Lot 31
Adeusi Mandu Mmatambwe
Tanzanian, c. 1914 – c. 1984
Untitled (Mashetani), undated
Signed ‘Adeusi’ (lower right)
Enamel paint on board
63 x 64cm
KES 132,000 – 165,000
USD 1,200 – 1,500
Provenance: private collection of the Emerson Foundation, Zanzibar
Sold KES 152,620
A relative of E.S. Tingatinga’s wife, Adeusi Mandu Mmatambwe moved to Dar es Salaam in around 1971 along with Simon Mpata, Abdallah Ajaba and Tedo Kasper Henrick, where they were tutored by E.S. Tingatinga.
This work by Adeusi demonstrates how the students of Tingatinga developed the style, introducing new motifs such as mashetani (spirits and devils).
After the death of E.S. Tingatinga, Adeusi trained several artists who became the second generation of Tingatinga painters.