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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, Industry and Idleness: Waiting out the Recession; Lord Mayor of Derby Road; Double Shifts on Weekends too; CODA; Responsible Hedonism; Forswearing Bad Company and Buying London with the Trust Money, etchings
    Industry and Idleness: Waiting out the Recession; Lord Mayor of Derby Road; Double Shifts on Weekends too; CODA; Responsible Hedonism; Forswearing Bad Company and Buying London with the Trust Money
    Etching
    largest sheet size: 37 by 50cm
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 269
    ZAR 522,928≈ $49,396≈ £28,986≈ €36,166Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 220,000–260,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  2. William Kentridge, Copper Notes, States 10 and 11, a pair, 2005, etchings
    Copper Notes, States 10 and 11, a pair, 2005
    Etching
    image size: 16,5 by 20,5cm each
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 158
    ZAR 40,925≈ $4,326≈ £2,846≈ €3,366Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  3. William Kentridge, Reeds, 1996, etching, aquatint and drypoint on hand-painted paper with further hand work in red and white pastel
    Reeds, 1996
    Etching · Paper
    sheet size: 115 by 157cm
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 306
    ZAR 477,456≈ $50,467≈ £33,202≈ €39,265Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 350,000–450,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  4. William Kentridge, Blue Head, etching and aquatint in colour
    Blue Head
    Etching · ed. 4/8
    image size: 22,5 by 29cm
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 321
    ZAR 125,048≈ $13,218≈ £8,696≈ €10,284Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 100,000–150,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  5. William Kentridge, Iris, etching with sugarlift
    Iris
    Etching · ed. 36/40
    20 by 15cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 155
    ZAR 31,192≈ $3,582≈ £2,256≈ €2,813Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 18,000–24,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  6. William Kentridge, Iris, hardground etching with drypoint and two hand coloured plates
    Iris
    Etching
    image size: 102 by 78cm
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 182
    ZAR 401,040≈ $46,051≈ £29,001≈ €36,161Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 300,000–500,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  7. William Kentridge, Man with Three Megaphones 1998, 1998, etching and aquatint with hand colouring on paper
    Man with Three Megaphones 1998, 1998
    Etching · Paper · ed. 59/70
    25.0 x 38.0 cm
    Menzies · · Lot 77
    A$4,909≈ $5,129≈ £3,184≈ €3,973Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,000–5,000View at Menzies ↗
  8. William Kentridge, Man with Megaphone 1998, 1998, etching and aquatint with hand colouring on paper
    Man with Megaphone 1998, 1998
    Etching · Paper · ed. 59/70
    25.0 x 38.0 cm
    Menzies · · Lot 78
    A$4,602≈ $4,808≈ £2,985≈ €3,724Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$3,000–5,000View at Menzies ↗
  9. William Kentridge, Iris, etching with sugarlift
    Iris
    Etching · ed. 36/40
    20 by 15cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 194
    ZAR 20,052≈ $2,518≈ £1,570≈ €1,832Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 18,000–24,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  10. William Kentridge, L'inesorabile Avanzata: The World (1); Newspaper Unread (2); Massacre of the Innocents (3); Newspaper Read (4); Mal d Afrika (5), 2007, etching with sugarlift, aquatint, drypoint and engraving
    L'inesorabile Avanzata: The World (1); Newspaper Unread (2); Massacre of the Innocents (3); Newspaper Read (4); Mal d Afrika (5), 2007
    Etching
    sheet size 39,9 by 35,1cm
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 176
    ZAR 94,690≈ $13,525≈ £8,343≈ €9,563Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 90,000–120,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
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Lots by William Kentridge that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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