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

925 lots offered      82.70% sold      ZAR 201 890 204
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
William Kentridge; Traité D'Arithmétique
12 Nov 2012
Sold for ZAR 200 520
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
William Kentridge; Drawing for Faustus in Africa!
12 Nov 2012
Sold for ZAR 534 720
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
William Kentridge; Untitled (Head)
8 Oct 2012
Sold for ZAR 891 200
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
William Kentridge; Head I (Self Portrait)
8 Oct 2012
Sold for ZAR 44 560
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
William Kentridge; Sleeper and Ubu
8 Oct 2012
Sold for ZAR 389 900
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
William Kentridge; Scribble Cat
8 Oct 2012
Sold for ZAR 634 980
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
William Kentridge; Music Box Tondo
8 Oct 2012
Sold for ZAR 189 380
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
William Kentridge; Summer Graffiti
8 Oct 2012
ZAR 140 000 - 180 000
 
William Kentridge; Kabeljou
8 Oct 2012
Sold for ZAR 167 100
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
William Kentridge; Dutch Iris
11 Jun 2012
Sold for ZAR 389 900
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
William Kentridge; Liberty at the Barricades
11 Jun 2012
Sold for ZAR 612 700
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
William Kentridge; Drawing from Stereoscope
11 Jun 2012
Sold for ZAR 534 720
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT