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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. Anti-Entropy by William Kentridge, 2011, charcoal, coloured pencil and poster paint on 3 sheets of brown pattern-makers paper, in artist's frame, sold Jun 2019Anti-EntropyPhillips · £375,000≈ $475,988≈ €418,267Sign up to see
  2. Drawing for Stereoscope: Soho at Desk on Telephone by William Kentridge, charcoal and pastel on paper, sold Nov 2014Drawing for Stereoscope: Soho at Desk on TelephoneStrauss & Co · ZAR 4,092,480≈ $365,172≈ £229,639≈ €292,465Sign up to see
  3. Dancing Couple by William Kentridge, charcoal, pastel and gold ink on paper, sold Jun 2017Dancing CoupleStrauss & Co · ZAR 4,092,480≈ $321,219≈ £248,795≈ €285,553Sign up to see

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  1. Studio Portrait by William Kentridge, colour digital screenprint, sold Nov 2013
    Studio Portrait
    Screenprint
    image size: 93 by 64,5cm
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 159
    ZAR 85,260≈ $8,231≈ £5,150≈ €6,145Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 50,000–70,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  2. 9 Films by William Kentridge, digital print on archival paper, sold Nov 2013
    9 Films
    Print (other) · Paper · ed. 30/200
    images size: 69 by 48cm
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 160
    ZAR 13,642≈ $1,317≈ £824≈ €983Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  3. Art in a State of Siege by William Kentridge, colour screenprint, sold Nov 2013
    Art in a State of Siege
    Screenprint
    sheet size: 155 by 96cm
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 247
    ZAR 363,776≈ $35,119≈ £21,975≈ €26,220Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 300,000–500,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  4. Music Box Tondo by William Kentridge, 2006, colour archival pigment print in colours, on Hahnemühle paper, sold Nov 2013
    Music Box Tondo, 2006
    Photograph · Paper · ed. 17/60
    sheet size: 110 by 110cm
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 279
    ZAR 193,256≈ $18,657≈ £11,674≈ €13,929Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 140,000–180,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  5. Phenakistoscope by William Kentridge, 2000, Kinetic multiple, comprised of lithograph in colors, on Chine collé of maps from Bacon's Popular Atlas to Vélin d'Arches, sold Oct 2013
    Phenakistoscope, 2000
    Multiple · Paper · ed. 15/40
    21 1/2 x 11 x 11 7/8 in (54.6 x 27.9 x 30.2 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 287
    $6,250≈ £3,869≈ €4,534Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–8,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Copper Notes, States 10 and 11, a pair by William Kentridge, 2005, etchings, sold May 2013
    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 ↗
  7. Verbs of Will by William Kentridge, charcoal and pencil crayon on book pages, sold May 2013
    Verbs of Will
    Drawing
    17,5 by 27cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 179
    ZAR 81,850≈ $8,652≈ £5,692≈ €6,731Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 80,000–100,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  8. Rhino by William Kentridge, charcoal and pastel, sold May 2013
    Rhino
    Pastel
    70 by 100cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 298
    ZAR 1,250,480≈ $132,176≈ £86,958≈ €102,836Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 1,200,000–1,600,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  9. Female Nude by William Kentridge, charcoal and chine collé, sold May 2013
    Female Nude
    Drawing
    148 by 99cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 302
    ZAR 1,591,520≈ $168,224≈ £110,673≈ €130,883Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 1,000,000–1,500,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  10. Reeds by William Kentridge, 1996, etching, aquatint and drypoint on hand-painted paper with further hand work in red and white pastel, sold May 2013
    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 ↗
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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

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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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