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William Kentridge
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Description
- William Kentridge
- Phenakistoscope
- 2 vinyl records with lithography(kinetic); 1V/ X AP
- overall 280 by 540 by 302 mm 11 by 21 1/4 by 11 7/8 in
Kinetic multiple, comprised of brass, wood, vinyl records, lithograph printed in colors on Arches paper and chine collé atlas pages, 2000, signed in maroon crayon, with the incised number AP IV/X on the gear, an artist's proof aside from the numbered edition of 40, co-published by the Artists Press Studio, Johannesburg and New Museum, New York
Condition
The multiple is in good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"Directly mounted on the wall, Phenakistascopehas a bronze apparatus that supports two gramaphone records which appear to be floating in space. The turn of a wooden hand crank activates gears that spin the records in opposite directions. When looking through twelve slits on the outer record, the beautiful imagery on the inner disk becomes animated, magically creating an illusion of fluid movement, in which the characters metamorphose from common everyday objects such as scissors into figures from Kentridge's own iconographic cast."
Excerpt from the New Museum of Contemporary Art, William Kentridge 2000 New Museum Limited Edition release.