Untitled (Rhino and Fish Scaler)
William Kentridge
About the SessionIn 1985 William Kentridge was commissioned to produce a suite of wildlife drawings for energy company Mobil’s new Cape Town headquarters, designed by architect Louis Karol. The suite of 15 drawings he delivered, now part of the Engen Collection, reveal Kentridge’s remarkable skill as a draughtsman. By turns illustrative, humorous, melancholic, surreal and possibly even prophetic in the case of his composition featuring an overturned rhino, they also demonstrate his deft handling of a subject matter often prone to cliché.
Lot Estimate Change Currency
ZAR 500 000 - 700 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 693 150
Location
Johannesburg
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
South African 1955-
Untitled (Rhino and Fish Scaler)
1985
signed and dated '85
pastel and charcoal on paper
94 by 64cm excluding frame; 140 by 108 by 3cm including frame
Provenance
The Engen Collection.
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