Artists

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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.


Collaborations & Affiliations

968 lots offered      81.82% sold      ZAR 211 784 884
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
William Kentridge; Universal Archive (Six Birds)
25 Jun 2024
Sold for ZAR 222 775
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
William Kentridge; Universal Archive (Big Tree)
25 Jun 2024
Sold for ZAR 369 680
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
William Kentridge; Reeds
25 Jun 2024
Sold for ZAR 981 963
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
William Kentridge; Moose's Skeleton
25 Jun 2024
Sold for ZAR 32 830
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
William Kentridge; Act III Scene II
10 Jun 2024
Sold for ZAR 44 555
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
William Kentridge; Preparing the Flute Poster
10 Jun 2024
Sold for ZAR 11 139
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
William Kentridge; The Benediction of Shade, Poster
10 Jun 2024
ZAR 8 000 - 12 000
 
William Kentridge; WWI (Zeno Writing)
28 May 2024
ZAR 3 000 000 - 4 000 000
 
William Kentridge; Preparing the Flute
28 May 2024
ZAR 3 500 000 - 4 000 000
 
William Kentridge; Table with Sparrow (Left Hand)
28 May 2024
Sold for ZAR 257 950
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
William Kentridge; Table with Sparrow (Right Hand)
28 May 2024
ZAR 250 000 - 350 000
 
William Kentridge; Sketches for Construction for Return
28 May 2024
Sold for ZAR 577 625
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT