- Two-part public sale: live-virtual sale and concurrent timed-online works on paper
- Reside sale headlined by Geoffrey Mukasa, Okay. F. Msangi and Sam Ntiro
- Partnership builds on Circle Artwork Company’s Artwork Public sale East Africa – pioneering work in Kenya since 2013
NAIROBI – Strauss & Co, Africa’s main public sale home, and Danda Jaroljmek, Director of Artwork Public sale East Africa, are happy to announce particulars of Artwork Public sale East Africa | Strauss & Co, a brand new two-part public sale of uncommon and essential artwork from East Africa and past. The primary occasion is a 65-lot live-virtual sale of contemporary and up to date artwork, to be held at Circle Artwork Gallery, Victoria Sq., Riara Street, Nairobi, on Wednesday, 5 November 2025. Operating alongside it’s a timed-online sale of works on paper, which concludes the identical day.
The public sale is led by uncommon works from throughout East Africa together with a piece by the distinguished Tanzanian painter, diplomat and tutorial Sam Ntiro, Working within the Fields, a Seventies oil portray depicting a lush rural panorama (estimate KSh 900 000 – 1 300 000 / US$ 6 967 – 10 064).
Collectors of celebrated Ugandan painter Geoffrey Mukasa could have a possibility to bid on three scarce works, together with the mixed-media items Boy Kneeling (1998/2005) and Nonetheless Life (2007/08), every estimated at KSh 1.2 – 1.5 million / US$ 9 290 – 11 610.
“The standard of the works by Msangi, Mukasa and Ntiro, considered along with top-notch works by Cyrus Kabiru, Justus Kyalo and Beatrice Wanjiku, underscore the breadth of creative practices throughout East Africa over the previous six many years,” says Danda Jaroljmek, Director, Circle Artwork Company, who established Artwork Public sale East Africa in 2013 as a platform to domesticate a secondary marketplace for East African artists working throughout the period of decolonisation and independence.
Broader regional highlights from {the catalogue} embrace works by Egyptian painter Souad Abdelrassoul and Zimbabwean artist Misheck Masamvu. A collaborative work by Kenyan sculptor Gakunju Kaigwa and Zimbabwean sculptor Tapfuma Gutsa underscores the transnational dialogue in African artwork. Each Masamvu and Gutsa represented Zimbabwe on the Venice Biennale in 2011.
Susie Goodman, Managing Govt of Strauss & Co, feedback: “This daring initiative is a strategic partnership between two main regional actors with deep networks and a shared dedication to the African artwork market. It recognises the significance of collaboration in fostering a thriving pan-African artwork ecosystem. We’re particularly excited to deepen our engagement with artists, collectors and establishments in East Africa. Strauss & Co has world consumer base, and we’re excited on the prospect of taking our shoppers on this thrilling journey.”
The forex for the sale is Kenyan Shilling (KSh). All viewing and collections happen in Nairobi.
