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 3

Ronex Ahimbisibwe (Ugandan, born 1977)
Kissed by the Sun, 2019
Signed ‘Ronex’ (lower right)
Acrylic on canvas
100 x 85cm
KES 495,000 – 645,000
(US$) 3,900 – 5,000

Details

Lot 10

Joseph Ntensibe (Ugandan, born 1953)
Untitled l & ll, circa 2000, sold as a pair
Signed ‘NtENsiBE’ (lower left and lower middle)
Ink and pen on paper
30 by 20.5 cm each
KES 290,000 – 530,000
(US$) 2,250 – 4,150

Details

Lot 12

Geoffrey Mukasa (Ugandan, 1954 – 2009)
Boy Kneeling, circa 2005
Signed ‘Signature’ (lower right side)
Mixed media with oil and collage on board
85 x 60 cm
KES 1,300,000 – 1,500,000
(US$) 10,000 – 12,000

Details

Lot 13

Geoffrey Mukasa (Ugandan, 1954 – 2009)
Still Life, 2007-8
Signed ‘Signature 07-08’ (lower right)
Mixed media with collage on board
60 x 45.5 cm
KES 1,000,000 – 1, 450,000
(US$) 7,600 – 11,500

Details

Lot 14

Geoffrey Mukasa (Ugandan, 1954 – 2009)
Untitled (Single Face in Red), 1996
Unsigned
Mixed media and collage on card
55 x 73 cm
KES 500,000 – 800,000
(US$) 4,000 – 6,000

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Lot 15

Geoffrey Mukasa (Ugandan, 1954 – 2009)
Untitled (Seated Nude), 1992
Signed ‘Signature 92’ (lower right)
Pen on paper
27.5 x 21 cm
KES 135,000 – 260,000
(US$) 1,000 – 2,000

Details

Lot 16

Fabian Mpagi (Ugandan, 1953 – 2002)
Abstract Figures, 1979
Unsigned
Oil on board
57.5 x 46cm
KES 530,000 – 800,000
(US$) 4,000 – 6,000

Details

Lot 17

Moses Igan Byesonsa (Ugandan, born 1975)
Achulla (Paying the Damages), 2006
Signed ‘Byesonsa 06’ (lower left)
Mixed media with oil on canvas
120 x 120 cm
KES 370,000 – 530,000
(US$) 2,800 – 4,000

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Lot 18

Pilkington Ssengendo (Ugandan 1942 – 2015)
Untitled (Happy Monkeys), 2000
Signed ‘Ssengendo PN 2000’ (lower left)
Oil on canvas
66 x 79.5 cm
KES 300,000 – 400,000
(US$) 2,350 – 3,150

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Lot 27

Theresa Musoke (Ugandan, born 1945)
Butterfly I, edition 1/1 & Butterfly II, 1/4 (last one available), circa 1963-65
Signed ‘Theresa Musoke’ (lower right on both), one editioned 1 under the mount and one editioned 1/4
Etching and Aquatint on Paper
I image size: 28 x 22.5 cm II image size: 29 x 22.5 cm
KES 330,000 – 500,000 for the pair
(US$) 2,600 – 4,000

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Lot 28

Donald Wasswa (Ugandan, born 1978)
Untitled (Abstract Figures), 2017
Signed ‘Waswad.17’ (lower left)
Pen on paper
21.5 x 39 cm
KES 150,000 – 250,000
(US$) 1,200 – 2,000

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Lot 44

Jak Katarikawe (Ugandan, 1938 – 2018)
The Dream, circa 1997
Signed ‘JAK KATARIKAWE’ (lower left)
Oil on canvas
64 x 79 cm
KES 300,000 – 400,000
(US$) 2,300 – 3,000

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