Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗Arc/Procession 6, 1989
Drawing (charcoal) · Paper
Strauss & Co · Sep 15, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
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Dying barbarians
William Kentridge (South African, b. 1955) · 2014
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Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate £10,000 – £15,000 (≈ $13,544 – $20,316) (≈ €11,496 – €17,243)
Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Drawing (charcoal) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “charcoal on found ledger pages”
- Signed / inscribed
- inscribed 'Romans routing the Barbarians' lower right
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 46.5 x 66 cm (18 1/4 x 25 7/8 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Modern & Contemporary Art (UK010126)
- Date
- April 16, 2026
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Lot
- 29
- Estimate
- £10,000 – £15,000 (≈ $13,544 – $20,316) (≈ €11,496 – €17,243)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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