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William Kentridge

South African · b. 1955 · Painter, Printmaker

William Kentridge is a South African artist best known for his prints, drawings, and animated films. He is especially noted for a sequence of hand-drawn animated films he… (Wikipedia)

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  1. William Kentridge, Anti-Entropy, 2011, charcoal, coloured pencil and poster paint on 3 sheets of brown pattern-makers paper, in artist's frameAnti-EntropyPhillips · £375,000≈ $475,988≈ €418,267Sign up to see
  2. William Kentridge, Drawing for Stereoscope: Soho at Desk on Telephone, charcoal and pastel on paperDrawing for Stereoscope: Soho at Desk on TelephoneStrauss & Co · ZAR 4,092,480≈ $365,172≈ £229,639≈ €292,465Sign up to see
  3. William Kentridge, Dancing Couple, charcoal, pastel and gold ink on paperDancing CoupleStrauss & Co · ZAR 4,092,480≈ $321,219≈ £248,795≈ €285,553Sign up to see

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  1. William Kentridge, Levitation, hardground etching, mezzotint and aquatint on paper
    Levitation
    Etching · Paper · ed. 29/50
    image size: 49 by 31cm; sheet size: 60 by 50cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 48
    ZAR 87,938≈ $4,815≈ £3,884≈ €4,483Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 60,000–80,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  2. William Kentridge, Ashes, etching on paper
    Ashes
    Etching · Paper
    image size at widest point: 9,5 by 6,5cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 51
    ZAR 23,450≈ $1,284≈ £1,036≈ €1,196Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  3. William Kentridge, Pet Sphinx, hand-coloured etching and drypoint on paper
    Pet Sphinx
    Etching · Paper
    image size: 30 by 22cm; 64 by 49,5 by 4cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 55
    ZAR 64,488≈ $3,531≈ £2,849≈ €3,288Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  4. William Kentridge, Lulu, etching on paper
    Lulu
    Etching · Paper
    image size: 19,5 by 15cm; 58,5 by 44,5 by 4cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 61
    ZAR 23,450≈ $1,284≈ £1,036≈ €1,196Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  5. William Kentridge, Carlton Centre Games Arcade Series, etching on paper
    Carlton Centre Games Arcade Series
    Etching · Paper
    image size: 22 by 27,5cm; 43,5 by 42,5 by 2,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 68
    ZAR 164,150≈ $8,989≈ £7,251≈ €8,369Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 50,000–70,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  6. William Kentridge, Iris, etching and aquatint on paper
    Iris
    Etching · Paper · ed. 22/40
    image size: 20 by 15cm
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 69
    ZAR 52,763≈ $2,889≈ £2,331≈ €2,690Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 25,000–35,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  7. William Kentridge, Untitled (Artist Standing), from The HMV Set, etching on paper
    Untitled (Artist Standing), from The HMV Set
    Etching · Paper
    12 by 12,5cm excluding frame; 50,5 by 50,5 by 4,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 16
    ZAR 41,038≈ $2,118≈ £1,740≈ €2,011Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–40,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  8. William Kentridge, Untitled (Artist Bending), from The HMV Set, etching on paper
    Untitled (Artist Bending), from The HMV Set
    Etching · Paper
    12 by 12,5cm excluding frame; 50,5 by 50,5 by 4,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 17
    ZAR 35,175≈ $1,815≈ £1,491≈ €1,724Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–40,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  9. William Kentridge, Black Iris, hand-coloured etching and drypoint on paper
    Black Iris
    Etching · Paper · ed. 22/35
    image size: 102,5 by 78,5cm; sheet size: 121 by 91,5cm; 140,5 by 111,5 by 2,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 160
    ZAR 866,438≈ $45,765≈ £36,851≈ €42,719Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 750,000–900,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  10. William Kentridge, Panic Picnic, from Sleeping on Glass (K. p. 82), 1999, Etching and aquatint with hand-coloring in red pencil, on a found book spread Chine-collé to Fabriano Rosapina paper, with full margins
    Panic Picnic, from Sleeping on Glass (K. p. 82), 1999
    Etching · Paper · ed. 18/60
    I. 9 3/4 x 13 1/4 in. (24.8 x 33.7 cm) S. 13 3/4 x 19 5/8 in. (34.9 x 49.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 108
    $2,540≈ £1,996≈ €2,325Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
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