Kariakoo, Late Afternoon, 1994. Oil on board.
Lot 12

Juma Mwakalinga (1958–2019)

Kariakoo, Late Afternoon, 1994

Oil on board

90 × 120 cm

Estimate KES 1,800,000–2,600,000

Bidding

Sold

KES 1,600,000

Hammer price. Buyer's premium of 20% and VAT on the premium are added.

How bidding works

Bids · 9

  1. KES 1,600,000 Paddle 375 In the room 01:55
  2. KES 1,500,000 Paddle 492 In the room 01:55
  3. KES 1,400,000 Paddle 129 In the room 01:55
  4. KES 1,300,000 Paddle 309 In the room 01:55
  5. KES 1,200,000 Paddle 355 In the room 01:55
  6. KES 1,100,000 Paddle 154 In the room 01:55
  7. KES 1,000,000 Paddle 443 In the room 01:55
  8. KES 950,000 Paddle 343 In the room 01:55
  9. KES 900,000 Paddle 129 In the room 01:54

About the work

Kariakoo market at the end of the day, when the shadows of the stalls stretch across the street and the crowd thins to a few figures carrying baskets home. A late picture of the market, with the planes of shade laid on in long, flat bands.

Condition

Good. The board is sound and flat. Minor frame abrasion along the upper edge.

Provenance

Private collection, Dar es Salaam; acquired from the above by the present owner, 2008.

The artist

Mwakalinga painted the working life of Dar es Salaam for four decades: the fish market at dawn, the crowds of Kariakoo, the women who sold cloth at Mwenge. He broke each scene into flat, tilting planes of muted green and terracotta, so that a street becomes a pattern of shade and weight. He taught drawing at a secondary school until 2004, and painted at weekends and through the long school holidays.

More by Juma Mwakalinga