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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)

£375,000≈ $475,988≈ €418,267Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumAnti-EntropyPhillips848lots offered2009–2026years recorded79%sold (669)$5kSign up free to seemedian price

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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. Magic Flute: Dove (State X) by William Kentridge, 2007, drypoint etching, sold May 2011
    Magic Flute: Dove (State X), 2007
    Drypoint
    19,5 by 24,5cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 178
    ZAR 53,472≈ $7,637≈ £4,712≈ €5,400Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 25,000–40,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  2. Iris II by William Kentridge, 2005, archival pigment print on cotton rag paper, sold May 2011
    Iris II, 2005
    Photograph · Other support · ed. 39/50
    156 by 110cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 295
    ZAR 189,380≈ $27,049≈ £16,687≈ €19,125Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 150,000–200,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  3. Sleeper with Ubu by William Kentridge, 1997, etching, aquatint and drypoint from two copper plates, and power-tool engraved polycarbon sheet for the Ubu white lines,, sold May 2011
    Sleeper with Ubu, 1997
    Etching · Paper · ed. 14/50
    96,5 by 192,5cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 301
    ZAR 167,100≈ $23,867≈ £14,724≈ €16,875Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 150,000–200,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  4. 9 Films by William Kentridge, 2005, archival pigment print on cotton rag paper, sold May 2011
    9 Films, 2005
    Photograph · Other support · ed. 22/50
    156 by 110,5cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 310
    ZAR 245,080≈ $35,005≈ £21,595≈ €24,751Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 150,000–180,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  5. Sitting Man by William Kentridge, lithograph, sold Mar 2011
    Sitting Man
    Lithograph · ed. 18/20
    sheet size: 46 by 40cm
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 185
    ZAR 24,508≈ $3,572≈ £2,192≈ €2,546Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  6. Delve and Stroke by William Kentridge, mixed media on paper, sold Mar 2011
    Delve and Stroke
    Mixed media · Paper
    50 by 65cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 320
    ZAR 222,800≈ $32,471≈ £19,929≈ €23,147Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 180,000–240,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  7. Bird Catcher by William Kentridge, archival pigment print, sold Mar 2011
    Bird Catcher
    Photograph · ed. 50/60
    sheet size: 149 by 106cm
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 322
    ZAR 100,260≈ $14,612≈ £8,968≈ €10,416Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 80,000–120,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  8. Village Deep, 2003 by William Kentridge, chine collé silhouette image on de-acidified book page from 'Mines of the Transvaal' (RR Mabson, 5th edition, published , sold Mar 2011
    Village Deep, 2003
    Mixed media · Paper
    19 by 26cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 323
    ZAR 20,052≈ $2,922≈ £1,794≈ €2,083Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  9. Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, October 1999, Exhibition Poster by William Kentridge, photolithograph in colour, sold Nov 2010
    Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, October 1999, Exhibition Poster
    Lithograph · ed. 194/220
    64,5 by 93cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 142
    ZAR 9,954≈ $1,422≈ £885≈ €1,021Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  10. 9 Drawings for Projection, Old Fort, Constitution Hill, Johannesburg, 22nd to 24th March 2004, Poster by William Kentridge, photolithograph in colour, sold Nov 2010
    9 Drawings for Projection, Old Fort, Constitution Hill, Johannesburg, 22nd to 24th March 2004, Poster
    Lithograph · ed. 148/200
    84 by 54cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 143
    ZAR 7,026≈ $1,004≈ £625≈ €721Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View 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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