Lot 31
Jak Katarikawe
Ugandan, 1938
Untitled, between 1999-2001
Signed ‘JAK KATARIKAWE’ (lower left)
Oil on paper
60 x 86.5cm
KES 400,000 – 600,000
USD 4,500 – 6,800
Provenance: private collection
Sold KES 422,640
One of East Africa’s pioneer artists, Katarikawe’s was born in Uganda but has lived in Kenya for many years. Combining painting and storytelling, he paints his dreams where man and creature co-exist; where animals take on human traits and appearance.
Katarikawe gained exposure through Ruth Schaffner of Gallery Watatu. Today he is one of East Africa’s best-known artists. Extensively collected and internationally acclaimed, Katarikawe’s visions of village life have been exhibited in Africa, Europe and the USA. Katarikawe has received widespread international attention that was heightened further on publication of a catalogue by Joanna Agthe and Elsbeth Court that accompanied a retrospective touring exhibition in Germany.