Pair (Ash and Ember), 2024. Charred cypress, in two parts.
Lot 11

Kiprop Langat (b. 1990)

Pair (Ash and Ember), 2024

Charred cypress, in two parts

Taller part 150 × 28 × 26 cm; shorter part 128 × 26 × 24 cm

Estimate KES 900,000–1,300,000

Bidding

Sold

KES 750,000

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

How bidding works

Bids · 9

  1. KES 750,000 Paddle 370 In the room 15:24
  2. KES 700,000 Paddle 295 In the room 15:24
  3. KES 650,000 Paddle 386 In the room 15:24
  4. KES 600,000 Paddle 487 In the room 15:24
  5. KES 550,000 Paddle 271 In the room 15:24
  6. KES 500,000 Paddle 472 In the room 15:24
  7. KES 480,000 Paddle 493 In the room 15:24
  8. KES 460,000 Paddle 427 In the room 15:24
  9. KES 440,000 Paddle 234 In the room 15:24

About the work

Two standing forms carved from the same trunk, one burnt deeper than the other, so that one is a soft grey and the other a dense, shining black. Langat shows them close together, a hand's width apart.

Condition

Excellent.

Provenance

Acquired from the artist by the present owner, 2024.

The artist

Langat carves standing forms from felled cypress, then chars the surface with fire and brushes it back, until the wood is matt black with a faint silver grain. The figures are tall and narrow, never quite human, and are often shown in pairs. He grew up near Eldoret, where his father farmed timber, and he still cuts every log himself.

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