Lot 21
  • 21

William Kentridge

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • William Kentridge
  • Drawing for The Magic Flute (Tamino's Rhinoceros)
  • signed
  • charcoal and colored pencil on paper
  • 17 1/2 by 23 1/2 in. 44.4 by 59.6 cm.
  • Executed in 2004.

Provenance

Byrd Hoffman Water Mill Foundation
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Literature

Arlène Bonnant, CAP Collection, Switzerland, 2005, p. 151, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in excellent condition overall. The edges of the sheet are deckled. There are scattered handling smudges and a light crease near the lower edge which appear to be inherent to the work and the artist's working method. The sheet is hinged intermittently along the edges. Framed under glass.
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