Strauss & co - 21 October 2013, Cape Town

768 William Joseph KENTRIDGE SOUTH AFRICAN 1955- Mayakovsky Head (Blue) signed and numbered A 6/8 in pencil in the margin and embossed with the Caversham Press chop mark etching and aquatint in colour on Fabriano paper image size: 22,5 by 29cm R100 000 – 150 000 769 William Joseph KENTRIDGE SOUTH AFRICAN 1955- Mayakovsky Head (Green) signed and numbered B 4/5 in pencil in the margin and embossed with the Caversham Press chop mark etching and aquatint in colour on Fabriano paper image size: 22,5 by 29cm R100 000 – 150 000 770 William Joseph KENTRIDGE SOUTH AFRICAN 1955- Mayakovsky Head (Orange) signed and numbered C 5/5 in pencil in the margin and embossed with the Caversham Press chop mark etching and aquatint in colour on Fabriano paper image size: 22,5 by 29cm R100 000 – 150 000 768 769 770 Vladimir Mayakovsky is an ongoing source of inspiration for William Kentridge who has admitted to rereading the Russian poet and playwright’s The Tragedy prior to embarking on new pieces. Heads that appear to be asleep or dreaming evoke ruminations on the political and social transformations of their time. 310