"I understand my artistic practice as a space between my inner soul, and my identity. I communicate my views from where I am standing as a black youth in South African society and the world at large."
— Wonder Buhle Mbambo

Wonder Buhle Mbambo discusses his practice, 2021

Video Courtesy of BKhz Gallery
- Provenance
  Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

142

Wonder Buhle Mbambo

Ekujuleni

signed, titled and dated '"Ekujuleni" 2021 Wonder Buhle' on the reverse
acrylic on canvas
76.2 x 98.4 cm. (30 x 38 3/4 in.)
Painted in 2021.

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
HK$70,000 - 100,000
€8,700-12,400
$9,000-12,800

Sold for HK$88,200

Contact Specialist

Danielle So
Specialist, Head of Day Sale
+852 2318 2027
danielleso@phillips.com

20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale in association with Yongle

Hong Kong Auction 30 November 2022

101
Anastasia Bay
Boxer
Estimate HK$100,000 - 150,000
Sold for HK$567,000
102
Caroline Walker
Cleaned
Estimate HK$300,000 - 400,000
Sold for HK$504,000
103
Ewa Juszkiewicz
Untitled
Estimate HK$3,000,000 - 4,000,000
Sold for HK$4,032,000
104
Emily Mae Smith
The Studio (Horror Vacui)
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$630,000
105
Kristy M Chan
Chandelier and Dim Sum Buffet
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
Sold for HK$201,600
106
William Monk
Atom Rising II
Estimate HK$120,000 - 150,000
Sold for HK$403,200
107
Jordy Kerwick
Untitled
Estimate HK$350,000 - 550,000
Sold for HK$403,200
108
Rafa Macarrón
Anocheciendo
Estimate HK$700,000 - 900,000
109
Tomokazu Matsuyama
Holy Urine
Estimate HK$600,000 - 800,000
Sold for HK$1,071,000
110
Invader
MLGA-03
Estimate HK$700,000 - 900,000
Sold for HK$882,000
111
Roby Dwi Antono
Mystique Moonlight
Estimate HK$180,000 - 280,000
Sold for HK$504,000
112
This lot is no longer available.
113
Ilhwa Kim
Tuner’s Notes
Estimate HK$300,000 - 400,000
Sold for HK$1,008,000
114
Christine Ay Tjoe
Tanah Mati
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
Sold for HK$252,000
115
Genieve Figgis
The Gathering
Estimate HK$800,000 - 1,200,000
Sold for HK$1,512,000
116
Tania Marmolejo
Two Sides
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
Sold for HK$504,000
117
Amoako Boafo
Marie Humbert 2
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$1,260,000
118
Marcellina Akpojotor
Set to Flourish I
Estimate HK$100,000 - 150,000
119
George Condo
Femme au chapeau
Estimate HK$2,200,000 - 3,800,000
Sold for HK$2,016,000
120
Jonas Wood
Chico
Estimate HK$900,000 - 1,200,000
Sold for HK$1,260,000
121
Barry McGee
Untitled
Estimate HK$600,000 - 800,000
122
This lot is no longer available.
123
Scott Kahn
Elise's Garden
Estimate HK$800,000 - 1,200,000
Sold for HK$1,008,000
124
Scott Kahn
Brighton Beach
Estimate HK$450,000 - 650,000
Sold for HK$567,000
125
Donna Huanca
MERITO PIGMEO
Estimate HK$300,000 - 400,000
Sold for HK$529,200
126
Mira Dancy
Live Release
Estimate HK$100,000 - 150,000
Sold for HK$126,000
127
This lot is no longer available.
128
Ana Benaroya
Origins Of The World
Estimate HK$120,000 - 160,000
Sold for HK$120,000
129
Cristina BanBan
Carbonara Text
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
Sold for HK$504,000
130
Katherine Bernhardt
Phone Home
Estimate HK$350,000 - 550,000
Sold for HK$630,000
131
Jamian Juliano-Villani
A Younger, Smaller Flame
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
132
KAWS
UNTITLED
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$504,000
133
Julia Chiang
Not There But Still Itchy
Estimate HK$180,000 - 250,000
Sold for HK$239,400
134
Karyn Lyons
Heartbreaker
Estimate HK$100,000 - 150,000
Sold for HK$403,200
135
Hulda Guzmán
And Then I Looked Up
Estimate HK$100,000 - 150,000
Sold for HK$138,600
136
Rebecca Brodskis
Tania-Maria
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
