The wax pastel crayon drawing shows a few bars of the cell door and a key in the lock, sketched in purple. NEW YORKA drawing by late South African leader Nelson Mandela of the door of his prison cell on Robben Island, where he was held for 18 years. It's also the first work by Nelson Mandela ever to be sold in the open market." The wax pastel crayon drawing shows a few bars of the cell door and a key in the lock, sketched in purple. Some were reproduced as lithographs to raise money for the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

Source: Daily Nation April 28, 2019 03:45 UTC