Lot 11
Stephen Mbatia
Kenyan, born 1963
Untitled (Wildebeest Migration I), undated
Signed ‘Mbatia’ (lower right)
Monotype on card
12 x 17.5 cm
Untitled (Wildebeest Migration II), undated
Signed ‘Mbatia’ (lower right)
Ink and watercolour on paper
17.5 x 27 cm
Untitled (Wildebeest Migration III), undated
Signed ‘Mbatia’ (lower right)
Monotype and ink on card
30.5 x 41.5 cm
KES 80,000 – 120,000
USD 650 – 950
Provenance: Private collection
Born in Murang’a, Kenya, Stephen Mbatia completed his Bachelor of Education in Fine Art at Kenyatta University in 1988. After graduating, he taught at Thogoto Teachers College in Kiyuyu, Kenya, for five years, before establishing his own art studio in the Kenyan town of Ngong.
Stephen Mbatia’s love of his home country is palpable in his art. Mbatia frequently depicts wildlife and day-to-day life in Kenya in a variety of media, from watercolour and oil paintings to charcoal drawings and collage. Mbatia has exhibited his artwork in Kenya, Japan and New York.
Biography courtesy of Strauss & Co