Sold for HK$81,900
137
Gina Beavers
Zipper Lips
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
138No Reserve
Ella Kruglyanskaya
Looking to the Left
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000 •
Sold for HK$378,000
139
Ann Craven
Baby Cordon Bleu, 1997
Estimate HK$90,000 - 120,000
Sold for HK$693,000
140
Ewa Juszkiewicz
Untitled (after Jean-Antoine Watteau)
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
141
Kwesi Botchway
The Cross
Estimate HK$140,000 - 180,000
Sold for HK$189,000
142
Wonder Buhle Mbambo
Ekujuleni
Estimate HK$70,000 - 100,000
Sold for HK$88,200
143
Aboudia
Untitled
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$630,000
144
Korakrit Arunanondchai
Untitled (History Painting)
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
Sold for HK$441,000
145
Tsang Tsou Choi (King of Kowloon)
Two Works: King's Maps
Estimate HK$240,000 - 320,000
Sold for HK$252,000
146
Andy Warhol
Dollar Bills
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
Sold for HK$567,000
147
Ico Parisi
'Lerici' modular shelving unit
Estimate HK$140,000 - 180,000
Sold for HK$478,800
148
Finn Juhl
Pair of armchairs
Estimate HK$120,000 - 180,000
Sold for HK$151,200
149
Finn Juhl
Two-seater sofa
Estimate HK$100,000 - 150,000
Sold for HK$119,700
150
Invader
HK_31
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$504,000
151
José Parlá
Chinatown Chronicle
Estimate HK$450,000 - 650,000
Sold for HK$441,000
152
Futura
Patrick
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$630,000
153
KAWS
UNTITLED (MBFT3)
Estimate HK$2,500,000 - 3,500,000
154
Timothy Curtis
From Space With A Crazy Face III
Estimate HK$240,000 - 350,000
Sold for HK$327,600
155
Jordy Kerwick
Untitled
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$630,000
156
KAWS
YOU (#3)
Estimate HK$1,000,000 - 2,000,000
Sold for HK$1,260,000
157
Edgar Plans
Food lover I
Estimate HK$800,000 - 1,000,000
Sold for HK$1,071,000
158
Mr Doodle
Moustache Town
Estimate HK$240,000 - 350,000
Sold for HK$302,400
159
Dr Scribble (Mr Doodle)
Toxic Cranium
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$441,000
160
Takashi Murakami
Untitled
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
Sold for HK$302,400
161
Hajime Sorayama
Sexy Robot_Floating
Estimate HK$1,000,000 - 2,000,000
Sold for HK$2,268,000
162
Mr.
In the Midst of a Dream
Estimate HK$800,000 - 1,200,000
Sold for HK$1,890,000
163
Mr.
The Bustle of This World
Estimate HK$220,000 - 320,000
Sold for HK$403,200
164
Hajime Sorayama
T-Rex Pink Gold
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$504,000
165
Daniel Arsham
Steel Eroded New York Magazine
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
Sold for HK$100,800
166
Do Ho Suh
Entrance/Ground Floor-02, 348 West 22nd Street, New York, NY10011, U.S.A
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
Sold for HK$176,400
167
Ole Wanscher
Extendable desk
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
Sold for HK$94,500
168
Ole Wanscher
Pair of early armchairs, model no. 1764
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
Sold for HK$69,300
169
Zhao Bo
Sacred Forest - Untitled
Estimate HK$60,000 - 80,000
Sold for HK$163,800
170
Chen Fei
True Identity
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
Sold for HK$403,200
171
Chen Ke
Ophelia
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
Sold for HK$277,200
172
Qiu Xiaofei
Chinese Chequers
Estimate HK$180,000 - 280,000
Sold for HK$226,800
173
Ouyang Chun
Scarecrow No. 2
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$856,800
174
Adam Handler
Galaxy Girl
Estimate HK$50,000 - 80,000
Sold for HK$63,000
175
Keiichi Tanaami
Loves in Heaven
Estimate HK$150,000 - 200,000
Sold for HK$189,000
176
Hideaki Kawashima
Froth
Estimate HK$60,000 - 90,000
Sold for HK$107,100
177
Hajime Sorayama
Untitled
Estimate HK$200,000 - 280,000
