Edward Francis Kiiza

Untitled, undated

Signed ‘E.F KIIZA’ (lower left)

Linocut on paper, ed 25/300

30.4 x 30.2 cm (print dimensions)

Lot 11B

Tenywa

(Tanzanian, unknown)

In a bus, undated

Signed ‘Tenywa’ (lower right)

Intaglio print on paper, ed 2/6

17.5 x 24.4 cm (print dimensions)

Lot 11C

George Lilanga

(Tanzanian, 1934 – 2005)

Untitled, undated

Signed ‘Lilanga’ (lower left)

Etching on paper, ed 24/80

19.9 x 24.6 cm (print dimensions)

The artists Edward Francis Kiiza, Tenywa and George Lilanga all practised printmaking at Nyumba ya Sanaa, Dar es Salaam, founded in 1972 by American missionary Jean Pruitt as a cultural centre, art workshop and gallery. This set of prints features three distinct print-making styles, including a linocut print by Edward Francis Kiiza, a finely rendered intaglio print titled In a bus by Tenywa for whom not much information is known and a rare aquatint print by George Lilanga, more prominently known for his paintings and sculptures.

US$ 2,000 – 3,000

Provenance: acquired in Dar es Salaam by the current owner in 1980