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16 WITS ARTS MUSEUM ENDOWMENT AUCTION 7 William Kentridge (b.1955) Colour chart 2 Panel I Linocut on paper 143,6 x 88,5 cm 4/40 2012 Donated by the artist and Artist Proof Studio R90 000 – 120 000 The Colour Chart prints were created by Kentridge (b.1955) through a collaborative practice with printers at Artist Proof Studio. The works represent a stylistic departure for Kentridge: abstract ink washes are translated into lithography through a meticulous process of relief carving into vinyl floor tiles. There is a glamorous mystery in the juxtaposition of the titles-cards for specific hues in each panel and their corresponding splashy black abstraction. Since his participation in Documenta X in Kassel in 1997, William Kentridge has become one of the most recognised and celebrated artists in South Africa. His early career in theatre is well-known and the influence of performance and theatre-arts is evident in many of his charcoal drawings and animations. Kentridge has a substantial international reputation and his work has been widely collected and shown in museums and galleries all over the world. In 1999 he was awarded the Carnegie Medal at the Carnegie International; in 2003 he won the Goslar Kaisserring award; in 2008 he was given the Oskar Kokoschka Award; and in 2010 the Kyoto Prize.  PPS