William Kentridge Prints: Auction Prices

b. 1955

Of the 613 lots by William Kentridge (prints) recorded at auction between 2009 and 2026, 505 found a buyer (82%). Half of the priced sales fell between $2.1kSign up free to see and $12.3kSign up free to see, with a median of $3.7kSign up free to see. The highest recorded price is $116kSign up free to see for Dutch Iris at Strauss & Co in September 2022. Most results come from Strauss & Co (525), Phillips (54) and Menzies (7).

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1. 
   Mrs Beaton's Household Management (La Cosecha), 2000

   Lithograph · Paper

   image size: 21 by 27cm; 45 by 51,5 by 4,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Feb 9, 2026 · Lot 9
   ZAR 72,075≈ $4,512≈ £3,303≈ €3,796Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
2. 
   Self Help, 2001

   Lithograph

   image size: 20,5 by 27cm; 38,5 by 48 by 4,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Feb 9, 2026 · Lot 8
   ZAR 35,132≈ $2,199≈ £1,610≈ €1,850Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
3. 
   Mrs Beaton's Household Management (Jug), 2000

   Lithograph · Paper

   image size: 21 by 27cm; 45 by 51,5 by 4cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Feb 9, 2026 · Lot 7
   ZAR 54,057≈ $3,384≈ £2,477≈ €2,847Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
4. 
   Damned Squares of this Shameless City, 2010

   Lithograph · ed. 10/40

   12 1/8 x 15 in. (30.8 x 38.1 cm)

   Bonhams · Jan 22, 2026 · Lot 92
   $1,280≈ £954≈ €1,093Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Bonhams ↗
5. 
   William Kentridge Goodman Gallery Exhibition Poster, Johannesburg March 2003

   Lithograph · Paper · ed. 81/220

   66,5 by 70,5cm excluding frame; 72 by 77 by 2,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Dec 9, 2025 · Lot 64
   ZAR 16,818≈ $985≈ £740≈ €847Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
6. 
   9 Films, Drawings for Projection, Poster

   Lithograph · Paper

   image size: 68,5 by 48cm; 85,5 by 61,5 by 3,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Dec 9, 2025 · Lot 63
   ZAR 36,038≈ $2,111≈ £1,585≈ €1,814Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 25,000–35,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
7. 
   Lord Mayor of Derby Road, from the Industry and Idleness series

   Drypoint · Paper

   image size: 25 by 29,5cm; sheet size: 37,5 by 45cm; 46,5 by 48,5 by 5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Dec 8, 2025 · Lot 256
   ZAR 48,050≈ $2,833≈ £2,126≈ €2,430Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
8. 
   Middle-age Love

   Lithograph · ed. 14/18

   Sheet measures 74 x 51.6 inches, overall including glazed frame 83.75 x 61.25 inches

   Jackson's International Auctioneers · Dec 3, 2025 · Lot 836A
   $15,000≈ £11,269≈ €12,856Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–30,000View at Jackson's International Auctioneers ↗
9. 
   Nose 29, from Nose, 2009

   Drypoint · Paper · ed. 40/50

   7 7/8 x 5 7/8in (20 x 14.9cm)

   Bonhams · Nov 25, 2025 · Lot 97
   $1,536≈ £1,169≈ €1,330Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
10. 
    Nose 25, from Nose, 2009

    Drypoint · Paper · ed. 40/50

    7 7/8 x 5 7/8in (20 x 14.9cm)

    Bonhams · Nov 25, 2025 · Lot 96
    $1,280≈ £974≈ €1,108Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
11. 
    Atlas Procession I (Variation), 2000

    Etching · Paper · ed. 21/30

    157 by 107cm excluding frame; 169 by 119 by 7cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 18, 2025 · Lot 296
    ZAR 323,470≈ $18,768≈ £14,284≈ €16,193Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 180,000–240,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
12. 
    White Iris, 1998

    Etching · Paper · ed. 15/30

    image size: 108 by 59,5cm; 131,5 by 91 by 5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 18, 2025 · Lot 286
    ZAR 785,570≈ $45,579≈ £34,690≈ €39,326Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 600,000–800,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
13. 
    Exchange

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 22/40

    image size: 35,5 by 35cm; 71 by 71 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 18, 2025 · Lot 100
    ZAR 78,082≈ $4,530≈ £3,448≈ €3,909Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 50,000–70,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
14. 
    Sleeper and Ubu, 1997

    Etching · Paper

    image size: 97 by 193,5cm; 109,5 by 204,5 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 18, 2025 · Lot 99
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 300,000–400,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
15. 
    Thinking Aloud, Small Thoughts, nine, 2004

    Etching · Paper

    each image size: 19,5 by 24,5cm; each 49 by 54 by 4cm, including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 18, 2025 · Lot 74
    ZAR 234,500≈ $13,606≈ £10,355≈ €11,739Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 220,000–280,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
16. 
    Colour Chart II, 2012

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 16/40

    143,5 by 80,5cm excluding frame; 186,5 by 106 by 8,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 18, 2025 · Lot 44
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 200,000–300,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
17. 
    Colour Chart I, 2012

