Lot 6
Joseph Bertiers
Kenyan, born 1963
The Hawkers, 2015
Unsigned
Scrap metal sculpture
96 x 60 x 40 cm
KES 200,000 – 250,000
USD 1,820 – 2,275
Provenance: direct from the artist
Sold KES 234,800
Bertiers explains that the debauched scene of The Hawkers shows a police truck rounding up street-sellers who aren’t allowed to work after 10.30 pm. They are outlawed to help police control illicit trade such as prostitution and the production of chang’aa.