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Fisani, Parktown, from the series 'Somnyama Ngonyama', 2016
gelatin silver print, flush-mounted on board
81.3 x 57.8 cm
Apr 17, 2025 • Christie's
Fisani, Parktown, from the series 'Somnyama Ngonyama', 2016
gelatin silver print, flush-mounted on board
81.3 x 57.8 cm
Apr 17, 2025
Christie's
Photographs
Lot 208
Sthembile, Cape Town, from the series 'Somnyama Ngonyama', 2012
gelatin silver print, flush-mounted on board
71.4 x 54.0 cm
Apr 17, 2025 • Christie's
Sthembile, Cape Town, from the series 'Somnyama Ngonyama', 2012
gelatin silver print, flush-mounted on board
71.4 x 54.0 cm
Apr 17, 2025
Christie's
Photographs
Lot 220
Siphe, Johannesburg
Gelatin silver print.
19 x 14 7/8 in. (48.3 x 37.8 cm)
Apr 2, 2025 • Phillips
Siphe, Johannesburg
Gelatin silver print.
19 x 14 7/8 in. (48.3 x 37.8 cm)
Apr 2, 2025
Phillips • New York
Photographs
Lot 148
MaID VIII, SunSquare, Cape Town, 2017
gelatin silver print
69.9 x 46.7 cm
Dec 18, 2024 • Christie's
MaID VIII, SunSquare, Cape Town, 2017
gelatin silver print
69.9 x 46.7 cm
Dec 18, 2024
Christie's
First Open | Post-War and Contemporary Art
Lot 73
Matshidiso Mofokeng, Constitution Hill, Johannesburg from Faces and Phases
Gelatin silver print.
29 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (75.9 x 50.5 cm)
Oct 9, 2024 • Phillips
Matshidiso Mofokeng, Constitution Hill, Johannesburg from Faces and Phases
Gelatin silver print.
29 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (75.9 x 50.5 cm)
Oct 9, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation Part II
Lot 62
Skye Chirape, Brighton, United Kingdom from Faces and Phases
Gelatin silver print.
29 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (75.9 x 50.5 cm)
Oct 9, 2024 • Phillips
Skye Chirape, Brighton, United Kingdom from Faces and Phases
Gelatin silver print.
29 7/8 x 19 7/8 in. (75.9 x 50.5 cm)
Oct 9, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation Part II
Lot 61
Zinzi and Tozama I, Mowbray, Cape Town, 2010, From the Being Series, 2010
silver gelatin print
76.4 x 50.4 cm
Sep 27, 2024 • Sotheby's
Zinzi and Tozama I, Mowbray, Cape Town, 2010, From the Being Series, 2010
silver gelatin print
76.4 x 50.4 cm
Sep 27, 2024
Sotheby's
Modern & Contemporary African Art
Lot 79
Self, 2005, From Only half the picture Series, 2005
c-print
40.0 x 30.0 cm
Sep 27, 2024 • Sotheby's
Self, 2005, From Only half the picture Series, 2005
c-print
40.0 x 30.0 cm
Sep 27, 2024
Sotheby's
Modern & Contemporary African Art
Lot 80
Sasa, Bleecker, New York, 2016, Somnyama Ngonyama Series, 2012
archival pigment ink on Baryta Fiber paper
42.0 x 56.0 cm
Sep 27, 2024 • Sotheby's
Sasa, Bleecker, New York, 2016, Somnyama Ngonyama Series, 2012
archival pigment ink on Baryta Fiber paper
42.0 x 56.0 cm
Sep 27, 2024
Sotheby's
Modern & Contemporary African Art
Lot 9
Thulile I, Delaware, 2016
gelatin silver print
59.9 x 40.5 cm (23 5/8 x 15 7/8 in.)
Apr 19, 2024 • Phillips
Thulile I, Delaware, 2016
gelatin silver print
59.9 x 40.5 cm (23 5/8 x 15 7/8 in.)
Apr 19, 2024
Phillips • London
New Now: Modern & Contemporary Art
Lot 75
Zuki Gaca, Grand Parade, Cape Town from Faces and Phases
Gelatin silver print.
