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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Anti-EntropyPhillips · Jun 2019£375,000≈ $475,988≈ €418,267Sign up to see
Drawing for Stereoscope: Soho at Desk on TelephoneStrauss & Co · Nov 2014ZAR 4,092,480≈ $365,172≈ £229,639≈ €292,465Sign up to see
Dancing CoupleStrauss & Co · Jun 2017ZAR 4,092,480≈ $321,219≈ £248,795≈ €285,553Sign up to see

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William Kentridge, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, October 1999, poster
Lithograph · ed. 187/220
sheet size: 67 by 84,5cm
Strauss & Co · Oct 19, 2019 · Lot 88
ZAR 11,725≈ $794≈ £616≈ €713Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 9,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
Haussé Hâtelet, 1998
Oil · Paper
12 1/4 x 18 7/8 in. (31.1 x 47.9 cm.)
Phillips · Sep 24, 2019 · Lot 161
$37,500≈ £30,043≈ €34,082Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Phillips ↗
Caged Woman, from Give and Take series
Drypoint
plate size: 19 by 24,5cm; sheet size: 31 by 34,5cm, unframed
Strauss & Co · Sep 16, 2019 · Lot 225
ZAR 32,830≈ $2,242≈ £1,799≈ €2,033Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
Preparing the Flute, poster
Lithograph · ed. 158/200
sheet size: 79 by 67cm; including frame: 87 by 74 by 2,5cm including frame
Strauss & Co · Sep 16, 2019 · Lot 227
ZAR 11,725≈ $801≈ £643≈ €726Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
Baboon
Screenprint · ed. 29/40
sheet size: 14,5 by 14,4cm, unframed
Strauss & Co · Sep 16, 2019 · Lot 231
ZAR 28,140≈ $1,922≈ £1,542≈ €1,742Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
Bird Catcher, 2006
Photograph · Paper · ed. 31/60
I. 142.2 x 101.6 cm (55 7/8 x 40 in.) S. 150.5 x 108 cm (59 1/4 x 42 1/2 in.)
Phillips · Sep 12, 2019 · Lot 202
£8,125≈ $10,017≈ €9,137Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
Telephone Lady, 2000
Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 13/25
I. 205.5 x 100 cm (80 7/8 x 39 3/8 in.) S. 220.9 x 119.5 cm (86 7/8 x 47 in.)
Phillips · Sep 12, 2019 · Lot 58
£20,000≈ $24,658≈ €22,492Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
William Kentridge, Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, October 1999, exhibition poster
Lithograph · ed. 211/220
sheet size: 67 by 95cm, unframed
Strauss & Co · Jul 15, 2019 · Lot 343
ZAR 28,140≈ $2,030≈ £1,619≈ €1,801Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
Anti-Entropy, 2011
Drawing · Paper
276 x 367 cm (108 5/8 x 144 1/2 in.)
Phillips · Jun 28, 2019 · Lot 119
£375,000≈ $475,988≈ €418,267Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £320,000–500,000View at Phillips ↗
The Battle between Yes and No
Drypoint
plate size: 20 by 19,5cm; sheet size: 36 by 33cm; 55,5 by 46 by 1,5cm including frame
Strauss & Co · Jun 8, 2019 · Lot 206
ZAR 85,350≈ $5,671≈ £4,461≈ €5,030Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗

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William Kentridge signature

753 catalogued lots by William Kentridge record a signature line. The most common placement is in the margin (85% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

in the margin187
lower right20
lower left7
on the reverse5
lower centre1

Form

signed684
signed and dated55
initialled7
signed in pencil7

Signed 'KENTRIDGE' lower right — Drawing for Algiers, Phillips, Mar 7, 2026
Numbered '40/45' lower left; signed 'W Kentridge' lower right — Wait, Wait, Phillips, Oct 14, 2025
Signed lower right: WKentridge; editioned lower left — William Kentridge: Annandale Galleries, Sydney, Exhibition Poster, Leonard Joel, Apr 16, 2025

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About William Kentridge

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 produced during the 1990s, constructed by filming a drawing, making erasures and changes, and filming it again. He continues this process meticulously, giving each change to the drawing a quarter of a second's to two seconds' screen time. A single drawing will be altered and filmed this way until the end of a scene. These palimpsest-like drawings are later displayed along with the films as finished pieces of art.

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