William Kentridge
Torschluss-Panik
Lot Estimate
ZAR 40 000 - 60 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 45 520
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
South African 1955-
Torschluss-Panik
2012
signed, numbered 12/16 in pencil and embossed with the Artist Proof Studio chopmark in the margin: printed with the title in the image
screenprint on found paper
42 by 56cm excluding frame; 59 by 71,5 by 3,5cm including frame
Notes
In the Middle Ages when European cities had enclosing walls to protect the inhabitants, the gates would be shut at night. 'Torschluss-Panik' literally means 'gate-shut panic', or the fear that one might not return to the city in time and be shut out, having to face the dangers of the night - wild animals, marauding bandits or possibly inclement weather. Metaphorically it refers nowadays to the fear that time is running out … so much to do, so little time!
The proceeds from the sale of this lot will benefit Artist Proof Studio.
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