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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, 9 Films for Projection, poster, archival print on cotton rag paper
    9 Films for Projection, poster
    Print (other) · Other support · ed. 156/200
    84 by 60cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 369
    ZAR 29,313≈ $1,612≈ £1,272≈ €1,534Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 25,000–35,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  2. William Kentridge, Goodman Gallery Exhibition, October 1999, poster, photolithograph on paper
    Goodman Gallery Exhibition, October 1999, poster
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 169/220
    sheet size: 67 by 95cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 370
    ZAR 35,175≈ $1,935≈ £1,526≈ €1,841Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 25,000–35,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  3. William Kentridge, Dutch Iris, etching and aquatint, with 3 plates and 14 colours
    Dutch Iris
    Etching
    image size: 107 by 59cm; 135 by 93,5 by 4,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 328
    ZAR 1,715,625≈ $95,080≈ £74,183≈ €89,554Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 600,000–850,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  4. William Kentridge, You Who Never Arrived, coffee lift etching and hand painting on Phumani paper mounted on raw cotton cloth
    You Who Never Arrived
    Etching · Paper · ed. PP
    173 by 186cm, unframed; clamshell box: 66,5 by 48 by 3,5cm
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 331
    ZAR 981,963≈ $54,420≈ £42,460≈ €51,258Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 850,000–950,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  5. William Kentridge, Hyacinths (Wait Once Again for Better People), 2020, six colour lithograph consisting of 42 panels collaged onto a cotton base with hand-painted elements
    Hyacinths (Wait Once Again for Better People), 2020
    Lithograph · Panel
    163 by 150cm excluding frame; 181 by 168 by 6,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 350
    ZAR 1,601,250≈ $88,741≈ £69,237≈ €83,584Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 1,400,000–1,800,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  6. William Kentridge, Sleeper (Red), colour etching, drypoint and aquatint on wove paper
    Sleeper (Red)
    Etching · Paper · ed. 40/50
    97 by 191cm excluding frame; 113 by 207,5 by 6,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 373
    ZAR 577,625≈ $32,012≈ £24,976≈ €30,152Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 600,000–800,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  7. William Kentridge, Rhino, 2007, two colour lithograph with collage and watercolour elements
    Rhino, 2007
    Lithograph
    45 by 50cm excluding frame; 58,5 by 63,5 by 3,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 75
    ZAR 117,250≈ $6,567≈ £5,098≈ €6,166Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  8. William Kentridge, Sleeper Red, from Sleeper Series, 1997, Monumental etching, aquatint and drypoint in colors, on Arches paper, the full sheet
    Sleeper Red, from Sleeper Series, 1997
    Etching · Paper · ed. 12/50
    S. 38 1/4 x 75 3/4 in. (97.2 x 192.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 8
    $22,860≈ £17,606≈ €21,126Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $25,000–35,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. William Kentridge, Eight Figures, 2010, poster paint, charcoal, coloured pencil and pastel on paper
    Eight Figures, 2010
    Pastel · Paper
    107.5 x 204 cm (42 3/8 x 80 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 148
    £196,850≈ $257,224≈ €235,165Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £100,000–150,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. William Kentridge, Medusa (Parkett 63), 2001, Anamorphic lithograph in colours, with Chine-collé consisting of six pages from from the 1906 French Larousse Encyclopedia to BFK Rives paper, the full sheet, with mirror-finish steel cylinder, accompanied by a custom-made black painted wooden table with glass table top
    Medusa (Parkett 63), 2001
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 56/60
    S. 76.2 x 75.7 cm (30 x 29 3/4 in.) steel cylinder 13 x 9 x 9 cm (5 1/8 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 356
    £2,540≈ $3,375≈ €3,025Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View 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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