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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, Untitled (Rhino and Fish Scaler), 1985, pastel and charcoal on paper
    Untitled (Rhino and Fish Scaler), 1985
    Pastel · Paper
    94 by 64cm excluding frame; 140 by 108 by 3cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 7
    ZAR 693,150≈ $40,591≈ £30,795≈ €35,013Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 500,000–700,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  2. William Kentridge, Untitled (Grey Crowned Crane), 1985, pastel and gold ink on paper
    Untitled (Grey Crowned Crane), 1985
    Pastel · Paper
    94 by 64,5cm
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 8
    ZAR 901,095≈ $52,768≈ £40,033≈ €45,517Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 400,000–500,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  3. William Kentridge, Untitled (Lioness and Crate), 1985, charcoal, pastel and ink on paper
    Untitled (Lioness and Crate), 1985
    Pastel · Paper
    93 by 64,5cm excluding frame; 140 by 108 by 3cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 9
    ZAR 404,338≈ $23,678≈ £17,964≈ €20,424Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 400,000–500,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  4. William Kentridge, William Kentridge: Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, March 2003, poster, 2003, colour photolithograph on paper
    William Kentridge: Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, March 2003, poster, 2003
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 143/220
    sheet size: 66,5 by 72cm; 77,5 by 82,5 by 3,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 77
    ZAR 22,824≈ $1,309≈ £1,003≈ €1,139Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 18,000–24,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  5. William Kentridge, Nose on a Horse Projection, 2010, Photogravure, on wove paper, with full margins
    Nose on a Horse Projection, 2010
    Etching · Paper · ed. 20/30
    I. 6 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (16.8 x 19.1 cm) S. 12 3/4 x 13 3/4 in. (32.4 x 34.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 351
    $1,548≈ £1,157≈ €1,334Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. William Kentridge, What Will Come, The Goodman Gallery, poster, photolithograph on paper
    What Will Come, The Goodman Gallery, poster
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 23/250
    52 by 79,5cm excluding frame; 63,5 by 95 by 4cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 206
    ZAR 9,610≈ $555≈ £414≈ €476Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  7. William Kentridge, Illy Cappuccino Cups and Saucers, six, 2008, ceramic cups with silver mirrored glaze; ceramic saucers with transfer illustration
    Illy Cappuccino Cups and Saucers, six, 2008
    Sculpture
    each cup with saucer: height: 8,5cm; diameter: 14,5cm; box: height: 11cm; width: 64cm; depth: 24cm
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 319
    ZAR 22,824≈ $1,318≈ £983≈ €1,131Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  8. William Kentridge, Lexicon
    Lexicon
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 353
    ZAR 1,922≈ $111≈ £83≈ €95Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 600–800View at Strauss & Co ↗
  9. William Kentridge, William Kentridge: Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, March 2003, poster, colour photolithograh on paper
    William Kentridge: Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, March 2003, poster
    colour photolithograh on paper · Paper
    66 by 71cm excluding frame; 72 by 77 by 2,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 8
    ZAR 30,032≈ $1,734≈ £1,293≈ €1,488Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  10. William Kentridge, Wait, Wait, 2018, Lapis Lazuli pigment on found thesaurus pages
    Wait, Wait, 2018
    Lapis Lazuli pigment on found thesaurus pages · ed. 40/45
    44.2 x 53.3 cm (17 3/8 x 20 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 263
    £2,193≈ $2,908≈ €2,517Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,500–2,000View at Phillips ↗
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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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