Modern and Contemporary Art Auction East Africa 2025

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 – 66

Lot 11

Nadir Tharani (Tanzanian, born 1952)
9-4-3, from the Positions of Power series, 2014
Signed ‘Tharani’ (lower left)
Indian ink on paper
76.5 cm x 56.5 cm
KES 250,000 – 300,000
(US$) 1,950 – 2,400

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Lot 21 Augustino Malaba Art Auction East Africa Strauss & Co 2025 — Details

Augustino Malaba (Tanzanian,1949 – 2021)
Untitled, (Listening to the Radio), circa 1990s
Signed ‘MALABA’ (right, on base)
Carved wood and enamel
26.5 x 17 x 13 cm
KES 180,000 – 280,000
(US$) 1,400 – 2,200

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Lot 24

Kiure Francis Msangi (Tanzanian, 1936 – 2003)
Lusiki, 1961
Signed ‘K.F. Msangi 1961’ (lower left)
Oil on canvas
66.5 x 111.5 cm
KES 1,000,000 – 1,500,000
(US$) 7,900 – 12,000

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Lot 25

Kiure Francis Msangi (Tanzanian, 1936 – 2003)
Soul Sister, 1974, edition 34/75, inscribed with the title
Signed ‘K F Msangi’ (lower right)
Colour woodcut on paper
Image size: 35 x 43 cm; sheet size: 40 x 48.5 cm
KES 250,000 – 400,000
(US$) 1,950 – 3,150

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Lot 26

Kiure Francis Msangi (Tanzanian, 1936 – 2003)
Baobab under the Red Moon, 1969
Signed ‘K.F. Msangi ‘68’ (lower right)
Acrylic on board
61 x 102 cm
KES 1,000,000 – 1,500,000
(US$) 7,900 – 12,000

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Lot 32

George Lilanga (Tanzanian, 1934 – 2005)
Title partially obscured verso (Utali Da..Ngoja Niku..), circa mid 1990s
Signed ‘Lilanga’ (lower right)
Enamel on board
62 x 61 cm
KES 300,000 – 400,000
(US$) 2,350 – 3,150

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Lot 33

Simon Mpata (Tanzanian, 1940 – 1982)
Birds and Insects, circa 1975
Signed ‘MPATA’ (lower left)
Enamel on board, in the artist’s hand-painted frame
60.5 x 60.5 cm
KES 400,000 – 460,000
(US$) 3,000 – 3,500

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Lot 34

David Mzuguno (Tanzanian, 1951 – 2010)
The Peacock, circa 1990
Signed ‘By Dvd Mzuguno’ (lower mid-left)
Enamel on board, in the artist’s hand-painted frame
61.5 x 61.5 cm
KES 400,000 – 460,000
(US$) 3,000 – 3,500

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Lot 35

Daudi E.S. Tingatinga (Tanzanian, 1966 – 2015)
Three Storks and Baboon, circa 1990s
Both signed ‘DAUDI E.S. TINGATINGA’ (lower right)
Enamel on board
30.5 x 30.5 cm each
KES 180,000 – 280,000 for the pair
(US$) 1,400 – 2,200

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Lot 36

Adeusi Mandu Mmatambwe (Tanzanian, c. 1914 – c. 1984)
Birds, circa 1972
Signed ‘ADEUSI’ (lower right)
Enamel on board, in the artist’s hand-painted frame
61 x 61 cm
KES 230,000 – 330,000
(US$) 1,750 – 2,500

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Lot 37

Mohamed Charinda (Tanzanian, 1947 – 2021)
Women and water, circa 1985
Signed ‘BY CHARINDA’ (middle)
Enamel on board, in the artist’s hand-painted frame
61 x 61 cm
61.5 x 62 cm (framed)
KES 230,000 – 330,000
(US$) 1,750 – 2,500

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Lot 38

Elias Jengo (Tanzanian, born 1936)
African Drought, 1997
Signed ‘E Jengo 97’ (lower left)
Oil on canvas
85.5 x 73.5 cm
KES 150,000 – 300,000
(US$) 1,200 – 2,400

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Lot 39

Sam Ntiro (Tanzanian 1923-1993)
Working in the Fields, circa 1970s
Signed ‘S.J. Ntiro’ (lower right)
Oil on canvas
77 x 155 cm
KES 900,000 – 1,400,000
(US$) 7,000 – 11,000

Details

Modern and Contemporary Art Auction 2025 | Strauss & Co

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