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Lot 102 · Modern & Contemporary African Auction

Runako

Tafadzwa Masudi

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Estimate
£3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $3,373–$4,497
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Modern & Contemporary African Auction, London · 20 October 2022
Record ID
TB-2026-5065225
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Tafadzwa Masudi, Runako. Sotheby's, 20 Oct 2022, lot 102. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5065225.

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From the same sale Modern & Contemporary African Auction · Oct 2022

LotArtistEstimateResult
Certificate of Ownership £5,000–£7,000
Untitled Paul Ahyi £3,000–£4,000
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Five Works on Paper Bertina Lopes £3,000–£5,000
Lovers 2 £6,000–£8,000
Siestog! Penny Siopis £4,000–£6,000

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Tafadzwa Masudi Hupenyu (Life) $4,458 Strauss & Co, Feb 2023
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Esther Mahlangu Untitled (Blue Central Motif) Strauss & Co, Mar 2024
Esther Mahlangu Untitled (Green Central Motif) Strauss & Co, May 2024
Cecil Skotnes Untitled (Talking Heads) Strauss & Co, Nov 2025
Esther Mahlangu Phantom Study I Strauss & Co, Apr 2022
Esther Mahlangu Ndebele Pattern Sotheby's, Sep 2024

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