Aspire Art Auctions partnered with Paris-based house Piasa, to introduce an Africa-focused auction presenting some of the best examples of modern and contemporary art produced on this continent. This was the first time an African and European auction house partnered to present a sale of African art, in Africa, for a global audience.
The sale included 139 artists representing 27 countries from Africa and the diaspora and spotlighted key collecting segments from 20th century modernism to contemporary production and photography. The lead-lot, Marlene Dumas’ Oktober 1973 achieved a stellar R7,055,600 well above its high estimate of R3-5 million. Also on offer were some of the most in-demand African artists including Chéri Samba, Aboudia Abdoulaye Diarrassouba, Gareth Nyandoro, Mustafa Maluka and William Kentridge.
Lot 55 - Mmakgabo Mmapula Mmangankato Helen Sebidi (South Africa 1943-)
Estimated at R60,000 - R90,000
Lot 56 - Mmakgabo Mmapula Mmangankato Helen Sebidi (South Africa 1943-)
Sold for R43,244
Lot 57 - Mmakgabo Mmapula Mmangankato Helen Sebidi (South Africa 1943-)
Sold for R73,970
Lot 64 - William Kentridge (South Africa 1955-)
Sold for R2,503,600
Lot 70 - William Kentridge (South Africa 1955-)
Sold for R853,500
Lot 73 - Robert Hodgins (South African 1920–2010)
Sold for R739,700
Lot 88 - David Goldblatt (South Africa 1930–2018)
Sold for R341,400
