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: one plate
William Kentridge (South African, b. 1955) · 2006
£1,677 price realized incl. premium
≈ $2,250≈ €1,941
Hammer £1,300 · with buyer’s premium £1,677
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- Medium
- Drypoint · Prints & multiples all drypoint results →As published: “Drypoint and aquatint, 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
- I. 39.5 x 39.7 cm (15 1/2 x 15 5/8 in.) S. 49 x 49.4 cm (19 1/4 x 19 1/2 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Modern & Contemporary Editions: Online Auction (UK030626)
- Date
- May 22, 2026
- Location
- London
- Lot
- 135
- Estimate
- £1,000 – £1,500 (≈ $1,342 – $2,013) (≈ €1,157 – €1,736)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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