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Zanele Muholi

South African, b. 1972

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A photographer and self-proclaimed visual activist, Zanele Muholi explores Black queer identity in contemporary South Africa. Muholi first rose to prominence with their series “Faces and Phases,” for which they shot hundreds of sensitive portraits …
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Isililo XX, 2014
Sold on Oct 12, 2021
£5,737
US$7,797
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inkjet print on cotton fibre-based paper, baryta coated
50.0 x 50.0 cm
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£5,737
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Oct 12, 2021
Bonhams
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2014 edition 79/ 100 inkjet print on cotton fibre-based paper, baryta coated 50 x 50cm (19 11/16 x 19 11/16in). unframed.
Isililo XX, 2014
inkjet print on cotton fibre-based paper, baryta coated
Oct 12, 2021
Bonhams
£5,737
US$7,797
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50.0 x 50.0 cm
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Oct 12, 2021
Bonhams
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£5,737
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2014 edition 79/ 100 inkjet print on cotton fibre-based paper, baryta coated 50 x 50cm (19 11/16 x 19 11/16in). unframed.
Sasa, Bleecker, New York (from the Somnyama Ngonyama series), 2016
Sold on Jun 15, 2021
€8,130
US$9,855
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Archival pigment ink on baryta fiber paper
55.0 x 41.0 cm
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€8,130
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Jun 15, 2021
Artcurial
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Archival pigment ink on baryta fiber paper Edition 39 of a series of 60 ex. A certificate signed by the artist will be given to the purchaser h: 41 w: 55 cm
Sasa, Bleecker, New York (from the Somnyama Ngonyama series), 2016
Archival pigment ink on baryta fiber paper
Jun 15, 2021
Artcurial
€8,130
US$9,855
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55.0 x 41.0 cm
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Jun 15, 2021
Artcurial
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€8,130
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Archival pigment ink on baryta fiber paper Edition 39 of a series of 60 ex. A certificate signed by the artist will be given to the purchaser h: 41 w: 55 cm
Isilio XX, 2014
Sold on Jun 15, 2021
€10,298
US$12,483
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Inkjet print on baryta paper
50.0 x 50.5 cm
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€10,298
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Jun 15, 2021
Artcurial
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Inkjet print on baryta paper Edition 60 of a series of 100 ex. A Zeitz MOCCA certificate will be given to the purchaser h: 50.50 w: 50 cm
Isilio XX, 2014
Inkjet print on baryta paper
Jun 15, 2021
Artcurial
€10,298
US$12,483
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50.0 x 50.5 cm
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Jun 15, 2021
Artcurial
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€10,298
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Inkjet print on baryta paper Edition 60 of a series of 100 ex. A Zeitz MOCCA certificate will be given to the purchaser h: 50.50 w: 50 cm
Babhekile II, Oslo from Somnyama Ngonyama, 2015
Sold on May 17, 2021
£20,160
US$28,428
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Gelatin silver print
37.5 x 50.0 cm
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£20,160
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May 17, 2021
Phillips
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Babhekile II, Oslo from Somnyama Ngonyama, 2015
Gelatin silver print
May 17, 2021
Phillips
£20,160
US$28,428
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37.5 x 50.0 cm
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May 17, 2021
Phillips
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£20,160
'Babaza I', Philadelphia, (from the series 'Somnyama Ngonyama'), 2019
Sold on Apr 12, 2021
£23,940
US$32,816
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Laser exposed silver print
55.0 x 70.0 cm
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£23,940
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Apr 12, 2021
Sotheby's
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Laser exposed silver print. Accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity and gallery label bearing information about the work in facsimile. Edition 2/8. Image 70 x 55 cm (27½ x 21⅝in); sheet 77.5 x 63 cm (30½ x 24¾in.)
'Babaza I', Philadelphia, (from the series 'Somnyama Ngonyama'), 2019
Laser exposed silver print
Apr 12, 2021
Sotheby's
£23,940
US$32,816
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55.0 x 70.0 cm
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Apr 12, 2021
Sotheby's
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£23,940
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Laser exposed silver print. Accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity and gallery label bearing information about the work in facsimile. Edition 2/8. Image 70 x 55 cm (27½ x 21⅝in); sheet 77.5 x 63 cm (30½ x 24¾in.)
