Lot 305 · Evening Sale
Iris II (In Clamp)
William Kentridge · digital print with pigment inks on cotton rag paper
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- Estimate
- R500,000–R600,000 hammer ≈ $29,011–$34,813
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Evening Sale, Johannesburg · 18 November 2025
- Dimensions
- image size: 157 by 110,5cm; 179,5 by 132,5 by 4,5cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13337595
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 6 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-13337595 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13337595
William Kentridge, Iris II (In Clamp). Strauss & Co, 18 Nov 2025, lot 305. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13337595.
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William Kentridge, Iris II (In Clamp). Strauss & Co, 18 Nov 2025, lot 305. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13337595.
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|---|---|---|---|
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Kentridge | Ubu Tells the Truth, 1996-97 | $29,462 | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | |
| William Kentridge | Dutch Iris II | Bonhams, Dec 2024 | ||
| William Kentridge | Two Heads | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| William Kentridge | Sleeper Red, from Sleeper Series | Phillips, Oct 2024 | ||
| William Kentridge | Telegrams from the Nose | Phillips, Feb 2025 | ||
| William Kentridge | william kentridge | typewriter i-ix; globe; tree; flower; an | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| William Kentridge | Dutch Iris | Christie's, Sep 2022 | ||
| William Kentridge | Ubu Sleeper | Strauss & Co, Nov 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.