Strauss & co - 1 December 2018, Cape Town

44 Zeitz MOCAA Benefit Art Auction 20 William Kentridge SOUTH AFRICAN 1955- Sister Fan 2016 signed AP 3 of 3 from an edition of 9 bronze and oil paint 33 by 51 by 31cm ZAR1 000 000 - 1 500 000 £55 000 - 82 000 $70 000 - 107 000 € 62 500 - 93 750 PROVENANCE Donated by the artist. Courtesy of Goodman Gallery. William Kentridge’s sculptural works form part of the set design for his dynamic performances, influenced by his career in theatre productions. Although they look like they are made of wood, cardboard and fabric, his series Three Sisters (2016) are cast in bronze, only to be repainted. This artistic style is known as trompe l’œil , tricking the eye into perceiving these busts as rudimentary mechanical inventions. One can see the form of a human torso, with each individual ‘head’ transformed into a propeller fan, cone dial or cubic box. Rather than serving a utilitarian function, these potential automatons interrogate the foundations of technological invention as the basis for humankind’s progression, suggesting the key role of artistic imagination and creative thought. William Kentridge (b. 1955, South Africa) has exhibited around the world since the 1990s, including Documenta in Germany (1997, 2003, 2012); the Museum of Modern Art, New York (1998, 2010); the Albertina Museum,Vienna (2010); and the Musée du Louvre, Paris (2010), amongst others. Image courtesy of the artist and the Goodman Gallery