Charles Sekano born in 1943
About the lot N° 8
Untitled, Between 1980-1990 ,1980.0
Size : 75 x 50cm
Edition: Oil pastel on paper
Signature: Signed CH Sekano' (lower left)
Price: 4 443.52 USD
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Estimate (low-high) :
3117.01 USD-3896.27 USD
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Sale Title : US$ 3,180-3,980 Charles Sekano fled the apartheid regime in South Africa, emigrating to Paris and then to Nairobi where he worked as both a visual artist and musician during the 1980s. He was part of a select group of Gallery Watatu artists under the guidance of Ruth Schaffner. His drawings and paintings celebrated the bohemian and multi-racial world of the Nairobi nightclubs that offered an escape from the oppression of the political regime of the time. Charles Sekano is widely collected he has exhibited in Kenya, Holland, Germany, Japan and the U.S. His works are in private collections across the world and in various museums including Volkekunde Museum, Frankfurt, and the Peabody Essex Museum, Massachusetts.
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Sale date : 08 Nov 2014
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Sale Reference : Live Sale
