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William Kentridge

South African 1955- 


After studying Political Science at Wits in the late 1970s William Kentridge studied the art of mime in Paris in the early 1980s. He now continually combines these interests in his art. His phenomenal drawing skills were sharpened while studying at the Johannesburg Art Foundation and, in the numerous stop-frame video animations of the 1990s and the large-scale installations of the early twenty-first century, he dramatically renders the effects of colonialism on the oppressed. Regularly mounting major exhibitions and dramatic productions, locally and internationally, he is the recipient of numerous local and international awards and is the true embodiment of Contemporary African Art.

Image courtesy Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg.


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953 lots offered      82.06% sold      ZAR 204 610 279
 

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William Kentridge; Waiting Out The Recession
12 May 2025
Current bid ZAR 35 000
William Kentridge; Domestic Scenes 43: Two Women on Bench with Umbrellas
12 May 2025
Starting at ZAR 30 000
William Kentridge; Magic Flute, poster
12 May 2025
Current bid ZAR 8 000
William Kentridge; Figure, from the Magic Flute portfolio
22 Apr 2025
Sold for ZAR 29 313
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
William Kentridge; Goodman Gallery Exhibition, October 1999, Poster
22 Apr 2025
Starting at ZAR 25 000
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William Kentridge; Thinking Aloud, Small Thoughts, the Moon
22 Apr 2025
Sold for ZAR 70 350
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
William Kentridge; Bicycle Kick, poster
22 Apr 2025
Sold for ZAR 25 795
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
William Kentridge; Magic Flute, Poster
22 Apr 2025
Sold for ZAR 11 725
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
William Kentridge; Head I, Four Paper Heads Series
1 Apr 2025
Starting at ZAR 120 000
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William Kentridge; The Battle Between Yes and No
1 Apr 2025
ZAR 600 000 - 900 000
 
William Kentridge; Art in a State of Siege (100 Years of Easy Living)
1 Apr 2025
ZAR 400 000 - 600 000
 
William Kentridge; Sleeper I
1 Apr 2025
ZAR 600 000 - 900 000