Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗Preparing for the Day, Little Morals Series, 1991
Aquatint · Paper · ed. 20/45
Strauss & Co · Sep 15, 2026ZAR 108,113 ≈ $6,644 ≈ £4,927 ≈ €5,757Sign up free to see price
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Bird Catching: four plates
William Kentridge (South African, b. 1955) · 2006
£7,620 price realized incl. premium
≈ $10,339≈ €9,051
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- Medium
- Drypoint · Prints & multiples all drypoint results →As published: “Four drypoint and aquatints, on Hahnemühle paper, with full margins”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 16/18
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and numbered 16/18 in pencil · William Kentridge signature
- Category
- Drypoints
- Dimensions
- all I. approx. 39.5 x 39.5 cm (15 1/2 x 15 1/2 in.) all S. approx. 49 x 49 cm (19 1/4 x 19 1/4 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Evening & Day Editions (UK030225)
- Date
- June 5, 2025
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Lot
- 142
- Estimate
- £10,000 – £15,000 (≈ $13,568 – $20,352) (≈ €11,878 – €17,817)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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