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 8 - Zemba Luzamba (Democratic Republic of Congo 1973-)
Sold for R73,970
Lot 9 - Zemba Luzamba (Democratic Republic of Congo 1973-)
Sold for R204,840
Lot 19 - Godfried Donkor, b.1964 Ghana, Browning Madonna
Sold for R45,520
Lot 22 - Marlene Dumas (South Africa 1953-)
Sold for R7,055,600
Lot 30 - Andy Warhol ( United States Of America 1928-1987)
Sold for R1,024,200
Lot 42 - John Koenakeefe Mohl (South Africa 1903–1985)
Sold for R182,080
Lot 48 - Mmakgabo Mmapula Mmangankato Helen Sebidi (South Africa 1943-)
Estimated at R80,000 - R120,000