BLOUINARTINFO | Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop:
Having first set up the annual ‘The South African Sale’ in London in 2007, Bonhams pioneered the first auction dedicated to Modern and Contemporary African Art in London in April 2009, and last year, the auction house felt confident enough about the burgeoning interest in the African art market to split that sale into two, one dedicated to Contemporary art and the other to Modern art, with a few artists like El Anatsui’s straddling both sales… Read more
Image: El Anatsui ‘Used Towel’ Estimate £50,000-80,000. (Bonhams)