Lot 5
Rosemary Karuga (Kenyan 1928 – 2021)
Yellow Bird, 1991
Reduced price KES 250,000 plus buyers premium
Art Auction East Africa | Strauss & Co, 28 October 2026
Our next Art Auction East Africa | Strauss & Co will take place in Nairobi on 28 October this year.
CALL FOR AUCTION ENTRIES
This is a call for Auction lots. The deadline for selection will be Monday, 31 August 2026.
We will continue to prioritise rare, secondary-market works from the 1960s to 2000s from the East African and the Indian Ocean regions, complemented by a curated selection of contemporary pieces.
Please get in touch if you own art that you would like to value and submit for consideration in this year’s auction, or for more information. (Please note this is not a platform for emerging artists to sell work directly.)
A preview exhibition will run 2 weeks before the auction at Circle Art Gallery. If you are interested in registering to bid please email Danda on info@artauctioneastafrica.com
Art Auction East Africa | Strauss & Co, 5 November 2025
This year Art Auction East Africa was a collaboration with renowned South African auction house Strauss & Co.
7PM, 5 NOVEMBER 2025, CIRCLE ART GALLERY
Art Auction East Africa | Strauss & Co took place in Nairobi on 5 November 2025, live at Circle Art Gallery at 7pm EAT, and was broadcast online on the Strauss & Co Invaluable platform.
66 LOTS
The auction featured 66 lots, evenly split between modern and contemporary works, representing artists from 10 countries. Highlights included the earliest work in the sale, a 1961 painting by Tanzanian artist Francis Msangi, appearing in our auction for the first time. Also debuting were works by celebrated artist Sam Ntiro, Daudi E. S. Tingatinga (son of Edward Tingatinga), Pilkington Ssengendo, Mishek Masamvu, and Hussein Shariffe.
Sales totalled over KES 29.5 million.
REGISTRATION TO BID
Please register to bid at Strauss & Co Auction Registration or in person at Circle Art Gallery.
Alternatively, download and complete the Auction Bidding Registration Form and send to danda@circleartagency.com and benita@straussart.co.za
For more information and for advice on registering to bid, please contact danda@circleartagency.com
AUCTION FORMS
Download Auction Bidding Registration Form
Download Conditions of Sale
Download Contract for Sellers
Available Lots
Remaining lots that are still available to acquire from the 2024 sale.
Bidding and Registration
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
Registration and Bidding
Those wishing to bid must register. Please find links to Bidding Registration Form and Conditions of Sale below.
Get in touch
To get in touch please contact:
Tel: + 254 722 672938
Email: info@artauctioneastafrica.com
Viewing of Lots at Circle Art Gallery 27 October to 5 November 2021
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.
How to bid
Bid online
Please register on invaluable.com. Note for successful online bidders a 5% additional buyers premium is payable to invaluable. Online bidding is easy and the site has helpful advice.
Go to InvaluableLeave an absentee bid
Please fill in the Bidding Registration Form indicating your selected lots and your maximum bid. This is the hammer price. The usual buyers premium will be added.
Bidding FormBid on the telephone
Please fill in the Bidding Registration Form indicating your selected lots and your WhatsApp number. We will be in touch to set you up for telephone bidding.
bidding formAttend the auction in person
Auction commences at 6.30pm at the Radisson Blu Hotel and Residencies, Nairobi Arboretum. Please contact Danda to book your seat. Registered bidders only. Covid protocols apply.
Get in touch