Sold for HK$201,600
178
KAWS and Estudio Campana
KAWS: COMPANION SOFA (Grey)
Estimate HK$600,000 - 800,000
179
Mike Lee
Good Mother
Estimate HK$100,000 - 200,000
Sold for HK$163,800
180
Woo Kuk Won
I Hate Mornings A
Estimate HK$100,000 - 150,000
Sold for HK$478,800
181
Roby Dwi Antono
Rintik
Estimate HK$100,000 - 150,000
Sold for HK$201,600
182
Roby Dwi Antono
Asteria
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
Sold for HK$189,000
183
Ayako Rokkaku
Untitled ARP07-16
Estimate HK$600,000 - 800,000
Sold for HK$819,000
184
Edgar Plans
Dreamer
Estimate HK$700,000 - 900,000
Sold for HK$1,008,000
185
Mayuka Yamamoto
White dog boy
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$1,386,000
186
Roby Dwi Antono
A Bar of Char
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
Sold for HK$252,000
187
Tania Marmolejo
I Don't Mind The Loneliness from the series In The Time Of Isolation
Estimate HK$100,000 - 200,000
Sold for HK$252,000
188No Reserve
Nel Aerts
Kleine Vlaamsche Meid
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000 •
Sold for HK$52,920
189
Szabolcs Bozó
Untitled
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
190
Felix Treadwell
Feefy Head
Estimate HK$90,000 - 120,000
Sold for HK$113,400
191
Baldur Helgason
Artist in the Studio
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
Sold for HK$441,000
192
This lot is no longer available.
193
En Iwamura
Blue Astronaut
Estimate HK$350,000 - 550,000
194
Jordi Ribes
Betty
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
Sold for HK$378,000
195
Josh Sperling
Mannish Boy
Estimate HK$600,000 - 800,000
Sold for HK$604,800
196
Joan Cornellà
SUOJATIE
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
Sold for HK$378,000
197
Yuichi Hirako
Memories of My Garden: Adventure 3
Estimate HK$150,000 - 220,000
Sold for HK$504,000
198
Mr.
Untitled
Estimate HK$180,000 - 280,000
Sold for HK$239,400
199
Mr.
Nurturing Human Mercy Within - Drawing
Estimate HK$200,000 - 400,000
Sold for HK$201,600
200
This lot is no longer available.
201
Matías Sánchez
Pintor en la Montaña
Estimate HK$70,000 - 90,000
Sold for HK$138,600
202
Miwa Komatsu
"Un" Guardian Lion Dogs Evolved Form
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
Sold for HK$693,000
203
Miwa Komatsu
Sound of Quilin
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
Sold for HK$327,600
204
This lot is no longer available.
205
MADSAKI
Gold Rolex
Estimate HK$450,000 - 650,000
Sold for HK$504,000
206
Javier Calleja
Tha’s How It Goes
Estimate HK$2,800,000 - 4,800,000
207
Ayako Rokkaku
Untitled ARP20-013
Estimate HK$1,500,000 - 2,500,000
Sold for HK$2,898,000
208
This lot is no longer available.
209
Yoshitomo Nara
Bump-Bump Vase (Large)
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
Sold for HK$378,000
210
Li Chen
The Buddha in the Cloud
Estimate HK$200,000 - 500,000
Sold for HK$655,200
211
Yayoi Kusama
Red Shoe
Estimate HK$3,000,000 - 5,000,000
Sold for HK$4,914,000
212
Yayoi Kusama
Pumpkin Chess Set
Estimate HK$2,400,000 - 4,000,000
Sold for HK$3,024,000
213
Yayoi Kusama
Heart
Estimate HK$1,000,000 - 2,000,000
Sold for HK$1,134,000
214
Chiharu Shiota
State of Being #6
Estimate HK$350,000 - 550,000
Sold for HK$441,000
215
Chiharu Shiota
Skin
Estimate HK$250,000 - 350,000
216
This lot is no longer available.
217
Lee Ufan
Untitled (From Winds)
Estimate HK$4,200,000 - 6,200,000
218
Zao Wou-Ki
Sans titre
Estimate HK$4,000,000 - 6,000,000
Sold for HK$5,922,000
219
This lot is no longer available.
220
Chu Teh-Chun
Les ténèbres de l’été
Estimate HK$1,000,000 - 2,000,000
221
Georges Mathieu
Âme sans gloire
Estimate HK$900,000 - 1,200,000
Sold for HK$1,134,000
222
Yun Hyong-Keun
Umber-Blue 76
Estimate HK$700,000 - 1,000,000
Sold for HK$882,000
223
Sadamasa Motonaga
Four Triangles Backed in Red
Estimate HK$30,000 - 50,000
Sold for HK$60,480
224
Li Yuan-Chia