30 x 19 7/8 in. (76.2 x 50.5 cm)
Apr 4, 2024 • Phillips
Zuki Gaca, Grand Parade, Cape Town from Faces and Phases
Gelatin silver print.
30 x 19 7/8 in. (76.2 x 50.5 cm)
Apr 4, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation
Lot 71
Yonela Nyumbeka, Makhaza, Khayelitsha, Cape Town from Faces and Phases
Gelatin silver print.
30 x 19 7/8 in. (76.2 x 50.5 cm)
Apr 4, 2024 • Phillips
Yonela Nyumbeka, Makhaza, Khayelitsha, Cape Town from Faces and Phases
Gelatin silver print.
30 x 19 7/8 in. (76.2 x 50.5 cm)
Apr 4, 2024
Phillips • New York
Photographs from the Martin Z. Margulies Foundation
Lot 70
Mizuzu XX Parktown, 2019
giclee print, flush-mounted on acrylic
58.7 x 45.7 cm
Apr 3, 2024 • Christie's
Mizuzu XX Parktown, 2019
giclee print, flush-mounted on acrylic
58.7 x 45.7 cm
Apr 3, 2024
Christie's
Photographs
Lot 160
Bayephi I (Constitution Hill, Johannesburg,), 2017
fibre-based gelatin silver print
60.0 x 44.0 cm
Mar 21, 2024 • Sotheby's
Bayephi I (Constitution Hill, Johannesburg,), 2017
fibre-based gelatin silver print
60.0 x 44.0 cm
Mar 21, 2024
Sotheby's
Modern & Contemporary African Art
Lot 73
Isililo XX, 2014
inkjet print on cotton fibre-based paper, baryta coated
60.9 x 60.9 cm
Mar 21, 2024 • Sotheby's
Isililo XX, 2014
inkjet print on cotton fibre-based paper, baryta coated
60.9 x 60.9 cm
Mar 21, 2024
Sotheby's
Modern & Contemporary African Art
Lot 74
NTOMBI III, Parktown, 2016
gelatin silver print mounted on aluminium
60.4 x 40.4 cm (23 3/4 x 15 7/8 in.)
Mar 8, 2024 • Phillips
NTOMBI III, Parktown, 2016
gelatin silver print mounted on aluminium
60.4 x 40.4 cm (23 3/4 x 15 7/8 in.)
Mar 8, 2024
Phillips • London
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
Lot 204
Zibuyile I, Syracuse (from Somnyama Ngonyama), 2015
gelatin silver print
60.0 x 41.6 cm
Feb 23, 2024 • Sotheby's
Zibuyile I, Syracuse (from Somnyama Ngonyama), 2015
gelatin silver print
60.0 x 41.6 cm
Feb 23, 2024
Sotheby's
Contemporary Discoveries
Lot 879
Zodwa II, Amsterdam (from Somnyama Ngonyama), 2015
gelatin silver print
40.0 x 31.8 cm
Feb 23, 2024 • Sotheby's
Zodwa II, Amsterdam (from Somnyama Ngonyama), 2015
gelatin silver print
40.0 x 31.8 cm
Feb 23, 2024
Sotheby's
Contemporary Discoveries
Lot 882
Thembeka I, New York Upstate from Somnyama Ngonyama
Gelatin silver print.
50 x 38.7 cm (19 5/8 x 15 1/4 in.)
Nov 21, 2023 • Phillips
Thembeka I, New York Upstate from Somnyama Ngonyama
Gelatin silver print.
50 x 38.7 cm (19 5/8 x 15 1/4 in.)
Nov 21, 2023
Phillips • London
Photographs
Lot 38
Babhekile II, Oslo from Somnyama Ngonyama
Gelatin silver print, mounted.
50 x 37.5 cm (19 5/8 x 14 3/4 in.)
Nov 21, 2023 • Phillips
Babhekile II, Oslo from Somnyama Ngonyama
Gelatin silver print, mounted.
50 x 37.5 cm (19 5/8 x 14 3/4 in.)
