Modern and Contemporary Art Auction 2023

Lot 1

Yony Waite (Kenyan, born 1935)
Migrants End, 1998
Signed ‘Yony Waite’ (lower right)
Acrylic on canvas
100.5 x 149.5 cm
US$ 7,000 – 10,000
Sold US$ 10,096

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Lot 2

Francis Imanjama (Tanzanian, born 1959)
Giraffes, undated
Signed ‘Lubas Imanjama’ (lower right)
Watercolour on laid paper
51.3 x 34.4 cm
US$ 1,500 – 2,500
Sold US$ 2,583

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Lot 3

Francis Imanjama (Tanzanian, born 1959)
At the River, 1996 and Animal Park, 1996
Both signed ‘Lucas Imanjama’ (lower right)
Etching, ea(AP), ed 84/100
39.3 x 29.7 cm each
US$ 1,000 – 2,000 for the pair
Sold US$ 2,465

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Lot 4

David Mzuguno (Tanzanian, 1951 – 2010)
Rainforest Birds, 2010
Signed ‘By Dvd Mzuguno’ (lower middle)
Enamel on canvas
78.8 x 98.9 cm
US$ 3,000 – 4,000
Sold US$ 3,405

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Lot 5

David Mzuguno (Tanzanian, 1951 – 2010)
Jungle, 2007
Signed ‘By Dvd Mzuguno’ (lower middle)
Enamel on canvas
119 x 80 cm
US$ 3,000 – 4,000
Sold US$ 4,579

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Lot 6

Ancent Soi (Kenyan, 1939 – 2022)
Hat Maker, 1999
Signed ‘Soi. 1999.’ (lower left)
Oil on canvas
49.2 X 57.8 cm
US$ 3,000 – 6,000
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Lot 7

Ancent Soi (Kenyan, 1939 – 2022)
Feeding flamingos, 1999
Signed ‘Soi. 1999’ (lower right)
Oil on canvas
76.4 x 91.9 cm
US$ 3,000 – 6,000
Sold US$ 5,518

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Lot 8

Georges Ebrin Adingra (Ivorian, 1933 – 2005)
Dance – what a world of emotions, 1993
Signed ‘signature’ (lower right)
Oil and sand on canvas mounted on board
73.1 x 50.1 cm
US$ 2,000 – 2,500
Sold US$ 2,113

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Lot 9

Richard Kimathi (Kenyan, born 1971)
Woman Showering, circa 1998
Signed ‘Richard Kimathi’ (lower right)
Oil on canvas
119.9 x 58.5 cm
US$ 3,000 – 4,800
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Lot 10

Richard Onyango (Kenyan, born 1960)
I Love Africa, 2003
Signed ‘Richard Malindi Kenya 2003’ (lower right)
Acrylic on canvas
79.6 x 99.4 cm
US$ 3,000 – 4,000
Sold US$ 4,696

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Lot 11

Lot 11A
Edward Francis Kiiza (Tanzanian, born 1960)
Untitled, undated
Signed ‘E.F KIIZA’ (lower left)
Linocut on paper, ed 25/300
30.4 x 30.2 cm (print dimensions)

Lot 11B
Tenywa (Tanzanian, unknown)
In a bus, undated
Signed ‘Tenywa’ (lower right)
Intaglio print on paper, ed 2/6
17.5 x 24.4 cm (print dimensions)

Lot 11C
George Lilanga (Tanzanian, 1934 – 2005)
Untitled, undated
Signed ‘Lilanga’ (lower left)
Etching on paper, ed 24/80
19.9 x 24.6 cm (print dimensions)

Sold US$ 1,761

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Lot 12

Robino Ntila (Tanzanian, 1953 – 2020)
a. Untitled (13 figures), undated
Woodcut print on paper, ed 118/300
38.5 x 25.2cm (print dimensions)
b. Untitled (Woman with two children), undated
Woodcut print on paper, ed 37/300
27 x 20.1 cm (print dimensions)
c. Hunger situation in East Africa, 1980
Etching on paper, ed 6/80
18.6 x 28.2 cm (print dimensions)

US$ 2,000 – 3,000 for the set of three
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Lot 13

Sane Wadu (Kenyan, born 1954)
Meditation, 2023
Signed ‘Sane Wadu 23’ (lower right)
Oil on canvas
65.5 x 50.2 cm
US$ 2,500 – 4,000
Sold US$ 2,935

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Lot 14

Robert Saidi (Congolese, born 1936)
Of African Beauty, 1995
Signed ‘R. Saidi 95’ (lower left)
Acrylic on plywood
50.2 x 30.1
US$ 5,000 – 7,000
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Lot 15