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 16/40

    143,5 by 80,5cm excluding frame; 186,5 by 106,5 by 8,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 18, 2025 · Lot 43
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 200,000–300,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
18. 
    William Kentridge: Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, March 2003, poster, 2003

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 143/220

    sheet size: 66,5 by 72cm; 77,5 by 82,5 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 5, 2025 · Lot 77
    ZAR 22,824≈ $1,309≈ £1,003≈ €1,139Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 18,000–24,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
19. 
    General

    Drypoint · Paper · ed. 21/35

    120 by 79,5cm excluding frame; 156 by 113,5 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 5, 2025 · Lot 5
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 450,000–550,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
20. 
    Nose on a Horse Projection, 2010

    Etching · Paper · ed. 20/30

    I. 6 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (16.8 x 19.1 cm) S. 12 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (32.4 x 34.9 cm)

    Phillips · Oct 21, 2025 · Lot 351
    $1,548≈ £1,157≈ €1,334Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
21. 
    What Will Come, The Goodman Gallery, poster

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 23/250

    52 by 79,5cm excluding frame; 63,5 by 95 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Oct 20, 2025 · Lot 206
    ZAR 9,610≈ $555≈ £414≈ €476Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
22. 
    Nose on a Horse Projection

    Etching · Paper

    image size: 16,5 by 19cm; 45,5 by 47,5 by 5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Sep 30, 2025 · Lot 46
    ZAR 54,057≈ $3,129≈ £2,328≈ €2,665Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 50,000–70,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
23. 
    Horus, 2007

    Etching · Paper

    image size: 16,5 by 20 cm; sheet size: 28,5 by 33,5 cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Sep 30, 2025 · Lot 45
    ZAR 33,635≈ $1,947≈ £1,448≈ €1,658Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
24. 
    Scribe 3, 2011

    Lithograph · Paper

    image size: 12,5 by 17,5cm; 31 by 35,5 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Sep 16, 2025 · Lot 395
    ZAR 44,555≈ $2,567≈ £1,882≈ €2,174Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
25. 
    The Head and The Load are The Troubles of The Neck, 1995

    Etching · Paper · ed. 27/50

    image size: 29,5 by 37,5cm; 61,5 by 69,5 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Sep 16, 2025 · Lot 394
    ZAR 70,350≈ $4,053≈ £2,971≈ €3,433Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 65,000–80,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
26. 
    Universal Archive (Horse)

    Woodcut / linocut

    image size: 48 by 64cm; sheet size: 62 by 80cm; 73 by 90 by 4,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Sep 16, 2025 · Lot 393
    ZAR 323,470≈ $18,635≈ £13,662≈ €15,783Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 200,000–300,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
27. 
    Studio Portrait, 2003

    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 20/120

    image size: 93 by 64,5cm; sheet size: 99,5 by 70cm; 122,5 by 88,5 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Sep 16, 2025 · Lot 352
    ZAR 111,388≈ $6,417≈ £4,705≈ €5,435Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 90,000–120,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
28. 
    Panic in the City, 1986

    Drypoint · Paper

    image size: 18,5 by 12,5cm; 53,5 by 37,5 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Sep 16, 2025 · Lot 201
    ZAR 35,175≈ $2,026≈ £1,486≈ €1,716Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
29. 
    Deconstructed Horse, Handspring Series, 2009

    Aquatint · Paper · ed. 6/40

    image size: 24,5 by 19,5cm; sheet size: 35,5 by 31cm; 46 by 40,5 by 4,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Sep 16, 2025 · Lot 179
    ZAR 93,800≈ $5,404≈ £3,962≈ €4,577Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 70,000–90,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
30. 
    Preparing for the Day, from the Little Morals series, 1991

    Aquatint · Paper

    image size: 23,5 by 31,5cm; sheet size: 33 by 44cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Sep 16, 2025 · Lot 112
    ZAR 64,488≈ $3,715≈ £2,724≈ €3,147Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
31. 
    Untitled (Secateurs) (from the West Coast Landscapes portfolio), 2010

    Aquatint · Paper

    11½ h x 11½ w in (29 x 29 cm)

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 3, 2025 · Lot 313
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
32. 
    Untitled (Olifantsriviere) (from the West Coast Landscapes portfolio), 2010

    Aquatint · Paper

    11½ h x 11½ w in (29 x 29 cm)

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 3, 2025 · Lot 309
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $5,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
33. 
    Untitled (Scarecrow) (from the West Coast Landscapes portfolio), 2010

    Aquatint · Paper

    11½ h x 11½ w in (29 x 29 cm)

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 3, 2025 · Lot 311
    $5,080≈ £3,787≈ €4,359Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
34. 
    It Is Not Enough (But It Is Not Nothing)

    Print (other) · Paper · ed. 40/40

    image size: 41 by 51cm; 59 by 64,5 by 4,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Aug 18, 2025 · Lot 188
    ZAR 105,525≈ $5,992≈ £4,425≈ €5,133Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
35. 
    Weigh All Tears

