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b. 1937 -

Richard Kimathi was born in 1971 in Nyeri, Kenya. He received a diploma from the Nairobi Creative Art Centre with a major in Graphic Art. After graduation, he took up Fine Art as a career.

In 2000, Richard received a letter from the New York selection committee appointed to choose the work for a limited-edition postage stamp for the United Nations: ‘You, along with Vermeer and Matisse, have been chosen …’. This defining moment for Kenyan artists and for Kimathi in particular added still more force to the rising tide of international recognition of the extraordinary talent that is blossoming in the contemporary art of Kenya.

Richard is always exploring, experimenting, searching for a better expression. He has grown from these early years into an artist of considerable technical ability: confident in line, composition and colour; profound in expression. His work is seldom about himself, it is about us: humanity and how we are; unaffected by bling and hype and other aggrandisements evident in much of the contemporary art of our mass mediated world.

A sense of suffering: dignified, heroic even; without self-pity and borne as if merely the price of living; portrayed with an empathy and a compassion elegant in its simplicity and in its honesty, it permeates much of his work.

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  • Richard Kimathi (Kenyan, born 1971) Raven and Friend (from the monkey series), 2010
    Nov. 06, 2024

    Richard Kimathi (Kenyan, born 1971) Raven and Friend (from the monkey series), 2010

    Est: KSh300,000 - KSh600,000

    Richard Kimathi (Kenyan, born 1971) Raven and Friend (from the monkey series), 2010 Signed ‘RICHARD KIMATHI ’10’ (lower right) Oil on canvas 120.5 x 120 cm

    Art Auction East Africa
  • Richard Kimathi (Born 1971, Kenya) Original
    Jun. 26, 2024

    Richard Kimathi (Born 1971, Kenya) Original

    Est: $200 - $300

    Richard Kimathi (Born 1971, Kenya) Original Watercolor. Excellent condition. Measures 11.75 x 8.25 inches. Unframed, mounted by artist or gallery. Gallery Watatu label verso on mat. Provenance: Amity Art Foundation, Inc. (disbanded with Mr. Stewart's passing). If lot is absent of a condition report one may be requested via email. Condition report is provided as an opinion only and is no guarantee as condition can be subjective. Buyer must view photographs or scans to assist in determining condition and ask further questions if so desired. Our in-house shipping department will gladly pack and ship any item that fits into a 14x14x14 inch or 30x5x24 inch or equivalent or smaller box/folio if it is not fragile or over 25lbs. We will charge for labor to pack and process based on actual time it takes, actual cost of materials used to pack and actual shipper charges that will include insurance and signature required. We generally use USPS and Fed Ex and compare the pricing between the two. Books maximum box size will be 14x14x14 inch or equivalent and will be shipped USPS Media Mail unless otherwise requested. We gladly will give shipping estimates prior to auction. Please make this request at least 24 hours prior to auction for our shipping department to respond. If your invoice is for multiple items, we will use our discretion on requiring the use of an outside shipper. We reserve the right to require an outside shipper on any item(s) in the auction even if not stated.

    Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC
  • Richard Kimathi (Kenyan, born 1976) Woman Showering, circa 2005
    Nov. 15, 2023

    Richard Kimathi (Kenyan, born 1976) Woman Showering, circa 2005

    Est: $3,000 - $4,800

    Richard Kimathi (Kenyan, born 1976) Woman Showering, circa 1998 Signed ‘Richard Kimathi’ (lower right) Oil on canvas 120 x 85.5 cm

    Art Auction East Africa
  • Richard Kimathi (Kenya 1971-), Smiling people, familiar faces
    Sep. 30, 2021

    Richard Kimathi (Kenya 1971-), Smiling people, familiar faces

    Est: R30,000 - R40,000

    Smiling people, familiar faces

    Aspire Art
  • Richard Kimathi (Kenyan, born 1937) Untitled I, II, 2010
    Oct. 21, 2020

    Richard Kimathi (Kenyan, born 1937) Untitled I, II, 2010

    Est: KSh100,000 - KSh140,000

    (This lot consists of two art works sold together as a single lot) Richard Kimathi (Kenyan, born 1937) Untitled I, II, 2010 Both signed ‘RichArd KiMAthi 10’ (lower right) Mixed media on canvas 36.3 x 28.2 cm | 36.3 x 28.3 cm

    Art Auction East Africa
  • Richard Kimathi (African, 20th Century) Blue Elephant Signed l.c.Oil on canvas, 21 x 24 in., matted and framed (under glass).Condition:
    Dec. 08, 2007

    Richard Kimathi (African, 20th Century) Blue Elephant Signed l.c.Oil on canvas, 21 x 24 in., matted and framed (under glass).Condition:

    Est: $300 - $350

    Richard Kimathi (African, 20th Century) Blue Elephant Signed l.c. Oil on canvas, 21 x 24 in., matted and framed (under glass). Condition: Not examined out of frame.

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