19th century, Modern, Post-War, Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts and Wine
Online-Only Auction, 29 June - 6 July 2020
Prints and Multiples
Lot Estimate
ZAR 30 000 - 50 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 56 280
About this Item
South African 1955-
Chaise Longue
2010
signed, numbered 5/50 and embossed with the David Krut Workshop chopmark in the margin
etching
plate size: 20 by 24,5cm; sheet size: 35 by 40cm, unframed
Notes
The work Chaise Longue (2010) depicts a classic nude in a palazzo in Rome where Kentridge once spent an artist’s residence. The presence of a nose references the production of Shostakovich’s The Nose, which Kentridge created for the Metropolitan Opera House in New York in 2010.
Literature
Sabine Schaschl (ed.), Jane Taylor and William Kentridge (2015) The Nose, exhibition catalogue from the exhibition at Museum Haus Konstruktiv, Zurich, 4 June to 6 September 2015, Cologne: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, another impression from the edition illustrated on page 223.
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