Untitled
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
Sold for HK$378,000
225
Georges Mathieu
Hommage à Jean-Sébastien Bach
Estimate HK$60,000 - 80,000
Sold for HK$138,600
226
Lalan
Untitled
Estimate HK$280,000 - 380,000
227
Sanyu
Untitled (Nude)
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
Sold for HK$138,600
228
Lee Man Fong
Portrait of a Seated Lady
Estimate HK$600,000 - 800,000
229
Lee Man Fong
Portrait of a Seated Woman
Estimate HK$600,000 - 800,000
230
Ju Ming
Taichi Series - Pair
Estimate HK$2,400,000 - 3,200,000
231
André Brasilier
Grands cavaliers du soir
Estimate HK$1,200,000 - 2,200,000
Sold for HK$1,512,000
232
Bernard Buffet
Bouquet de tulipes
Estimate HK$700,000 - 900,000
Sold for HK$1,008,000
233
Bernard Buffet
Torero rose
Estimate HK$1,600,000 - 2,500,000
Sold for HK$3,528,000
234
This lot is no longer available.
235
Zeng Fanzhi
Untitled 08-4-1
Estimate HK$1,600,000 - 2,400,000
Sold for HK$1,764,000
236
Huang Yuxing
Twilight
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$478,800
237
Damien Hirst
After the Rain
Estimate HK$3,000,000 - 5,000,000
238
Tracey Emin
An Insane Desire For You (Blue and Pink)
Estimate HK$800,000 - 1,200,000
Sold for HK$945,000
239
Cory Arcangel
Photoshop CS: 84 by 50 inches, 300 DPI, RGB, square pixels, default gradient "Spectrum", mousedown y=2000 x=1000, mouseup y=2000 x=14000; tool "Wand", select y=14000 x=8720, tolerance=40, contiguous= off; default gradient "Spectrum", mousedown y=24000 x=1
Estimate HK$1,000,000 - 1,500,000
Sold for HK$1,134,000
240
This lot is no longer available.
241
Bernard Frize
Dissocié
Estimate HK$700,000 - 900,000
Sold for HK$945,000
242
Ugo Rondinone
elftermaizweitausendundzweiundzwanzig
Estimate HK$250,000 - 350,000
Sold for HK$352,800
243
Zhang Yingnan
Faraway
Estimate HK$180,000 - 280,000
Sold for HK$756,000
244
Xiyao Wang
Arabesque on vert menthe
Estimate HK$200,000 - 400,000
Sold for HK$478,800
245
Ju Ting
Untitled
Estimate HK$20,000 - 40,000
Sold for HK$44,100
246
Ding Yi
Appearance of Crosses 95-B75
Estimate HK$120,000 - 220,000
Sold for HK$189,000
247
Zhang Enli
Animal
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
Sold for HK$478,800
248
Feng Zhengjie
China 2004 No. 21
Estimate HK$100,000 - 150,000
249
Zhu Yiyong
Memory of the Past Series No. 10
Estimate HK$45,000 - 65,000
Sold for HK$75,600
250
Gino Sarfatti
Table lamp, model no. 537 G
Estimate HK$30,000 - 50,000
Sold for HK$40,320
251
Ico Parisi
Unique table
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
Sold for HK$94,500
252
Michael Lau
Salvator Michael Gold from the series oh...my toy!
Estimate HK$200,000 - 400,000
253
KAWS
GOOD INTENTIONS
Estimate HK$180,000 - 280,000
Sold for HK$352,800
254
Daniel Arsham
The Lost Tapes II
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
255
Michelle Sakhai
Garden of Peace
Estimate HK$120,000 - 180,000
Sold for HK$945,000
256
Yayoi Kusama
Pumpkin (2)
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$604,800
257
Ayako Rokkaku
Untitled
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$478,800
258
Ayako Rokkaku
Untitled
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
Sold for HK$327,600
259
KAWS
THE NEWS
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
260
Yoshitomo Nara
Fight
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
Sold for HK$327,600
261
Yoshitomo Nara
Untitled
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
262
Yoshitomo Nara
Sleepless Night (Sitting)
Estimate HK$300,000 - 600,000
Sold for HK$403,200
263
Yoshitomo Nara
Mori Girl
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
Sold for HK$302,400

20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day...

Hong Kong Auction 30 November 2022

Provenance

142

Wonder Buhle Mbambo

Ekujuleni

20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Day Sale in association with Yongle