Held on March 28, 2018, Sotheby’s second sale of Modern and Contemporary African Art realised £1,802,750 GBP / $2,555,038 USD in London (pre-sale estimate: £1,167,500-1,707,000 / $1,654, 698-2,419,331 USD) and set fourteen auction records in this category. The sale was led by two Nigerian artists, pioneer of African modernism Ben Enwonwu, whose work Africa Dances achieved six times its high estimate […]
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Sotheby’s second dedicated auction of modern and contemporary African art will take place in London on March 28, 2018, and will include a carefully selected collection of works by 62 artists featuring paintings, photographs, drawings and sculpture from the 20th and 21st centuries from 16 countries across Africa, with a strong focus on the postcolonial era. […]
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Hannah O’Leary holds a Master’s degree in History of Art with Cultural Anthropology from Glasgow University. She first joined Sotheby’s in 2005, initially working in the Dublin and Melbourne offices. In 2006 she joined Bonhams in London, where she helped pioneer the first international auctions of South African Art and Modern & Contemporary African Art, […]
On May 16, 2017, Sotheby’s will present its inaugural auction of Modern and Contemporary African Art led by Hannah O’Leary, Sotheby’s newly appointed Head of Modern and Contemporary African Art. The auction will include some of best-known contemporary artists from across the continent, including El Anatsui, Yinka Shonibare, William Kentridge, Romuald Hazoumè, Chéri Samba, Meschac […]
David Bowie’s personal art collection goes on show ahead of Sotheby’s auction. The collection will be publicly exhibited until November 10, with Bowie fans and art lovers alike getting a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the art owned by the star. Bowie, who passed away at the age of 69 in January, was famously private about […]
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