 

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

Results in green indicate post sales.