Lot 44 El Anatsui, Tagomizor Lot 44 El Anatsui, Tagomizor - Mit freundlicher Genehmigung von: sothebys.com

Was: Auktion

Wann: 16.10.2018

Hannah O’ Leary, Sotheby’s Head of Modern and Contemporary African Art, said: “From an international perspective, the interest in and market for modern and contemporary African art has developed enormously over the past decade. Sotheby’s entry into the market with the launch of our sales in 2017 has had an immediate positive effect and been a real game-changer. This is…
Hannah O’ Leary, Sotheby’s Head of Modern and Contemporary African Art, said: “From an international perspective, the interest in and market for modern and contemporary African art has developed enormously over the past decade. Sotheby’s entry into the market with the launch of our sales in 2017 has had an immediate positive effect and been a real game-changer. This is clearly a market that is poised for growth and the opportunities for collectors to get involved right how are extremely exciting.

Our third dedicated auction this October widens the scope of our previous sale, with more countries represented than ever before. This is our best sale yet, comprising works by fifty-six artists from eighteen countries across Africa. We have a particularly strong selection of Ethiopian art, including masterpieces by Afewek Tekle, Skunder Boghossian and Wosene Worke Kosrof, and a painting by Senegalese artist Papa Ibra YTall, which was purchased by jazz legend Duke Ellington in Dakar in 1966 at the World Festival of Negro Arts. With museum-quality works on offer, such as Gavin Jantjes’ seminal South African Colouring Book, by established artists with a great track record, this is a sale which will appeal to seasoned and new collectors alike.”

Lot 13 Frederic Trigo Piula, Ta Tele Lot 13 Frederic Trigo Piula, Ta Tele - Mit freundlicher Genehmigung von: sothebys.com / Sotheby’s Auktionshaus Lot 14 Frederic Trigo Piula, Materna Lot 14 Frederic Trigo Piula, Materna - Mit freundlicher Genehmigung von: sothebys.com / Sotheby’s Auktionshaus Lot 68 Afewerk Tekle, Defender of his Country Lot 68 Afewerk Tekle, Defender of his Country - Mit freundlicher Genehmigung von: sothebys.com / Sotheby’s Auktionshaus Lot 70 Alexander Skunder Boghossian, The Split Lot 70 Alexander Skunder Boghossian, The Split - Mit freundlicher Genehmigung von: sothebys.com / Sotheby’s Auktionshaus Lot 72 Wosene Worke Kosrof, Coffee The Ethiopian Ceremony Lot 72 Wosene Worke Kosrof, Coffee The Ethiopian Ceremony - Mit freundlicher Genehmigung von: sothebys.com / Sotheby’s Auktionshaus
Tags: Afrikanische Kunst, Moderne Kunst, Zeitgenössische Kunst

Sotheby’s Unveils its Third Dedicated Sale ofModern & Contemporary African Art in London
Auction: 16 October 2018Public Exhibition: 12-16 October 2018