Lot 146 · Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art
Magic Flute, poster
William Kentridge · photolithograph on paper
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- Estimate
- R8,000–R12,000 hammer ≈ $531–$797
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Online · 14 March 2022
- Dimensions
- image size: 73 by 49,5cm; sheet size: 84 by 59,5cm, unframed
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13373222
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 11 Aug 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-13373222 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-13373222
William Kentridge, Magic Flute, poster. Strauss & Co, 14 Mar 2022, lot 146. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13373222.
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William Kentridge, Magic Flute, poster. Strauss & Co, 14 Mar 2022, lot 146. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13373222.
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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.