Date

6 November 2024

Location

Circle Art Gallery and online at invaluable.com

The Art Auction East Africa is now in its 12th year and our focus remains on Modern and Contemporary Eastern African art.

This sale prioritised rare, secondary market artworks from the 1960s to 1990s with a small contemporary section.

Number of lots

57 lots

Countries

Nine

Sell through rate

95%, including sales post-auction

Total sales

Over KES 27 million.

Lots 1 – 58

Lot 1

Geoffrey Mukasa (Ugandan, 1954 – 2009)
Untitled, 1998 and Untitled, 2000
KES 260,000 – 360,000
(US$) 2,080 – 2,880
Sold KES 516,560

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Lot 3

Lawrence ‘Shabu’ Mwangi (Kenyan, born 1985)
Marry Me to Stay, 2013
KES 350,000 – 450,000
(US$) 2,800 – 3,600
Sold KES 399,160

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Lot 4

Rosemary Karuga (Kenyan 1928 – 2021)
Mother and Child, undated
KES 300,000 – 500,000
(US$) 2,400 – 4,000
Sold KES 352,200

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Lot 9

Salah Elmur (Sudanese, born 1966)
Two Vision, 2018
KES 700,000 – 900,000
(US$) 5,600 – 7,200
Sold KES 798,320

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Lot 14

Geoffrey Mukasa (Ugandan 1954 – 2009)
Untitled, (portrait of artist’s mother), circa late 1970s
KES 1,300,000 – 1,500,000
(US$) 10,400 – 12,000
Sold KES 1,417,320

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Lot 17

Eli Kyeyune (Ugandan, 1936 – 2000)
Untitled (The Reader), 1974
KES 1,300,000 – 1,500,000
(US$) 10,400 – 12,000
Sold KES 1,526,200

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Lot 28

Edward Saidi Tingatinga (Tanzanian, 1932 – 1972)
Untitled (Tortoise), circa 1968-1972
KES 900,000 – 1,500,000
(US$) 7,200 – 12,000
Sold KES 3,169,800

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Lot 29

Edward Saidi Tingatinga (Tanzanian, 1932 –1972)
Untitled (Mermaids), circa 1968-1972
KES 900,000 – 1,500,000
(US$) 7,200 – 12,000
Sold KES 1,115,300

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Lot 39

Chelenge van Rampelberg (Kenyan born 1960)
La Pieta, circa 2002
KES 600,000 – 900,000
(US$) 4,800 – 7,200
Sold KES 704,400

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Lot 54

Claudette Schreuders (South African, born 1973)
Untitled, 1998
KES 1,000,000 – 1,600,000
(US$) 8,000 – 12,800
Sold KES 1,350,100

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