WILLIAM KENTRIDGE “SELF PORTRAIT” DRYPOINT, 2010-11
William Kentridge (b. 1955) is an internationally acclaimed South African artist renowned for his dynamic prints, drawings, large-scale installations, and animated films. Through his practice, he balances universal experiences with the complexity of South African political history and society.
Born in Johannesburg to two prominent lawyers active in anti-apartheid efforts, Kentridge’s proximity to the dissolution of apartheid gave him a unique social sensitivity. His upbringing would shape the socio-political lens that informed his work as an artist.
Kentridge is somewhat of a polymath. Having pursued formal education across politics, fine art, miming, and theater, it comes as no surprise that his work cannot be contained to the bounds of a single medium. Prints have held an important position in his oeuvre over the past 50 years, and he has made more than 500 prints since the 1970s, including lithographs, screenprints, linoleum cuts, monotypes, and etchings--his preferred medium.
This print is a self-portrait. Staring down at the viewer, Kentridge is portrayed shakily but sturdy in his stance. Short, tense lines compose his facial features, shading under his left eye and on his neck. The linework is choppy, quick, and intense, giving the portrait an eerie hurried feeling. The subject stares in earnest, the viewer unable to escape his gaze. What is he saying or urging us to do? What is being implied?
Requiring commitment and careful consideration, Kentridge's portraits offer layered meanings to dedicated viewers, permeating in their minds long after they've disengaged from active looking.
This print was created during at an important time in the artist's career, around when he had an impressive comprehensive travelling survey, originally organized by the SFMoMA and the Norton Museum of Art, and showing at the MoMA, and the Modern, among others.
William Kentridge's works are held in the collections of the Tate, the Pompidou, and the MoMA, among many other prestigious institutions. He was more recently the subject of a solo exhibition at the Royal Academy in London in 2022.
Questions about this piece? Contact us, call +1.416.704.1720, or visit our Toronto gallery.
“Self Portrait”
South Africa, 2010-2011
Drypoint on Hahnemühle Copperplate Warm White paper
Signed, numbered "6 of 12" and dated "10" by the artist in pencil, lower edge
Published by the Brodsky Center at PAFA, Philadelphia.
10.5”H 8.5”W (sheet)
16.5"H 14.5"W (framed)
Very good condition
Original: $4,000.00
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WILLIAM KENTRIDGE “SELF PORTRAIT” DRYPOINT, 2010-11
William Kentridge (b. 1955) is an internationally acclaimed South African artist renowned for his dynamic prints, drawings, large-scale installations, and animated films. Through his practice, he balances universal experiences with the complexity of South African political history and society.
Born in Johannesburg to two prominent lawyers active in anti-apartheid efforts, Kentridge’s proximity to the dissolution of apartheid gave him a unique social sensitivity. His upbringing would shape the socio-political lens that informed his work as an artist.
Kentridge is somewhat of a polymath. Having pursued formal education across politics, fine art, miming, and theater, it comes as no surprise that his work cannot be contained to the bounds of a single medium. Prints have held an important position in his oeuvre over the past 50 years, and he has made more than 500 prints since the 1970s, including lithographs, screenprints, linoleum cuts, monotypes, and etchings--his preferred medium.
This print is a self-portrait. Staring down at the viewer, Kentridge is portrayed shakily but sturdy in his stance. Short, tense lines compose his facial features, shading under his left eye and on his neck. The linework is choppy, quick, and intense, giving the portrait an eerie hurried feeling. The subject stares in earnest, the viewer unable to escape his gaze. What is he saying or urging us to do? What is being implied?
Requiring commitment and careful consideration, Kentridge's portraits offer layered meanings to dedicated viewers, permeating in their minds long after they've disengaged from active looking.
This print was created during at an important time in the artist's career, around when he had an impressive comprehensive travelling survey, originally organized by the SFMoMA and the Norton Museum of Art, and showing at the MoMA, and the Modern, among others.
William Kentridge's works are held in the collections of the Tate, the Pompidou, and the MoMA, among many other prestigious institutions. He was more recently the subject of a solo exhibition at the Royal Academy in London in 2022.
Questions about this piece? Contact us, call +1.416.704.1720, or visit our Toronto gallery.
“Self Portrait”
South Africa, 2010-2011
Drypoint on Hahnemühle Copperplate Warm White paper
Signed, numbered "6 of 12" and dated "10" by the artist in pencil, lower edge
Published by the Brodsky Center at PAFA, Philadelphia.
10.5”H 8.5”W (sheet)
16.5"H 14.5"W (framed)
Very good condition
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William Kentridge (b. 1955) is an internationally acclaimed South African artist renowned for his dynamic prints, drawings, large-scale installations, and animated films. Through his practice, he balances universal experiences with the complexity of South African political history and society.
Born in Johannesburg to two prominent lawyers active in anti-apartheid efforts, Kentridge’s proximity to the dissolution of apartheid gave him a unique social sensitivity. His upbringing would shape the socio-political lens that informed his work as an artist.
Kentridge is somewhat of a polymath. Having pursued formal education across politics, fine art, miming, and theater, it comes as no surprise that his work cannot be contained to the bounds of a single medium. Prints have held an important position in his oeuvre over the past 50 years, and he has made more than 500 prints since the 1970s, including lithographs, screenprints, linoleum cuts, monotypes, and etchings--his preferred medium.
This print is a self-portrait. Staring down at the viewer, Kentridge is portrayed shakily but sturdy in his stance. Short, tense lines compose his facial features, shading under his left eye and on his neck. The linework is choppy, quick, and intense, giving the portrait an eerie hurried feeling. The subject stares in earnest, the viewer unable to escape his gaze. What is he saying or urging us to do? What is being implied?
Requiring commitment and careful consideration, Kentridge's portraits offer layered meanings to dedicated viewers, permeating in their minds long after they've disengaged from active looking.
This print was created during at an important time in the artist's career, around when he had an impressive comprehensive travelling survey, originally organized by the SFMoMA and the Norton Museum of Art, and showing at the MoMA, and the Modern, among others.
William Kentridge's works are held in the collections of the Tate, the Pompidou, and the MoMA, among many other prestigious institutions. He was more recently the subject of a solo exhibition at the Royal Academy in London in 2022.
Questions about this piece? Contact us, call +1.416.704.1720, or visit our Toronto gallery.
“Self Portrait”
South Africa, 2010-2011
Drypoint on Hahnemühle Copperplate Warm White paper
Signed, numbered "6 of 12" and dated "10" by the artist in pencil, lower edge
Published by the Brodsky Center at PAFA, Philadelphia.
10.5”H 8.5”W (sheet)
16.5"H 14.5"W (framed)
Very good condition
