Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery

Live Virtual Auction, 11 - 12 July 2021

Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art

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ZAR 136 560
Lot 271
  • William Kentridge; 2nd Hand Reading, drawings and book
  • William Kentridge; 2nd Hand Reading, drawings and book
  • William Kentridge; 2nd Hand Reading, drawings and book
  • William Kentridge; 2nd Hand Reading, drawings and book
  • William Kentridge; 2nd Hand Reading, drawings and book
  • William Kentridge; 2nd Hand Reading, drawings and book
  • William Kentridge; 2nd Hand Reading, drawings and book
  • William Kentridge; 2nd Hand Reading, drawings and book
  • William Kentridge; 2nd Hand Reading, drawings and book
  • William Kentridge; 2nd Hand Reading, drawings and book
  • William Kentridge; 2nd Hand Reading, drawings and book


Lot Estimate
ZAR 120 000 - 180 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 136 560

About this Item

South African 1955-
2nd Hand Reading, drawings and book

signed, numbered 9 and 23 and inscribed with 45a and 45b in the margin; book signed and numbered 49/50 in red conté on the colophon

ink on found book paper; linen bound hardcover book with dust jacket in linen clam-shell box
27,5 by 39cm excluding frame; 37 by 49,5 by 3cm including frame

Notes

The book is William Kentridge (2014) 2nd Hand Reading, a reproduction of The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary from 1936 with illustrations by the artist superimposed on the text, published by Fourthwall Books, Johannesburg.

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