Gamalawo, 2019
Sold on Apr 6, 2021
US$25,000
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gelatin silver print
60.9 x 78.7 cm
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US$25,000
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Apr 6, 2021
Christie's
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ZANELE MUHOLI (B. 1972) gelatin silver print signed in ink and numbered (on accompanying Certificate of Authenticity) image: 27 ½ x 20 ¾ in. (69.8 x 52.7 cm.) sheet: 31 x 24 in. (78.7 x 60.9 cm.) This work is number three from an edition of eight.
Gamalawo, 2019
gelatin silver print
Apr 6, 2021
Christie's
US$25,000
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60.9 x 78.7 cm
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Apr 6, 2021
Christie's
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US$25,000
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ZANELE MUHOLI (B. 1972) gelatin silver print signed in ink and numbered (on accompanying Certificate of Authenticity) image: 27 ½ x 20 ¾ in. (69.8 x 52.7 cm.) sheet: 31 x 24 in. (78.7 x 60.9 cm.) This work is number three from an edition of eight.
Isililo XX
Sold on Mar 17, 2021
£21,500
US$29,889
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inkjet print on cotton fibre-based paper
50.0 x 50.0 cm
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£21,500
Auction Sale
Mar 17, 2021
Bonhams
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edition 78/100 inkjet print on cotton fibre-based paper, Baryta coated 50 x 50cm (19 11/16 x 19 11/16in). unframed.
Isililo XX
inkjet print on cotton fibre-based paper
Mar 17, 2021
Bonhams
£21,500
US$29,889
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Mar 17, 2021
Bonhams
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£21,500
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edition 78/100 inkjet print on cotton fibre-based paper, Baryta coated 50 x 50cm (19 11/16 x 19 11/16in). unframed.
Hlonipha, Cassilhaus, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 2016
Sold on Dec 8, 2020
US$18,900
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silver gelatin print flush-mounted to aluminum
66.4 x 99.7 cm
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US$18,900
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Dec 8, 2020
Phillips
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Hlonipha, Cassilhaus, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 2016
silver gelatin print flush-mounted to aluminum
Dec 8, 2020
Phillips
US$18,900
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66.4 x 99.7 cm
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Dec 8, 2020
Phillips
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US$18,900
ZaKi, Kyoto, Japan, 2017
Sold on Nov 10, 2020
€13,750
US$16,258
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silver print
62.5 x 81.0 cm
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€13,750
Auction Sale
Nov 10, 2020
Christie's
Description
tirage argentique signé et numéroté '9/10' à l'encre (marge); cette oeuvre est accompagnée par un certificat d'authenticité de la galerie Autograph image : 81 x 62,5 cm. (31 7/8 x 24 5/8 in.) feuille : 86.5 x 68 cm. (34 x 26 ¾ in.) Ce tirage est le numéro neuf d'une édition de dix exemplaires.
ZaKi, Kyoto, Japan, 2017
silver print
Nov 10, 2020
Christie's
€13,750
US$16,258
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62.5 x 81.0 cm
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Nov 10, 2020
Christie's
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€13,750
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tirage argentique signé et numéroté '9/10' à l'encre (marge); cette oeuvre est accompagnée par un certificat d'authenticité de la galerie Autograph image : 81 x 62,5 cm. (31 7/8 x 24 5/8 in.) feuille : 86.5 x 68 cm. (34 x 26 ¾ in.) Ce tirage est le numéro neuf d'une édition de dix exemplaires.
Mumu XV, Newington, London, 2016, 2020
Sold on Oct 28, 2020
US$15,000
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gelatin silver print
60.38 x 80.0 cm
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US$15,000
Auction Sale
Oct 28, 2020
Christie's
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gelatin silver print, printed 2020 signed in ink of affixed artist's label (verso) image/sheet: 311⁄2 x 233⁄4 in. (80 x 60.38 cm.) This work is number one from an edition of eight.
Mumu XV, Newington, London, 2016, 2020
gelatin silver print
Oct 28, 2020
Christie's
US$15,000
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60.38 x 80.0 cm
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Oct 28, 2020
Christie's
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US$15,000
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gelatin silver print, printed 2020 signed in ink of affixed artist's label (verso) image/sheet: 311⁄2 x 233⁄4 in. (80 x 60.38 cm.) This work is number one from an edition of eight.