Nelson Mandela ’s sketch “The Cell Door, Robben Island” (2002) sold for $112,575 at Bonhams Modern and Contemporary African Art sale. After retiring in 1999, Mandela began creating sketches ...

A 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 -- will be put up for auction in early May in New York.

A drawing by late South African president Nelson Mandela of the door of his prison cell on Robben Island -- where he was held for 18 years -- sold on Thursday in New York for Sh11,386, 961 ($112,575).