Mandela’s sketch of his Robben Island cell door to be sold at auction
Drawing is one of 22 works made in 2002 as therapeutic activity about his incarceration
Of all the sketches he made about his 27-year incarceration, this was the one Nelson Mandela wanted to keep. A depiction of his Robben Island cell door with a key in it – a powerful symbol of hope and resilience.
Now the previously unseen drawing – one of 22 sketches Mandela made in 2002 as therapeutic activity – is to be sold, according to the auction house Bonhams.