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

Provenance: Private collection

Sold KES 316,980

Sold KES 316,980

Joseph Ntensibe demonstrated an exceptional talent for artmaking from an early age. He secured a scholarship to attend the renowned Makerere University School of Fine Art in Kampala, Uganda, where he honed his skills through experimentation with diverse mediums. He subsequently developed a painterly practice centred on the theme of environmentalism which is echoed in the organic forms illustrated in the present work. Ntensibe’s paintings have regularly been included in international auctions and achieved significant prices.

‘I like to use all these beautiful colours from the rainbow, and I try to make them harmonise with everything’ – Joseph Ntensibe.