Esther Mahlangu Artwork valuations, appraisals and auction estimates

Esther Mahlangu (1935 - ) was born in 1935 in South Africa and has been painting since she was 10 years old.
Although firmly anchored in her traditional Ndebele culture, she is considered a visionary and a disruptor, being the first person to reinvent traditional Ndebele design in contemporary mediums. Known primarily for her large-scale painted canvases, her output also includes painting on walls, ceramic vases, sneakers and doors to cars, bicycles, motorbikes and skateboard decks.
This has led to famous global collaborations with the likes of Rolls-Royce, BMW, Fiat, South African Airways, British Airways, John Legend, Belvedere Vodka, The Smithsonian Museum, Freshpak Rooibos and many more.
Mahlangu first gained international attention in 1989, at a French art exhibition entitled “Magiciens de la terre”.
In 2018 she received two honorary degrees, in 2019 she was named Officer of Arts and Letters, the highest French honor for contribution to the arts, the Department of Arts and Culture published a book in her honor and she received a United Nations prize in Johannesburg. Read the full biography

Esther Mahlangu (1935 - ) was born in 1935 in South Africa and has been painting since she was 10 years old.
Although firmly anchored in her traditional Ndebele culture, she is considered a visionary and a disruptor, being the first person to reinvent traditional Ndebele design in contemporary mediums. Known primarily for her large-scale painted canvases, her output also includes painting on walls, ceramic vases, sneakers and doors to cars, bicycles, motorbikes and skateboard decks.
This has led to famous global collaborations with the likes of Rolls-Royce, BMW, Fiat, South African Airways, British Airways, John Legend, Belvedere Vodka, The Smithsonian Museum, Freshpak Rooibos and many more.
Mahlangu first gained international attention in 1989, at a French art exhibition entitled “Magiciens de la terre”.
In 2018 she received two honorary degrees, in 2019 she was named Officer of Arts and Letters, the highest French honor for contribution to the arts, the Department of Arts and Culture published a book in her honor and she received a United Nations prize in Johannesburg.