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William Kentridge: career timeline

South African · b. 1955 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 403 of 848 lots (47% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

William Kentridge: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1980s3629$27.1kSign upPastel
1990s7257$10.1kSign upEtching
2000s182150$4.5kSign upLithograph
2010s8867$7kSign upWoodcut / linocut
2020s1411$6.2kSign upPrint (other)

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1980s 36 works

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29 of 36
Median
$27.1kSign up
Average
$38.9kSign up
Typical size
36.5 × 25.5 in (93 × 64 cm)
Mediums
Pastel (18), Screenprint (9), Etching (4)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (3), Birds (2), Markets & villages (1)
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…and 12 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 72 works

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57 of 72
Median
$10.1kSign up
Average
$41kSign up
Typical size
29.5 × 31 in (76 × 79 cm)
Mediums
Etching (22), Lithograph (12), Pastel (9)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (9), Landscapes (2)
Show 12 more (1990s)

…and 48 more works from this group in the full results list.

2000s 182 works

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150 of 182
Median
$4.5kSign up
Average
$16.6kSign up
Typical size
15.5 × 18.5 in (40 × 47 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (48), Etching (23), Drypoint (18)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (20), Birds (12), Markets & villages (5)
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…and 158 more works from this group in the full results list.

2010s 88 works

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67 of 88
Median
$7kSign up
Average
$40.6kSign up
Typical size
23.5 × 26 in (60 × 66 cm)
Mediums
Woodcut / linocut (27), Lithograph (17), Aquatint (10)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (7), Cattle & animals (3), Sea & coast (3)
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…and 64 more works from this group in the full results list.

2020s 14 works

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11 of 14
Median
$6.2kSign up
Average
$26.2kSign up
Typical size
29 × 32 in (74 × 82 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (4), Lithograph (3), Etching (3)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)
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Creation date not recorded

436 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 9 works

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6 of 9
Median
$4.4kSign up
Average
$7.5kSign up
Typical size
8 × 10 in (20 × 25 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (3), Etching (3), Lithograph (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (3), Sunsets & night (1)
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Undated, sold in the 2010s 166 works

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141 of 166
Median
$6.5kSign up
Average
$33.8kSign up
Typical size
17.5 × 18 in (45 × 46 cm)
Mediums
Etching (48), Lithograph (34), Pastel (15)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (29), Landscapes (8), Birds (6)
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…and 154 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 261 works

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204 of 261
Median
$3.5kSign up
Average
$12.9kSign up
Typical size
19.5 × 19.5 in (49 × 50 cm)
Mediums
Etching (60), Lithograph (48), Print (other) (32)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (26), Landscapes (10), Birds (6)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 249 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All William Kentridge auction results →