Strauss & co - 19 November 2015, Johannesburg

EDUCATION ENDOWMENT AUCTION 44 89 WILLIAM JOSEPH KENTRIDGE SOUTH AFRICAN 1955– Eight Figures signed and numbered 17/40 in pencil in the margin linocut with hand colouring sheet size: 104 by 200,5 cm; image size: 84 by 184,5 cm R320 000 – 400 000 William Kentridge , born in 1955, is a South African artist widely known for his prints, drawings, animations and operas. He was educated at King Edward VII School in Houghton, Johannesburg. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politics and African Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand and then a Diploma in Fine Arts from the Johannesburg Art Foundation. In the early 1980’s, he studied mime and theatre at the L’École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris. Between 1975 and 1991, he was acting and directing in Johannesburg’s Junction Avenue Theatre Company. Kentridge established his artistic identity in the mid 1980’s with a series of prints and drawings. His work has since explored and combined a range of non- traditional media. He has been the recipient of numerous prizes including the Kyoto Prize (2010). His work has been exhibited widely throughout the world and recently, in 2015 has exhibited in South Africa, Mexico, New York, Rome, Switzerland, Amsterdam, and Beijing, China.