Lot 20 · Monochrome: Modern and Contemporary Art
Nose 5 - The Reputation of a Newspaper, from Suite of Thirty Etchings of Nose
William Kentridge · sugar-lift aquatint on paper
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- Estimate
- R25,000–R35,000 hammer ≈ $1,536–$2,151
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Monochrome: Modern and Contemporary Art, Online · 27 March 2023
- Dimensions
- image size: 20 by 15cm; sheet size: 40 by 35cm; 45 by 40 by 3,5cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13363256
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 10 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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William Kentridge, Nose 5 - The Reputation of a Newspaper, from Suite of Thirty Etchings of Nose. Strauss & Co, 27 Mar 2023, lot 20. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13363256.
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William Kentridge, Nose 5 - The Reputation of a Newspaper, from Suite of Thirty Etchings of Nose. Strauss & Co, 27 Mar 2023, lot 20. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13363256.
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From the same sale Monochrome: Modern and Contemporary Art · Mar 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vertex Conditions 6 (JMS069) | Jake Michael Singer | R50,000–R70,000 | |
| Skepping | Jaco Sieberhagen | R14,000–R18,000 | |
| Holding on to a dream | Jaco Sieberhagen | R16,000–R18,000 | |
| Head | Anton Smit | R15,000–R20,000 | |
| Spherical Forms No 9 | Kenneth Bakker | R30,000–R40,000 | |
| Saturday Morning at the Corner of Commissioner and Trichardt Streets,… | David Goldblatt | R50,000–R70,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Kentridge | Heating and Ventilation (After Manet), 2007-2008 (unframed) | $2,224 | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | |
| William Kentridge | Thick Time | Bonhams, Jun 2025 | ||
| William Kentridge | Medusa | Bonhams, Sep 2021 | ||
| William Kentridge | Spectrometer | Christie's, Jul 2025 | ||
| William Kentridge | Nose 20, from Nose, 2009 (framed) | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| William Kentridge | Yesterday's Good Idea | Bonhams, Apr 2022 | ||
| William Kentridge | Cat | Christie's, Sep 2018 | ||
| William Kentridge | Nose 3, from Nose | Christie's, Jul 2026 |
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.