Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Promenade II, 2002
Sculpture · ed. 7/7
Phillips · Oct 17, 2026£103,200 ≈ $137,617 ≈ €122,294Sign up free to see price
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William Kentridge (South African, b. 1955) · 1999
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- Medium
- Multiple · Prints & multiples all multiple results →As published: “Drypoint, printed from a vinyl gramophone record, on Fabriano Rosapina Avorio paper, with full margins”
- Support
- Paper
- Edition
- 20/30
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and numbered 20/30 in pencil · William Kentridge signature
- Category
- Drypoints
- Dimensions
- I. 25 cm (9 7/8 in.) diameter S. 34.8 x 36.4 cm (13 3/4 x 14 3/8 in.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Evening & Day Editions (UK030118)
- Date
- January 25, 2018
- Location
- London
- Lot
- 238
- Estimate
- £1,000 – £1,500 (≈ $1,426 – $2,138) (≈ €1,149 – €1,723)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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