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- Estimate
- £5,000–£7,000 hammer ≈ $6,784–$9,498
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Evening & Day Editions, London · 5 June 2025
- Record ID
- TB-2026-152935
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Kentridge, Bird Catching: two plates. Phillips, 5 Jun 2025, lot 144. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-152935.
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William Kentridge, Bird Catching: two plates. Phillips, 5 Jun 2025, lot 144. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-152935.
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From the same sale Evening & Day Editions · Jun 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miroir de la tauromachie (Mirror of the Bullfight) (S. 29-30, T. 37) | Francis. Bacon | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Untitled (S. 195) | Donald Judd | £8,000–£10,000 | |
| Four Paper Heads | William Kentridge | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Bird Catching: four plates | William Kentridge | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Animal Spirit (Large) | Grayson Perry | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Happiness (Large) | Harland Miller | £10,000–£15,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Kentridge | Tondo (Variation on Small Atlas Procession) | $8,288 | Bonhams, Mar 2021 | |
| William Kentridge | A Sonnet That I Never Wrote, 2013 | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| William Kentridge | The Birdcatcher | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | ||
| William Kentridge | Untitled [Woman and Mirror] | Phillips, Mar 2022 | ||
| William Kentridge | Music Box Tondo | Bonhams, Apr 2026 | ||
| William Kentridge | Untitled (Rhino II), 2007 (unframed) | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| William Kentridge | Dutch Iris I | Bonhams, Dec 2023 | ||
| William Kentridge | Stereoscopic Suite | Rago, Feb 2021 |
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