Nairobi art collection go under the hammer, fetches Sh18.8 million

Some of the art work on display at the art auction held at the Villa Rossa Kempisnki in Nairobi The highest painting sold for Sh 1.4 million. PHOTO BY GEORGE ORIDO

That artwork you buy at a modest price will one day fetch you a million shillings or more when the time is ripe.

That was the message during the fifth edition of the Modern and Contemporary East African Art Auction at the Villa Rosa Kempinski in Nairobi last week.