Geoffrey Mukasa (Ugandan, 1954 – 2009)
Untitled (Boats on Lake Victoria), undated
Signed ‘Mukasa’ (lower right)
Oil on board
20.5 x 29 cm
US$ 3,000 – 5,000
Sold US$ 3,522

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Lot 16

Geoffrey Mukasa (Ugandan, 1954 – 2009)
Fleeing Zebras, 1990
Signed ‘Feb 18th 90 Mukasa’ (lower left)
Oil on canvas
155 x 120 cm
US$ 14,000 – 18,000
Sold US$ 12,327

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Lot 17

George Lilanga (Tanzanian, 1934 – 2005)
Husafi Wameno ata Ukiwa na Jino Moja, undated
Signed ‘Lilanga’ (lower middle)
Enamel on board
61 x 61 cm
US$ 3,000 – 5,000
Sold US$ 3,522

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Lot 18

George Lilanga (Tanzanian, 1934 – 2005)
Untitled (Snake – bite), undated
Signed ‘Lilanga’ on top of the base
Wood and enamel paint
62 x 30 x 23 cm
US$ 2,000 – 3,500
Sold US$ 2,348

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Lot 19

Kamal Shah (Kenyan, born 1953)
Monsoon Lullaby, 2012
Signed ‘signature 12’ (middle left)
Acrylic on canvas
60 x 60 cm
US$ 1,000 – 3,000
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Lot 20

Sukuro Etale (Kenyan, born 1954)
Kilifi Fisherman, 1987
Signed ‘Sukuro’ (lower left)
Oil on canvas
91.2 x 139 cm
US$ 5,000 – 8,000
Sold US$ 5,870

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Lot 21

Theresa Musoke (Ugandan, born 1944)
Dancing Figure with Pot, 1963, 2 editions available
Signed ‘Theresa Musoke’ (lower right)
Lithograph on paper
29.9 x 17.6 cm
US$ 2,500 – 5,000
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Lot 22

Theresa Musoke (Ugandan, born 1944)
Untitled (Self Portrait), 1990
Signed ‘Theresa Musoke’ (lower right)
Mixed media on canvas
77.5 x 126 cm
US$ 5,000 – 6,000
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Lot 23

Samson ‘Xenson’ Ssenkaaba (Ugandan, born 1978)
Mama Dorotia, 2021
Signed ‘Xenson 2021’ (lower middle)
Enamel on recycled aluminium beverage cans
122.9 x 102.9 cm
US$ 9,000 – 15,000
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Lot 24

Jak Katarikawe (Ugandan, 1938 – 2018)
Queen Elephants, undated
Signed ‘JAK.KATARIKAWE’ (lower left)
Oil on canvas
74.3 x 74.3 cm
US$ 3,000 – 5,000
Sold US$ 4,226

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Lot 25

Edward Saidi Tingatinga (Tanzanian, 1932 – 1972)
Untitled (Two Birds a Snake and Man), circa 1968 – 1972
Signed ‘E.S TINGATINGA’ (lower right)
Enamel paint on board
61 x 61 cm
US$ 10,000 – 15,000
Sold US$ 14,088

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Lot 26

Edward Saidi Tingatinga (Tanzanian, 1932 – 1972)
Untitled (Lion), circa 1968 – 1972
Signed ‘E.S TINGATINGA’ (lower left)
Enamel paint on board
60.9 x 60.8 cm
US$ 10,000 – 15,000
Sold US$ 14,088

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Lot 27

Charles Sekano (South African, born 1943)
Lady washing Calabash, 1998
Signed ‘signature’ (lower right)
Oil pastel on paper
74.5 x 48.8 cm
US$ 2,500 – 4,000
Sold US$ 2,348

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Lot 28

Rosemary Karuga (Kenyan, 1928 – 2021)
Untitled (Pounding and Chopping), 1992
Signed ‘25/8/92 Rosemary N Karuga’ (lower right)
Collage on paper
57.5 x 41.3 cm
US$ 3,000 – 4,000
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Lot 29

Rosemary Karuga (Kenyan, 1928 – 2021)
Mother and Child, circa 1960s
Clay
48 x 27 x 44.3 cm
US$ 4,000 – 7,000
Sold US$ 9,509

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Lot 30

Lawrence “Shabu” Mwangi (Kenyan, born 1985)
Bedsitter I, 2016
Signed ‘shabu mwangi 10/2016’ (lower right)
Oil on canvas
107 x 76.5 cm
US$ 2,500 – 4,500
Sold US$ 4,461

