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William Kentridge

William Kentridge was born in Johannesburg, where he continues to live and work today. He earned a B.A. in politics and African studies in 1976 from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. From 1976 to 1978 Kentridge studied fine art at the Johannesburg Art Foundation, where he later taught printmaking, and during 1981-82 he completed a course in mime and theatre at L'Ecole Jacques LeCoq in Paris.

William Kentridge moved between film, drawing and theatre throughout his career, with recent projects frequently integrating elements from all these media and more. William Kentridge is best known for his charcoal drawing stop-frame animations.

Since his participation in Dokumenta X in Kassel in 1997, solo shows of Kentridge's work have been shown in many museums and galleries around the world. He has won various awards and is one of South Africa's most well known artists.

Auction Results

William Kentridge Dutch Iris, etching and aquatint, 20 by 78cm Estimate R 800 000 - R1 200 000 SOLD: R 2 048 400 Strauss & Co Modern and Contemporary Art September 2022	William Kentridge The Highveld Style Masked Ball, charcoal and chalk pastel on paper laid down on board, 96 by 70cm Estimate R 2 800 000 - 3 400 000 SOLD: R 3 641 600 Strauss & Co Live Virtual Auction May 2022	William Kentridge Large Typewriters, 2003, charcoal and pastel on paper, 215 by 499 cm Estimate R7 200 000 - R11 000 000 SOLD: R13 872 530 Bonhams London March 2021
William Kentridge Dancer Twice (light and dark), a pair, 1996 Estimate R 1 900 000 - R 2 400 000 SOLD: R 2 579 500 Aspire Art Auctions September 2020	William Kentridge Untitled (Man with Megaphone Cluster), Etching, aquatint and pastel addition, signed and numbered 52/70 Estimate R50 000 - R70 000 SOLD: R65 000 Stephen Welz & Co April 2020