Untitled (Grey Crowned Crane)
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 400 000 - 500 000
Selling Price
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ZAR 901 095
Auction Catalogue
About this Item
South African 1955-
Untitled (Grey Crowned Crane)
1985
signed and dated '85
pastel and gold ink on paper
94 by 64,5cm
Provenance
The Engen Collection.
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