Nov 21, 2023
Phillips • London
Photographs
Lot 37
Mbahlenle II, Sandton, 2019, Somnyama Ngonyama Series, 2019
hahnemuhle photo rag baryta
91.5 x 78.9 cm
Oct 13, 2023 • Sotheby's
Mbahlenle II, Sandton, 2019, Somnyama Ngonyama Series, 2019
hahnemuhle photo rag baryta
91.5 x 78.9 cm
Oct 13, 2023
Sotheby's
Modern & Contemporary African Art
Lot 84
Bona, Charlottesville (9781), from Somnyama Ngonyama
Gelatin silver print.
31 3/8 x 19 5/8 in. (79.7 x 49.8 cm)
Oct 11, 2023 • Phillips
Bona, Charlottesville (9781), from Somnyama Ngonyama
Gelatin silver print.
31 3/8 x 19 5/8 in. (79.7 x 49.8 cm)
Oct 11, 2023
Phillips • New York
Photographs
Lot 161
Thulani I (from Somnyama Ngonyama), 2014
gelatin silver print
49.8 x 41.0 cm
Sep 29, 2023 • Sotheby's
Thulani I (from Somnyama Ngonyama), 2014
gelatin silver print
49.8 x 41.0 cm
Sep 29, 2023
Sotheby's
Photographs
Lot 47
Zibuyile, Parktown (from Somnyama Ngonyama), 2014
gelatin silver print
49.8 x 31.0 cm
Sep 29, 2023 • Sotheby's
Zibuyile, Parktown (from Somnyama Ngonyama), 2014
gelatin silver print
49.8 x 31.0 cm
Sep 29, 2023
Sotheby's
Photographs
Lot 48
Sibonelo, 2021
acrylic on canvas
101.6 x 76 cm (40 x 29 7/8 in.)
Jul 13, 2023 • Phillips
Sibonelo, 2021
acrylic on canvas
101.6 x 76 cm (40 x 29 7/8 in.)
Jul 13, 2023
Phillips • London
New Now
Lot 191
Sambulo, 2021
acrylic on canvas
150.2 x 120.2 cm
Jul 5, 2023 • Christie's
Sambulo, 2021
acrylic on canvas
150.2 x 120.2 cm
Jul 5, 2023
Christie's
First Open: Post-War and Contemporary Art Online
Lot 28
Vukani II, Paris, 2014
silver print, mounted on dibond, in an artist's frame
60.0 x 32.7 cm
Jun 6, 2023 • Christie's
Vukani II, Paris, 2014
silver print, mounted on dibond, in an artist's frame
60.0 x 32.7 cm
Jun 6, 2023
Christie's
Photographies
Lot 41
Yonela Nyumbeka, Makhaza, Khayelitsha ('Faces & Phases' series), Cape Town, 2011
silver print, in an artist's frame
76.5 x 50.2 cm
Jun 6, 2023 • Christie's
Yonela Nyumbeka, Makhaza, Khayelitsha ('Faces & Phases' series), Cape Town, 2011
silver print, in an artist's frame
76.5 x 50.2 cm
Jun 6, 2023
Christie's
Photographies
Lot 43
Bukhosi I, Parktown from Somnyama Ngonyama
Gelatin silver print.
39.7 x 30 cm (15 5/8 x 11 3/4 in.)
May 19, 2023 • Phillips
Bukhosi I, Parktown from Somnyama Ngonyama
Gelatin silver print.
39.7 x 30 cm (15 5/8 x 11 3/4 in.)
May 19, 2023
Phillips • London
Photographs
Lot 63
Zazi I, ISGM, Boston
Gelatin silver print.
59 x 62.7 cm (23 1/4 x 24 5/8 in.)
May 19, 2023 • Phillips
Zazi I, ISGM, Boston
Gelatin silver print.
59 x 62.7 cm (23 1/4 x 24 5/8 in.)
May 19, 2023
Phillips • London
Photographs
Lot 62
Sifikile, Nuoro, Italy from Somnyama Ngonyama
Gelatin silver print, mounted.
Image/Sheet: 70 x 45.4 cm (27 1/2 x 17 7/8 in.)
