The sale, presented in partnership with the Photography Legacy Project (PLP) was the largest collection of African photography ever to come to auction.
Notable inclusions were works by Zimbabwean photographer Tamary Kudita and young award-winning woman photographer, Lee-Ann Olwage who collaborated with Belinda Qaqamba Kafassie. Emerging photographers like Kongo Astronauts collective (DRC) and the documentary imagery of Etinosa Yvonne (Nigeria) added depth and diversity, while the older generation of established practitioners like David Goldblatt, Alf Kumalo and Ernest Cole also featured.
Lot 3 - Raïssa Karama Rwizibuka (Democratic Republic of the Congo 1997-)
Sold for R8,000
Lot 4 - Raïssa Karama Rwizibuka (Democratic Republic of the Congo 1997-)
Sold for R9,966
Lot 24 - Kongo Astronauts (Democratic Republic of the Congo 1984- ; France 1966-)
Estimated at R60,000 - R80,000
Lot 25 - Kongo Astronauts (Democratic Republic of the Congo 1984—; France 1966 —)
Sold for R70,350