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Comment | Trims to Sotheby's African Modern and contemporary art department are just one unwelcome sign for this previously healthy market

Auction sales for contemporary and Modern African art have declined—but African art fairs are still going strong

Melanie Gerlis
24 April 2025
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Cheri Samba's Une vie non ratee (A Successful Life) (1995) was featured in Sotheby's first ever Modern and contemporary African art sale in 2017 Courtesy of Sotheby's