May 19, 2023 • Phillips
Sifikile, Nuoro, Italy from Somnyama Ngonyama
Gelatin silver print, mounted.
Image/Sheet: 70 x 45.4 cm (27 1/2 x 17 7/8 in.)
May 19, 2023
Phillips • London
Photographs
Lot 61
Sindile II, Room 206 Fjord Hotel, Berlin from Somnyama Ngonyama
Gelatin silver print, mounted.
Image/Sheet: 67 x 100 cm (26 3/8 x 39 3/8 in.)
Frame: 69 x 102 cm (27 1/8 x 40 1/8 in.)
May 19, 2023 • Phillips
Sindile II, Room 206 Fjord Hotel, Berlin from Somnyama Ngonyama
Gelatin silver print, mounted.
Image/Sheet: 67 x 100 cm (26 3/8 x 39 3/8 in.)
Frame: 69 x 102 cm (27 1/8 x 40 1/8 in.)
May 19, 2023
Phillips • London
Photographs
Lot 10
Zodwa II, Amsterdam (from Somnyama Ngonyama), 2015
gelatin silver print, framed
40 x 31.8 cm
Apr 5, 2023 • Sotheby's
Zodwa II, Amsterdam (from Somnyama Ngonyama), 2015
gelatin silver print, framed
40 x 31.8 cm
Apr 5, 2023
Sotheby's • New York
Photographs
Lot 17
Zibuyile I, Syracuse (from Somnyama Ngonyama), 2015
gelatin silver print, framed
60 x 41.6 cm
Apr 5, 2023 • Sotheby's
Zibuyile I, Syracuse (from Somnyama Ngonyama), 2015
gelatin silver print, framed
60 x 41.6 cm
Apr 5, 2023
Sotheby's • New York
Photographs
Lot 18
Buhlalu I, The Decks, Cape Town
Gelatin silver print.
27 1/8 x 19 3/4 in. (68.9 x 50.2 cm)
Apr 4, 2023 • Phillips
Buhlalu I, The Decks, Cape Town
Gelatin silver print.
27 1/8 x 19 3/4 in. (68.9 x 50.2 cm)
Apr 4, 2023
Phillips • New York
Photographs
Lot 65
Somnyama IV, Oslo, 2015
gelatin silver print
97.8 x 80.3 cm
Mar 29, 2023 • Sotheby's
Somnyama IV, Oslo, 2015
gelatin silver print
97.8 x 80.3 cm
Mar 29, 2023
Sotheby's
Photographs
Lot 15
Zinathi I, Johannesburg (from Somnyama Ngonyama), 2015
gelatin silver print
69.9 x 44.5 cm
Mar 29, 2023 • Sotheby's
Zinathi I, Johannesburg (from Somnyama Ngonyama), 2015
gelatin silver print
69.9 x 44.5 cm
Mar 29, 2023
Sotheby's
Photographs
Lot 16
Zodwa II, Amsterdam (from Somnyama Ngonyama), 2015
gelatin silver print
40.0 x 31.8 cm
Mar 29, 2023 • Sotheby's
Zodwa II, Amsterdam (from Somnyama Ngonyama), 2015
gelatin silver print
40.0 x 31.8 cm
Mar 29, 2023
Sotheby's
Photographs
Lot 17
Zibuyile I, Syracuse (from Somnyama Ngonyama), 2015
gelatin silver print
60.0 x 41.6 cm
Mar 29, 2023 • Sotheby's
Zibuyile I, Syracuse (from Somnyama Ngonyama), 2015
gelatin silver print
60.0 x 41.6 cm
Mar 29, 2023
Sotheby's
Photographs
Lot 18
Thabile, Johannesburg, 2014
archival giclée print on Hahnemuhle Photo-Rag Baryta
30.2 x 22.3 cm
Mar 22, 2023 • Bonhams
Thabile, Johannesburg, 2014
archival giclée print on Hahnemuhle Photo-Rag Baryta
30.2 x 22.3 cm
Mar 22, 2023
Bonhams
Modern & Contemporary African Art
Lot 1
Lerato Dumse, Syracuse, New York, 2015
archival inkjet print
35.0 x 24.0 cm
