Strauss & co - 19 November 2015, Johannesburg

85 EDUCATION ENDOWMENT AUCTION 119 WILLIAM JOSEPH KENTRIDGE SOUTH AFRICAN 1955– Almost Don’t Worry signed, numbered EV 19/40 in pencil and embossed with the Artist Proof Studio chop mark in the margin linocut with hand colouring sheet size: 119,5 by 108 cm; image size: 100 by 99 cm R180 000 – 240 000 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.