Lot 331 · Evening Sale
You Who Never Arrived
William Kentridge · coffee lift etching and hand painting on Phumani paper mounted on raw cotton cloth
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- Estimate
- R850,000–R950,000 hammer ≈ $47,104–$52,646
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Evening Sale, Johannesburg · 12 November 2024
- Dimensions
- 173 by 186cm, unframed; clamshell box: 66,5 by 48 by 3,5cm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13348186
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 8 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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William Kentridge, You Who Never Arrived. Strauss & Co, 12 Nov 2024, lot 331. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13348186.
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William Kentridge, You Who Never Arrived. Strauss & Co, 12 Nov 2024, lot 331. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13348186.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Kentridge | Refuge in the Library, 1985 (within original artist's frame) | $55,600 | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | |
| William Kentridge | Remembering the Treason Trial | Christie's, Feb 2026 | ||
| William Kentridge | Stadium | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| William Kentridge | Dutch Iris | Christie's, Sep 2022 | ||
| William Kentridge | Untitled | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| William Kentridge | Procession on Anatomy of Vertebrates | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| William Kentridge | Hyacinths (Wait Once Again for Better People) | Christie's, Feb 2026 | ||
| William Kentridge | Learning the Flute | Sotheby's, Feb 2025 |
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.