Mar 22, 2023 • Bonhams
Lerato Dumse, Syracuse, New York, 2015
archival inkjet print
35.0 x 24.0 cm
Mar 22, 2023
Bonhams
Modern & Contemporary African Art
Lot 2
Ngizwile, 2021
acrylic on canvas
180.0 x 120.0 cm
Mar 22, 2023 • Bonhams
Ngizwile, 2021
acrylic on canvas
180.0 x 120.0 cm
Mar 22, 2023
Bonhams
Modern & Contemporary African Art
Lot 3
Zonk'zizwe, Green Market Square, Cape Town, Somnyama Ngonyama - Hail the Dark Lioness series, 2017, 2017
silver gelatin print
60.0 x 60.0 cm
Mar 21, 2023 • Sotheby's
Zonk'zizwe, Green Market Square, Cape Town, Somnyama Ngonyama - Hail the Dark Lioness series, 2017, 2017
silver gelatin print
60.0 x 60.0 cm
Mar 21, 2023
Sotheby's
Modern & Contemporary African Auction
Lot 6
Alakhe, 2021
acrylic on canvas
180 x 120 cm (70 7/8 x 47 1/4 in.)
Dec 8, 2022 • Phillips
Alakhe, 2021
acrylic on canvas
180 x 120 cm (70 7/8 x 47 1/4 in.)
Dec 8, 2022
Phillips • London
New Now
Lot 150
MaID III, Philadelphia from Somnyama Ngonyama
Gelatin silver print, mounted.
89.5 x 59 cm (35 1/4 x 23 1/4 in.)
Nov 22, 2022 • Phillips
MaID III, Philadelphia from Somnyama Ngonyama
Gelatin silver print, mounted.
89.5 x 59 cm (35 1/4 x 23 1/4 in.)
Nov 22, 2022
Phillips • London
Photographs
Lot 36
Lena, London from Somnyama Ngonyama
Gelatin silver print, mounted.
79 x 55.5 cm (31 1/8 x 21 7/8 in.)
Nov 22, 2022 • Phillips
Lena, London from Somnyama Ngonyama
Gelatin silver print, mounted.
79 x 55.5 cm (31 1/8 x 21 7/8 in.)
Nov 22, 2022
Phillips • London
Photographs
Lot 35
Limise IV, Frankfurt, Germany, 2019
gelatin silver print, flush-mounted to aluminium
62.5 x 48.5 cm
Nov 10, 2022 • Sotheby's
Limise IV, Frankfurt, Germany, 2019
gelatin silver print, flush-mounted to aluminium
62.5 x 48.5 cm
Nov 10, 2022
Sotheby's
Photographs, Including Works from the Collection of Ernesto Esposito
Lot 150
Mizuzu XX, Parktown, 2019
giclée print on Hahnemühle paper, mounted on Dibond, in an artist's frame
59 x 46 cm
Nov 8, 2022 • Christie's
Mizuzu XX, Parktown, 2019
giclée print on Hahnemühle paper, mounted on Dibond, in an artist's frame
59 x 46 cm
Nov 8, 2022
Christie's
Photographies
Lot 53
Buhlalu I, The Decks, Cape Town, Somnyama Ngonyama Series, 2019
silver gelatin print
69.6 x 51 cm
Oct 14, 2022 • Sotheby's
Buhlalu I, The Decks, Cape Town, Somnyama Ngonyama Series, 2019
silver gelatin print
69.6 x 51 cm
Oct 14, 2022
Sotheby's
Modern & Contemporary African Auction
Lot 106
Zonk'zizwe, Green Market Square, Cape Town, Somnyama Ngonyama series, 2017
silver gelatin print
60 x 60 cm
Oct 14, 2022 • Sotheby's
Zonk'zizwe, Green Market Square, Cape Town, Somnyama Ngonyama series, 2017
silver gelatin print
60 x 60 cm
Oct 14, 2022
Sotheby's
Modern & Contemporary African Auction
Lot 107
