Lot 29 · Modern and Contemporary Art from Africa
Why Should I Hesitate: Putting Drawings to Work, exhibition poster III
William Kentridge · digital print on paper
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- Estimate
- R8,000–R12,000 hammer ≈ $434–$652
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Modern and Contemporary Art from Africa, Online · 28 February 2023
- Dimensions
- image size: 59,5 by 79,5cm; sheet size: 65 by 84,5cm; 77 by 96 by 3cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13363896
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 10 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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William Kentridge, Why Should I Hesitate: Putting Drawings to Work, exhibition poster III. Strauss & Co, 28 Feb 2023, lot 29. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13363896.
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William Kentridge, Why Should I Hesitate: Putting Drawings to Work, exhibition poster III. Strauss & Co, 28 Feb 2023, lot 29. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13363896.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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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.