Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗Wittgenstein's Rhinoceros, 2007
Lithograph · Paper
Strauss & Co · Sep 15, 2026ZAR 257,950 ≈ $15,851 ≈ £11,756 ≈ €13,737Sign up free to see price
Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗Thumbnail shown for reference only. Strauss & Co holds the rights to its photography — see the full images on the original lot page ↗
Auction result
Iris II
William Kentridge (South African, b. 1955) · 2005
ZAR 189,380 price realized incl. premium
≈ $27,049≈ £16,687≈ €19,125
Hammer ZAR 170,000 · with buyer’s premium ZAR 189,380
Sign up free to see all prices
You’ve used this month’s free price views. A free account shows the hammer price, buyer’s premium and price realized for every lot — no card, no fees.
Sign up free Sign inGet alerts when William Kentridge sells at auction
Free. New results and upcoming sales, at most one email a day. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy
- Medium
- Photograph · Photography all photograph results →As published: “archival pigment print on cotton rag paper”
- Support
- Other support
- Edition
- 39/50
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and numbered 39/50 in red crayon · William Kentridge signature
- Category
- Photographs
- Dimensions
- 156 by 110cm excluding frame
- Auction house
- Strauss & Co
- Sale
- Important South African Art (17)
- Date
- May 16, 2011
- Location
- South Africa
- Lot
- 295
- Estimate
- ZAR 150,000 – ZAR 200,000 (≈ $21,425 – $28,566) (≈ £13,217 – £17,622) (≈ €15,148 – €20,198)
- Source
- Auction house straussart.co.za ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
View this lot on Strauss & Co ↗
Own a work by William Kentridge? Get a free auction estimate →
Own this work? Add it to My Collection → Private to you, with alerts when comparable works sell.
Similar size by this artist
Works by William Kentridge with a longest side of about 156 cm (61 in) (±20 %).
Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗
Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗9 Films, Drawings for Projection, 2004
Photograph · Other support · ed. 40/50
Strauss & Co · Sep 15, 2026ZAR 462,100 ≈ $28,396 ≈ £21,061 ≈ €24,609Sign up free to see price
Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗Colour Chart II, 2012
Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 16/40
Strauss & Co · Aug 19, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗Colour Chart I, 2012
Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 16/40
Strauss & Co · Aug 19, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗You Who Never Arrived, 2021
Etching · Paper · ed. 8/20
Strauss & Co · Jul 21, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗Preparing the Flute
Drawing (charcoal) · Paper
Strauss & Co · May 26, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserveMore results for William Kentridge
Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗Leaf, Waiting for the Sybil, 2019
Aquatint · Paper
Strauss & Co · Sep 21, 2026ZAR 30,032 ≈ $1,847 ≈ £1,379 ≈ €1,607Sign up free to see price
Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗Camera Horus, 2006
Drypoint · Paper
Strauss & Co · Sep 21, 2026ZAR 35,132 ≈ $2,161 ≈ £1,613 ≈ €1,880Sign up free to see price
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
Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗Something Has Been Postponed, 2019
Aquatint · Paper · ed. 7/40
Strauss & Co · Sep 15, 2026ZAR 152,425 ≈ $9,367 ≈ £6,947 ≈ €8,117Sign up free to see pricePhoto © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗9 Films, Drawings for Projection, 2004
Photograph · Other support · ed. 40/50
Strauss & Co · Sep 15, 2026ZAR 462,100 ≈ $28,396 ≈ £21,061 ≈ €24,609Sign up free to see price
Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗Arc/Procession 6, 1989
Drawing (charcoal) · Paper
Strauss & Co · Sep 15, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserveAlso in this sale
Important South African Art · Strauss & Co · May 16, 2011
Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗Primavera
Oil · Canvas
Strauss & Co · May 16, 2011ZAR 2,116,600 ≈ $302,314 ≈ £186,498 ≈ €213,755Sign up free to see price
Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗Two Bulls
Sculpture · ed. 2/5
Strauss & Co · May 16, 2011ZAR 1,448,200 ≈ $206,846 ≈ £127,604 ≈ €146,254Sign up free to see price
Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗A Still Life with Eggs
Oil · Canvas
Strauss & Co · May 16, 2011ZAR 1,114,000 ≈ $159,113 ≈ £98,157 ≈ €112,503Sign up free to see price
Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗An Extensive Landscape at Sunset
Oil · Board
Strauss & Co · May 16, 2011ZAR 1,002,600 ≈ $143,201 ≈ £88,341 ≈ €101,252Sign up free to see price
Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗Charging Afrikander (Afrikaner Bull) (LS 6718), 1967
Other
Strauss & Co · May 16, 2011ZAR 946,900 ≈ $135,246 ≈ £83,434 ≈ €95,627Sign up free to see price
Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗Mapogga Women
Oil · Board
Strauss & Co · May 16, 2011ZAR 891,200 ≈ $127,290 ≈ £78,526 ≈ €90,002Sign up free to see priceSimilar works
Photograph results by other artists in a similar price range.
Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Velours Frappé et l'Echelle from Château de Versailles, 1985
Photograph · Board
Phillips · Sep 21, 2026$10,320 ≈ £7,704 ≈ €8,982Sign up free to see price
Photo © Art+Object — view this lot on Art+Object ↗Portrait of a Female Huia
Photograph · ed. edition of 5
Art+Object · Aug 3, 2026NZ$19,496 ≈ $11,453 ≈ £8,502 ≈ €9,929Sign up free to see price
Photo © Art+Object — view this lot on Art+Object ↗Ake Ake Huia
Photograph · ed. 3/3
Art+Object · Aug 3, 2026NZ$75,547 ≈ $44,379 ≈ £32,947 ≈ €38,474Sign up free to see price
Photo © Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) — view this lot on Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗Cinerama Dome, Hollywood, 1993
Photograph
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jul 30, 2026$53,760 ≈ £40,152 ≈ €46,846Sign up free to see price
Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Sea of Buddha 004, 005, 006 (triptych), 1995
Photograph
Rago Auctions · Jul 29, 2026$23,040 ≈ £17,338 ≈ €20,246Sign up free to see price
Photo © Ketterer Kunst — view this lot on Ketterer Kunst ↗Cast of Thousands in the Gold Mine of Serra Pelada, Brazil, 1986
Photograph
Ketterer Kunst · Jul 15, 2026€8,844 ≈ $10,087 ≈ £7,526Sign up free to see priceArtists related to William Kentridge
All William Kentridge results · More from Strauss & Co · Art value guides