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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, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, poster, 2017, digital print on paper
    Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, poster, 2017
    Print (other) · Paper
    sheet size: 116 by 84cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 234
    ZAR 5,766≈ $356≈ £263≈ €307Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  2. William Kentridge, Weigh All Tears, 2020, digital print on paper
    Weigh All Tears, 2020
    Print (other) · Paper
    image size: 40,5 by 51cm; 53 by 63 by 4cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 6
    ZAR 29,277≈ $1,779≈ £1,329≈ €1,559Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  3. William Kentridge, A Bird Shall Carry the Voice, digital print on paper
    A Bird Shall Carry the Voice
    Print (other) · Paper
    image size: 40,5 by 51cm; sheet size: 52 by 57,5cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 266
    ZAR 29,277≈ $1,805≈ £1,346≈ €1,557Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 25,000–35,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  4. William Kentridge, Weigh All Tears, 2020, digital print on paper
    Weigh All Tears, 2020
    Print (other) · Paper
    image size: 41 by 51,5cm; sheet size: 46 by 56cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 268
    ZAR 29,277≈ $1,805≈ £1,346≈ €1,557Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  5. William Kentridge, Why Should I Hesitate: Putting Drawings to Work, exhibition poster III, 2019, digital print on paper
    Why Should I Hesitate: Putting Drawings to Work, exhibition poster III, 2019
    Print (other) · Paper · ed. 30/60
    image size: 60 by 80cm; sheet size: 65 by 85cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 377
    ZAR 9,369≈ $573≈ £424≈ €487Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  6. William Kentridge, Torschluss-Panik, digital print
    Torschluss-Panik
    Print (other) · ed. 4/10
    image size: 33 by 45cm; sheet size: 38 by 53,5cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 378
    ZAR 70,264≈ $4,297≈ £3,181≈ €3,654Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  7. William Kentridge, A Brief Weightlessness, 2025, giclée print on 300gsm Somerset paper
    A Brief Weightlessness, 2025
    Print (other) · Paper · ed. 19/30
    image size: 35 by 42cm; sheet size: 40 by 50cm
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 379
    ZAR 66,069≈ $4,041≈ £2,991≈ €3,436Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  8. William Kentridge, Weigh All Tears, digital print on paper
    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 · · Lot 187
    ZAR 46,900≈ $2,663≈ £1,967≈ €2,281Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  9. William Kentridge, It Is Not Enough (But It Is Not Nothing), digital print on paper
    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 · · Lot 188
    ZAR 105,525≈ $5,992≈ £4,425≈ €5,133Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  10. William Kentridge, Spectrometre, 2000, digital print from a charcoal drawing on a found paper spread
    Spectrometre, 2000
    Print (other) · Paper · ed. AP
    image size: 30,5 by 52cm; 98,5 by 112 by 4,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 233
    ZAR 58,625≈ $3,291≈ £2,425≈ €2,845Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 50,000–70,000View 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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