Lot 5 · Dumile to Lilanga:
General
William Kentridge · drypoint etching with hand colouring on Arches wove paper
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- Estimate
- R450,000–R550,000 hammer ≈ $25,798–$31,531
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Dumile to Lilanga:, Online · 5 November 2025
- Dimensions
- 120 by 79,5cm excluding frame; 156 by 113,5 by 3,5cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13337849
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 6 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-13337849 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13337849
William Kentridge, General. Strauss & Co, 5 Nov 2025, lot 5. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13337849.
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William Kentridge, General. Strauss & Co, 5 Nov 2025, lot 5. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13337849.
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From the same sale Dumile to Lilanga: · Nov 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Group of Figures | Zwelidumile Geelboi Mgxaji Mhlaba "dumile Feni" | R20,000–R30,000 | |
| Man and Fish | Sydney Kumalo | R12,000–R18,000 | |
| Street Urchins | Julian Motau | R15,000–R20,000 | |
| Birthday Party | George Lilanga | R10,000–R15,000 | |
| Don't You Cry | Penny Siopis | R8,000–R12,000 | |
| He Goat | Eunice Wadu | R4,000–R6,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Kentridge | Jupiter-Jumelle | $30,480 | Sotheby's, Mar 2023 | |
| William Kentridge | Sleeper Red | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| William Kentridge | Stereoscope | Phillips, Nov 2019 | ||
| William Kentridge | White Iris | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | ||
| William Kentridge | What will come | Phillips, Apr 2025 | ||
| William Kentridge | Shadow Quartet | Phillips, Sep 2023 | ||
| William Kentridge | Rumours and Impossibilities; Entirely Not So; two | Strauss & Co, Nov 2019 | ||
| William Kentridge | Universal Archive (Big Tree) | Strauss & Co, Mar 2019 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.