AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT CORPUS OF EARLY KENTRIDGE PRINTS
William KENTRIDGE (born 1955)
Eight sheets from 1979-80 with 19 prints. An important selection of William Kentridge's seminal early Johannesburg prints, much more closely related to his later work in film than are his later prints.
Illustrated: Domestic Scenes, individual print of plate 3, the self-portrait of the artist on the sofa (1980). Mixed-method etching, printed by the artist on fine, soft, cream wove paper, justified (1/30), signed and dated ('80) in pencil by the artist (plate 11 x 17 cm; sheet 17.5 x 25 cm).
The corpus includes (i) a unique early proof sheet of Domestic Scenes printed with six plates of different scenes, (ii) two four-plate sheets of Domestic Scenes, believed to be unique, and (iii) three individual plates of Domestic Scenes (including the one here illustrated). The foregoing are all mixed-method etchings printed by the artist himself in 1980 on the same fine, soft, cream wove paper. In addition, the corpus includes (iv) an impression of Clotho, Lachesis + Atropos (1980), a three-plate sheet of mixed-method etchings printed in color by the artist on thick, soft, white wove paper, the artist's first important color print, and (v) a large, unique monotype from the Pit series (1979) printed by the artist on thick, rather stiff cream wove paper. This collection of eight sheets, unique in its superlative quality, has remained in the private collection of a close family friend of the artist and the artist's family since the early 1980's.
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William KENTRIDGE (born 1955)
Eight sheets from 1979-80 with 19 prints. An important selection of William Kentridge's seminal early Johannesburg prints, much more closely related to his later work in film than are his later prints.
Illustrated: Domestic Scenes, individual print of plate 3, the self-portrait of the artist on the sofa (1980). Mixed-method etching, printed by the artist on fine, soft, cream wove paper, justified (1/30), signed and dated ('80) in pencil by the artist (plate 11 x 17 cm; sheet 17.5 x 25 cm).
The corpus includes (i) a unique early proof sheet of Domestic Scenes printed with six plates of different scenes, (ii) two four-plate sheets of Domestic Scenes, believed to be unique, and (iii) three individual plates of Domestic Scenes (including the one here illustrated). The foregoing are all mixed-method etchings printed by the artist himself in 1980 on the same fine, soft, cream wove paper. In addition, the corpus includes (iv) an impression of Clotho, Lachesis + Atropos (1980), a three-plate sheet of mixed-method etchings printed in color by the artist on thick, soft, white wove paper, the artist's first important color print, and (v) a large, unique monotype from the Pit series (1979) printed by the artist on thick, rather stiff cream wove paper. This collection of eight sheets, unique in its superlative quality, has remained in the private collection of a close family friend of the artist and the artist's family since the early 1980's.
Additional Information on Request
Inquiries: mail@mobysnewt.com