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Geoffrey Mukasa
Untitled (Single Face in Pink) KES 500 000 – 800 000USD 3 870 – 6 192 Beginning at KES 450 000USD 3 483
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Kiure Francis Msangi
Lusiki KES 1 000 000 – 1 500 000USD 7 740 – 11 610 Beginning at KES 750 000USD 5 805
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Kiure Francis Msangi
Baobab below the Pink Moon KES 1 000 000 – 1 500 000USD 7 740 – 11 610 Beginning at KES 750 000USD 5 805
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Simon Mpata
Birds and Bugs KES 400 000 – 465 000USD 3 096 – 3 599 Beginning at KES 350 000USD 2 709
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Souad Abdelrassoul
A Hopeful Face; Within the Confrontation, two KES 580 000 – 680 000USD 4 489 – 5 263 Beginning at KES 500 000USD 3 870
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Jacob Hendrik Pierneef
Dar es Salem (sic) KES 450 000 – 600 000USD 3 483 – 4 644 Beginning at KES 400 000
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Geoffrey Mukasa
Boy Kneeling KES 1 300 000 – 1 500 000USD 10 062 – 11 610 Beginning at KES 1 200 000USD 9 288
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Ancent Soi
Herdsboy Taking Cows Dwelling KES 530 000 – 660 000USD 4 102 – 5 108 Beginning at KES 400 000USD 3 096
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Miska Mohammed
The Motion of Daisies KES 440 000 – 600 000USD 3 406 – 4 644 Beginning at KES 400 000USD 3 096 |
Uncommon works (descending):
Lot 39: Sam Ntiro (Tanzanian 1923–1993) Working within the Fields, circa Seventies, oil on canvas (estimate KSh 900 000 – 1 300 000 / $6 967 – $10 064)
Lot 24: Okay F Msangi (Tanzanian, 1936–2003) Lusiki, 1960-62, oil on canvas (estimate KSh 1 – 1.5 million / $7 740– $11 610)
Lot 26: Okay F Msangi (Tanzanian, 1936–2003) Baobab below the Pink Moon, 1968-69, acrylic on canvas (estimate KSh 1 – 1.5 million / $7 740– $11 610)
Lot 12: Geoffrey Mukasa (Ugandan, 1954–2009) Boy Kneeling, 1998/ 2005, blended media, oil, collage on board (estimate KSh 1.2 – 1.5 million / $9 290 – $11 610)
Lot 13: Geoffrey Mukasa (Ugandan, 1954–2009) Nonetheless Life, 2007-08, blended media, collage on board (estimate KSh 1 – 1.5 million / $7 740– $11 610)
High artists by worth:
Geoffrey Mukasa (Ugandan, 1954–2009)
Lot 12, Boy Kneeling (estimate KSh 1.2 – 1.5 million / $9 290 – $11 610)
Lot 13, Nonetheless Life (estimate KSh 1 – 1.5 million / $7 740– $11 610)
- F. Msangi (Tanzanian, 1936–2003)
Lot 24, Lusiki (estimate KSh 1 – 1.5 million / $7 740– $11 610)
Lot 26, Baobab below the Pink Moon (estimate KSh 1 – 1.5 million / $7 740– $11 610)
High 10 heaps by worth (descending):
Lot 12: Geoffrey Mukasa (Ugandan, 1954–2009) Boy Kneeling, 1998/ 2005, blended media, oil, collage on board (estimate KSh 1.2 – 1.5 million / $9 290 – $11 610)
Lot 13: Geoffrey Mukasa (Ugandan, 1954–2009) Nonetheless Life, 2007-08, blended media, collage on board (estimate KSh 1 – 1.5 million / $7 740– $11 610)
Lot 24: Okay F Msangi (Tanzanian, 1936–2003) Lusiki, 1960-62, oil on canvas (estimate KSh 1 – 1.5 million / $7 740– $11 610)
Lot 26: Okay F Msangi (Tanzanian, 1936–2003) Baobab below the Pink Moon, 1968-69, acrylic on canvas (estimate KSh 1 – 1.5 million / $7 740– $11 610)
Lot 39: Sam Ntiro (Tanzanian 1923–1993) Working within the Fields, circa Seventies, oil on canvas (estimate KSh 900 000 – 1 300 000 / $6 967 – $10 064)
Lot 46: Beatrice Wanjiku (Kenyan, b. 1978) We Are Who We Are, 2010, blended media on canvas (estimate KSh 800 000 – 1 000 000 / $6 192 – $7 740)
Lot 31: Justus Kyalo (Kenyan, b. 1972) Extra gentle somewhat, 2021, acrylic on canvas (estimate KSh 685 000 – 885 000 / $5 302 – $6 850)
Lot 9: Cyrus Kabiru (Kenyan, b. 1984), Vice Versa, 2024, blended media sculpture (estimate KSh 600 000 – 1 000 000 / $4 645 – $7 740)
Lot 63: Souad Abdelrassoul (Egyptian, born 1974) A Hopeful Face & Within the Confrontation (diptych), 2025, acrylic on canvas (estimate KSh 580 000 – 680 000 / $ 4 486 – 5 260)
Lot 14: Geoffrey Mukasa (Ugandan, 1954–2009) Untitled, (single face in purple), 1996, blended media and collage on paper (estimate KSh 500 000 – 800 000 / $3 870 – $6 192)
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