Lot 5
Rosemary Karuga (Kenyan 1928 – 2021)
Yellow Bird, 1991
Reduced price KES 250,000 plus buyers premium
This year Art Auction East Africa is collaborating with renowned South African auction house Strauss & Co.
Art Auction East Africa | Strauss & Co will take place in Nairobi on 5 November 2025, live at Circle Art Gallery at 7pm EAT, and broadcast online on the Strauss & Co Invaluable platform. Bidding can be live, online, absentee or on the telephone.
The auction features 63 lots, evenly split between modern and contemporary works, representing artists from 10 countries. Highlights include the earliest work in the sale, a 1961 painting by Tanzanian artist Francis Msangi, appearing in our auction for the first time. Also debuting are works by celebrated artist Sam Ntiro, Daudi E. S. Tingatinga (son of Edward Tingatinga), Pilkington Ssengendo, Mishek Masamvu, and Hussein Shariffe.
All the auction Lots will be on display two weeks prior to the auction at Circle Art Gallery with a preview party on 22 October 2025 from 6 – 8pm alongside various events leading up to the auction.
Registration will be on the Strauss & Co website or in person at Circle Art Gallery.
For more information and for advice on registering to bid, please contact danda@circleartagency.com
Remaining lots that are still available to acquire from the 2024 sale.
Those wishing to bid must register. Please find links to Bidding Registration Form and Conditions of Sale below. For more information please email Danda Jaroljmek and Jonathan Fraser at info@artauctioneastafrica.com
Those wishing to bid must register. Please find links to Bidding Registration Form and Conditions of Sale below.
To get in touch please contact:
Tel: + 254 722 672938
Email: info@artauctioneastafrica.com
Auction lots will be exhibited at the Circle Art Gallery from 27 October to 5 November. Please make an appointment to view all the auction works and be guided by Don and Danda.