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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. Lexicon (Parade) by William Kentridge, chine collé and etching on paper, sold Apr 2023
    Lexicon (Parade)
    Etching · Paper
    image size: 29,5 by 38,5cm; 62,5 by 71 by 7cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 74
    ZAR 46,900≈ $2,570≈ £2,068≈ €2,357Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  2. Lexicon (Emergency) by William Kentridge, chine collé and etching on paper, sold Apr 2023
    Lexicon (Emergency)
    Etching · Paper
    image size: 29 by 38,5cm; 62,5 by 71 by 7cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 75
    ZAR 46,900≈ $2,570≈ £2,068≈ €2,357Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  3. Hyacinths (Wait Once Again for Better People) by William Kentridge, 2020, six colour lithograph, consisting of 42 panels collaged onto a fabric base, with hand painted elements, sold Mar 2023
    Hyacinths (Wait Once Again for Better People), 2020
    Lithograph · Panel · ed. 11/30
    sheet size: 163 by 150,5cm; 179 by 165,5 by 6cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 48
    ZAR 1,601,250≈ $88,101≈ £71,464≈ €81,266Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 600,000–800,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  4. Levitation by William Kentridge, hardground etching, mezzotint and aquatint on paper, sold Mar 2023
    Levitation
    Etching · Paper · ed. 29/50
    plate size: 49 by 31cm; sheet size: 60 by 50cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 15
    ZAR 99,663≈ $5,440≈ £4,434≈ €5,049Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 60,000–80,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  5. 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 2023
    Village Deep, 2003
    Mixed media · Paper
    image size: 19 by 25,5cm; sheet size: 28,5 by 34cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 16
    ZAR 93,800≈ $5,120≈ £4,173≈ €4,752Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  6. William Kentridge: Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, March 2003, Poster by William Kentridge, colour photolithograph on paper, sold Mar 2023
    William Kentridge: Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, March 2003, Poster
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 153/220
    65,5 by 70,5cm excluding frame; 70 by 74,5 by 2,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 17
    ZAR 29,313≈ $1,600≈ £1,304≈ €1,485Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  7. Man with Megaphone by William Kentridge, 1999, etching and pencil crayon on paper, sold Mar 2023
    Man with Megaphone, 1999
    Etching · Paper · ed. 41/70
    image size: 24,5 by 37cm; sheet size: 34,5 by 49cm; 46 by 60,5 by 5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 18
    ZAR 64,488≈ $3,520≈ £2,869≈ €3,267Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 60,000–80,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  8. Untitled, William Kentridge Flute Series by William Kentridge, sugarlift aquatint, drypoint and engraving, sold Mar 2023
    Untitled, William Kentridge Flute Series
    Aquatint
    image size: 15cm by 15,5cm; sheet size: 35 by 26cm; 42,5 by 33,5 by 2,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 19
    ZAR 46,900≈ $2,560≈ £2,087≈ €2,376Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 25,000–35,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  9. Nose 5 - The Reputation of a Newspaper, from Suite of Thirty Etchings of Nose by William Kentridge, sugar-lift aquatint on paper, sold Mar 2023
    Nose 5 - The Reputation of a Newspaper, from Suite of Thirty Etchings of Nose
    Aquatint · Paper · ed. 21/50
    image size: 20 by 15cm; sheet size: 40 by 35cm; 45 by 40 by 3,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 20
    ZAR 41,038≈ $2,240≈ £1,826≈ €2,079Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 25,000–35,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  10. Iris by William Kentridge, etching on paper, sold Mar 2023
    Iris
    Etching · Paper · ed. 11/40
    image size: 20 by 15cm; sheet size: 30 by 24cm; 49 by 41 by 1,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 24
    ZAR 140,700≈ $7,679≈ £6,260≈ €7,128Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 35,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
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Lots by William Kentridge that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

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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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