Lot 25 · Modern and Contemporary African Art
The caged panther from 'Confessions of Zeno'
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- Estimate
- £70,000–£100,000 hammer ≈ $90,465–$129,236
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Modern and Contemporary African Art, London, New Bond Street · 8 October 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-669693
- Record
- first seen 21 Jul 2026 · updated 21 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Joseph Kentridge, The caged panther from 'Confessions of Zeno'. Bonhams, 8 Oct 2020, lot 25. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-669693.
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William Joseph Kentridge, The caged panther from 'Confessions of Zeno'. Bonhams, 8 Oct 2020, lot 25. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-669693.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Joseph Kentridge | 'Drawing from Stereoscope - Man at switchboard 1999' | $110,150 | Bonhams, Mar 2014 | |
| William Joseph Kentridge | Homecoming | Bonhams, Mar 2021 | ||
| William Joseph Kentridge | 'Head (Green)' | Bonhams, Mar 2013 | ||
| William Joseph Kentridge | 'Responsible Hedonism' | Bonhams, Mar 2013 | ||
| William Joseph Kentridge | Reservoir | Bonhams, Oct 2016 | ||
| Irma Stern | A Small Canal, Venice | Strauss & Co, Nov 2025 | ||
| William Joseph Kentridge | Orange head 103 x 79cm (40 9/16 x 31 1/8in) plate size. | Bonhams, Mar 2021 | ||
| Irma Stern | Old Friends | Bonhams, Mar 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.