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Shears by William Kentridge, indian ink on collaged paper with pastel and charcoal, offered Feb 2024Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗

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Shears

William Kentridge (South African, b. 1955)

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Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate ZAR 650,000 – ZAR 800,000 (≈ $34,281 – $42,192) (≈ £27,183 – £33,457) (≈ €31,812 – €39,154)

Offered at Strauss & Co and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Auction history of this work: offered 2 times ↓

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Medium
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As published: “indian ink on collaged paper with pastel and charcoal”
Support
Paper
Signed / inscribed
Signed in red conté · William Kentridge signature
Category
Mixed media
Dimensions
38 by 43cm excluding frame; 50,5 by 55,5 by 5,5cm including frame
Auction house
Strauss & Co
Sale
Curatorial Voices: African Landscapes, Past and Present (268)
Date
February 19, 2024
Location
South Africa
Lot
87
Estimate
ZAR 650,000 – ZAR 800,000 (≈ $34,281 – $42,192) (≈ £27,183 – £33,457) (≈ €31,812 – €39,154)
Source
Auction house straussart.co.za ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2022 and 2024 · sold 0 · bought in / unsold 2

  1. Shears, Strauss & Co 2022

    Nov 9, 2022 · Strauss & Co

    Johannesburg Auction Week, lot 315

    Bought in / unsold · est. ZAR 800,000 – ZAR 1,200,000

    As catalogued

    William Kentridge, “Shears”

    indian ink on collaged paper with pastel and charcoal

    38 by 43cm excluding frame; 50,5 by 55,5 by 5,5cm including frame

  2. Shears, Strauss & Co 2024

    Feb 19, 2024 · Strauss & Co this result

    Curatorial Voices: African Landscapes, Past and Present, lot 87

    Bought in / unsold · est. ZAR 650,000 – ZAR 800,000

    As catalogued

    William Kentridge, “Shears”

    indian ink on collaged paper with pastel and charcoal

    38 by 43cm excluding frame; 50,5 by 55,5 by 5,5cm including frame

Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 88%). Casts and prints are linked only when the cast or impression number also matches. Price changes compare each sold price with the previous one (in USD at each sale’s exchange rate when the currencies differ). Details are shown as each house published them.

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