    Print (other) · Paper · ed. 37/75

    52 by 54,5cm excluding frame; 63 by 65,5 by 4,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Aug 18, 2025 · Lot 187
    ZAR 46,900≈ $2,663≈ £1,967≈ €2,281Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
36. 
    Preparing the Flute, poster

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 50/200

    sheet size: 80 by 66,5cm; 93 by 80 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Aug 18, 2025 · Lot 165
    ZAR 19,933≈ $1,132≈ £836≈ €970Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–16,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
37. 
    Double Shift On Weekends Too, Industry and Idleness Series, 1987

    Etching · Paper

    image size: 25 by 19,5cm; 66 by 58 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jul 14, 2025 · Lot 167
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 35,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
38. 
    Buying London with the Trust Money, 1987

    Etching · Paper

    image size: 25 by 20cm; 66 by 58 by 1,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jul 14, 2025 · Lot 166
    ZAR 64,488≈ $3,609≈ £2,676≈ €3,087Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 35,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
39. 
    Art in a State of Siege (100 Years of Easy Living)

    Screenprint · Paper

    sheet size: 163 by 98cm; 178,5 by 114 by 5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 24, 2025 · Lot 246
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 300,000–400,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
40. 
    Jack, from The Lulu Plays; and Remorse Should Have Arisen Long Before, from Studio Life Gravures, 2015; and 2022

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 36/40

    Jack I. 14 1/4 x 21 in. (36.2 x 53.3 cm) Jack S. 19 1/4 x 24 3/4 in. (48.9 x 62.9 cm) Remorse I. 7 x 10 1/4 in. (17.8 x 26 cm) Remorse S. 11 7/8 x 15 1/8 in. (30.2 x 38.4 cm)

    Phillips · Jun 24, 2025 · Lot 161
    $1,524≈ £1,120≈ €1,313Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–1,200View at Phillips ↗
41. 
    Spectrometre, 2000

    Print (other) · Paper · ed. AP

    image size: 30,5 by 52cm; 98,5 by 112 by 4,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 17, 2025 · Lot 233
    ZAR 58,625≈ $3,291≈ £2,425≈ €2,845Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 50,000–70,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
42. 
    William Kentridge: Why Should I Hesitate, poster; Royal Academy of Arts: William Kentridge, poster; Royal Academy of Arts: William Kentridge, poster, three

    Print (other) · Paper

    (1): 80 by 60cm, unframed; (2): 76 by 51cm, unframed; (3) 76 by 51cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 17, 2025 · Lot 230
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 6,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
43. 
    The Lulu Plays, 2015

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 27/40

    all I. various sizes, largest 52.5 x 38 cm (20 5/8 x 14 7/8 in.) all S. 63.1 x 49 cm (24 7/8 x 19 1/4 in.), one horizontal portfolio 64.3 x 50.7 x 1 cm (25 3/8 x 19 7/8 x 3/8 in.)

    Phillips · Jun 5, 2025 · Lot 239
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
44. 
    Bird Catching: two plates, 2006

    Drypoint · Paper · ed. 16/18

    both I. 39.5 x 39.5 cm (15 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.) both S. approx. 49 x 49 cm (19 1/4 x 19 1/4 in.)

    Phillips · Jun 5, 2025 · Lot 144
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
45. 
    Bird Catching: four plates, 2006

    Drypoint · Paper · ed. 16/18

    all I. approx. 39.5 x 39.5 cm (15 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.) all S. approx. 49 x 49 cm (19 1/4 x 19 1/4 in.)

    Phillips · Jun 5, 2025 · Lot 143
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
46. 
    Bird Catching: four plates, 2006

    Drypoint · Paper · ed. 16/18

    all I. approx. 39.5 x 39.5 cm (15 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.) all S. approx. 49 x 49 cm (19 1/4 x 19 1/4 in.)

    Phillips · Jun 5, 2025 · Lot 142
    £7,620≈ $10,339≈ €9,051Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
47. 
    That Which I Do Not Remember, from Triumphs and Laments, 2017

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 12/12

    overall S. 200 x 210 cm (78 3/4 x 82 5/8 in.)

    Phillips · Jun 5, 2025 · Lot 141
    £12,700≈ $17,231≈ €15,085Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
48. 
    Four Paper Heads, 2007

    Lithograph · Board · ed. 25/25

    various sizes, largest 41 x 22 x 30 cm (16 1/8 x 8 5/8 x 11 3/4 in.)

    Phillips · Jun 5, 2025 · Lot 140
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
49. 
    Hyacinths (Wait Once Again for Better People)

    Lithograph · Panel

    164 by 151cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · May 27, 2025 · Lot 270
    ZAR 1,715,625≈ $95,766≈ £70,676≈ €84,331Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 1,500,000–2,000,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
50. 
    General

    Drypoint · Paper · ed. 21/35

    120 by 79,5cm excluding frame; 156 by 113,5 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · May 27, 2025 · Lot 267
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 500,000–700,000View at Strauss & Co ↗

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