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Lot 31

Joseph Ntensibe (Ugandan, born 1953)
Nature, 2007
Signed ‘Ntensibe 07’ (lower right)
Oil on canvas
136.5 x 137.5 cm (but still to remeasure once stretched)
US$ 7,000 – 12,000
Sold US$ 7,044

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Lot 32

Issam Hafiez (Sudanese, born 1959)
War Wounds II, 2023
Signed ‘Issam 023’ (lower middle)
Acrylic on canvas mounted on board
50.9 x 40.7 cm
US$ 1,800 – 2,500
Sold US$ 1,878

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Lot 33

Mohamed Abdella Otaybi (Sudanese, born 1948)
Displacement, 2021 and Untitled X, 2020
Signed ‘021 signature’ (lower right), ‘020 signature’ (lower right)
Acrylic on canvas, Pencil on paper
74.8 x 49 cm, 41.2 x 29.5 cm
US$ 3,000 – 5,000 for the painting and drawing
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Lot 34

Samuel Githui (Kenyan, born 1973)
Market Scene, 1996
Signed ‘S/GITHUI 96’ (lower right) and ‘S GITHUI’ (verso)
Oil on canvas
46 x 81.6 cm
US$ 2,000 – 3,000
Sold US$ 2,113

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Lot 35

Gakunju Kaigwa (Kenyan, born 1958)
Chai Motto, 1990
Signed ‘B.G KAIGWA 1990’ (bottom left of sculpture)
Kisii Soapstone
33.5 x 25.5 x 38.2 cm
US$ 3,000 – 4,000
Sold US$ 7,748

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Lot 36

Peter Elungat (Kenyan, born 1978)
From the Angelina series (Woman playing music), 2008
Signed ‘Elungat 08’ (lower right)
Oil on canvas
142.6 x 142.5 cm
US$ 5,000 – 7,000
Sold US$ 5,166

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Lot 37

Francis Kahuri (Kenyan, born 1946)
She Loves the Both, circa early 1990s
Signed ‘Kahuri’ (lower right)
Oil on canvas
70.7 x 48.4 cm
US$ 1,800 – 2,500
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Lot 38

Fabian Mpagi (Ugandan, 1953 – 2002)
Man in a Hat, 1998
Signed ‘Fabian MK ‘98’ (lower right)
Graphite on paper
28.6 x 25.1 cm
US$ 800 – 1,500
Sold US$ 939

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Lot 39

Fabian Mpagi (Ugandan, 1953 – 2002)
Untitled (The artist’s mother and younger brother), circa 1977
Unsigned, undated (certificate of authenticity available)
Oil on board
92 x 68.7 cm
US$ 4,000 – 6,000
Sold US$ 5,048

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Lot 40

Livingstone G.K. Nkata (Ugandan, born 1939)
Namanwe Forest, undated
Signed ‘Livingstone GK Nkata’ (verso)
Oil on canvas
38.1 x 41.6 cm
US$ 2,500 – 3,500
Sold US$ 4,109

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Lot 41

Maria Naita (Ugandan, 1968 – 2019)
The Contestants, 2005
Signed ‘Naita’ (lower right)
Acrylic on canvas mounted on board
44.7 x 30.8 cm
US$ 1,000 – 2,000
Sold US$ 822

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Lot 42

Fred Mutebi (Ugandan, born 1967)
Buganda Dreams, 1998
Signed ‘Mutebi F 98’ (lower right)
Wood cut print on paper, AP (only 2 prints made)
73.6 x 40.1 cm
US$ 800 – 1,500
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Lot 43

Fred Mutebi (Ugandan, born 1967)
A Dream at the Pealing Place, circa 1990
Signed ‘Mutebi Freddie’ (lower right)
Woodcut print on paper, ed 1/3
42 x 57.7
US$ 1,200 – 2,000
Sold US$ 2,818

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Lot 44

Allan Githuka (Kenyan, born 1965)
Election Time, 2013
Signed ‘Githuka’ (lower middle)
Oil on canvas
136 x 113.3 cm
US$ 1,500 – 3,000
Sold US$ 1,996

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Lot 45

Peterson Kamwathi (Kenyan, born 1980)
Different 1 and 2, 2005, 2007
Signed ‘signature 05’ (lower right), ‘signature 07’ (lower right)
Woodcut prints on paper, AP, AP
23.5 x 18.8 cm and 23.6 x 18.9 cm (print dimensions)
Sold US$ 3,522

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