Strauss & co - 20 May 2013, Johannesburg

80 179 William Joseph KENTRIDGE south african 1955– Verbs of Will signed, inscribed with the title and numbered 17 charcoal and pencil crayon on book pages 17,5 by 27 cm R80 000–100 000 180 Roger BALLEN south african 1950– Two Figures 2000 lambda print 111,5 by 111,5 cm R50 000–70 000 exhibited The Art Gallery of Western Australia, Australia. Brutal, Tender, Human, Animal , 24 November 2007 to 4 May 2008, where another 40 by 40 cm gelatin silver print from the edition was exhibited. The image is illustrated on the back cover of the exhibition catalogue. literature Ballen, Roger. Outland . Phaidon Press, London, 2001, where another example from the edition is illustrated. Introduced by Peter Weiermair, Director of the Rupertinum Museum in Salzburg, this book accompanied a major international touring exhibition of twenty years of Ballen’s photographs, 2001. notes This is a unique print, produced to promote the artist’s show, Snaps , at the Goodman Gallery in 2005. This image was printed from the original edition of 35 gelatin silver prints, each 40 by 40 cm. It is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the artist, 31 May 2001. 179 180