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Artists›William Kentridge

William Kentridge

1955

WA-00001331

Johannesburg, South Africa

Representation

None documented

Institutional Exhibitions

166

Works in Collection

317

Assets Indexed

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Publications Referenced

70%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ666092

MoMA

Field Verification (6 fields)

2 cross-verified · 4 single-source

Birth yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
LocationArtsy + Gallery· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy + Unknown· 85%
BiographyGallery Generic + Unknown· 72%
Primary mediumUnknown· 20%
DeceasedUnknown· 20%

Source Registry (7)

Marian-Goodmanhttps://www.mariangoodman.com/artists/
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sean-Kellyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/william-kentridge
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Phillips-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/william-kentridge
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/william-kentridge
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Sothebyshttps://www.sothebys.com/en/artists/william-kentridge
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Hauser-Wirthhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/william-kentridge
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/7919
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

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Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Art Institute of Chicago Victoria and Albert Museum Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (166)

Surveying His Escape

2021 · Print

Victoria and Albert Museum

WattsOS

NO, IT IS

2012 · Three-channel high-definition video (color, sound)

Museum of Modern Art

Nose 7 from Nose

2008 · Aquatint and engraving from a series of thirty prints

plate: 5 13/16 x 7 3/4" (14.8 x 19.7 cm); sheet: 13 3/4 x 15 3/4" (35 x 40 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Nose 12 from Nose

2008 · Aquatint, drypoint, and engraving from a series of thirty prints

plate: 5 13/16 x 7 13/16" (14.7 x 19.8 cm); sheet: 13 3/4 x 15 3/4" (35 x 40 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Nose 13 from Nose

2008 · Aquatint, drypoint, and engraving from a series of thirty prints

plate: 5 13/16 x 7 13/16" (14.8 x 19.8 cm); sheet: 13 3/4 x 15 3/4" (35 x 40 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Nose 11 from Nose

2008 · Aquatint, drypoint, and engraving from a series of thirty prints

plate: 5 13/16 x 7 13/16" (14.7 x 19.8 cm); sheet: 13 3/4 x 15 3/4" (35 x 40 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Magic Flute: Dove, state V

2007 · One from a series of ten carborundum prints and drypoints

plate: 7 3/4 x 9 3/4" (19.7 x 24.7 cm); sheet: 15 1/4 x 16 15/16" (38.8 x 43 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Magic Flute: Dove, state X

2007 · One from a series of ten carborundum prints and drypoints

plate: 7 11/16 x 9 3/4" (19.6 x 24.7 cm); sheet: 15 1/4 x 16 7/8" (38.8 x 42.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Magic Flute: Dove, state VI

2007 · One from a series of ten carborundum prints and drypoints

plate: 7 11/16 x 9 3/4" (19.6 x 24.7 cm); sheet: 15 3/16 x 16 13/16" (38.5 x 42.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Magic Flute: Dove, state VII

2007 · One from a series of ten carborundum prints and drypoints

plate: 7 11/16 x 9 3/4" (19.6 x 24.7 cm); sheet: 15 3/16 x 16 7/8" (38.5 x 42.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Magic Flute: Dove, state III

2007 · One from a series of ten carborundum prints and drypoints

plate: 7 11/16 x 9 3/4" (19.5 x 24.7 cm); sheet: 15 1/16 x 16 7/8" (38.2 x 42.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Magic Flute: Dove, state IX

2007 · One from a series of ten carborundum prints and drypoints

plate: 7 3/4 x 9 3/4" (19.7 x 24.7 cm); sheet: 15 3/16 x 16 7/8" (38.6 x 42.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Magic Flute: Dove, state VIII

2007 · One from a series of ten carborundum prints and drypoints

plate: 7 3/4 x 9 3/4" (19.7 x 24.7 cm); sheet: 15 3/16 x 16 13/16" (38.5 x 42.7 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Magic Flute: Dove, state IV

2007 · One from a series of ten carborundum prints and drypoints

plate: 7 11/16 x 9 3/4" (19.6 x 24.7 cm); sheet: 15 3/16 x 16 7/8" (38.5 x 42.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Untitled (Rhino II)

2007 · Lithograph with collage additions

sheet: 17 11/16 x 19 11/16" (45 x 50 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Still Life from Untitled

2007 · One from a portfolio of six photogravures with stereopticon

plate: 9 x 9" (22.9 x 22.9 cm); sheet: 13 1/2 x 22 1/2" (34.3 x 57.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Melancholia from Untitled

2007 · One from a portfolio of six photogravures with stereopticon

plate: 9 x 9" (22.9 x 22.9 cm); sheet: 13 1/2 x 22 1/2" (34.3 x 57.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

A Cat in the Meat Trade from Untitled

2007 · One from a portfolio of six photogravures with stereopticon

plate: 9 x 9" (22.9 x 22.9 cm); sheet: 13 1/2 x 22 1/2" (34.3 x 57.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Memento Mori from Untitled

2007 · One from a portfolio of six photogravures with stereopticon

plate: 9 x 9" (22.9 x 22.9 cm); sheet: 13 1/2 x 22 1/2" (34.3 x 57.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Étant Donnés from Untitled

2007 · One from a portfolio of six photogravures with stereopticon

plate: 9 x 9" (22.9 x 22.9 cm); sheet: 13 1/2 x 22 1/2" (34.3 x 57.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Larder from Untitled

2007 · One from a portfolio of six photogravures with stereopticon

plate: 9 x 9" (22.9 x 22.9 cm); sheet: 13 1/2 x 22 1/2" (34.3 x 57.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Untitled

2007 · Portfolio of six photogravures with stereopticon

plate: 9 x 9" (22.9 x 22.9 cm); sheet: 13 1/2 x 22 1/2" (34.3 x 57.2 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Nose 3, Nose 7, Nose 11, Nose 12, Nose 13 from Nose

2007 · Five aquatint, drypoint, and engravings from a series of thirty prints

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Museum of Modern Art

Nose 3 from Nose

2007 · One aquatint, drypoint, and engraving from a series of thirty prints

plate: 7 11/16 x 9 3/4" (19.6 x 24.8 cm); sheet: 13 9/16 x 15 11/16" (34.5 x 39.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (4)

166 published of 301 catalogued · 274 with image

MoMA
133 publishedof 268 catalogued241 img
Art Institute Chicago
17 published17 img
Tate
14 published14 img
Victoria & Albert
2 published2 img

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Images

Artsy

Wikimedia Commons (Instagram fallback)

Museum Folkwang, Essen, William Kentridge exh. 2025 5

Wikimedia Commons

Museum Folkwang, Essen, William Kentridge exh. 2025 4

Wikimedia Commons

Museum Folkwang, Essen, William Kentridge exh. 2025 3

Wikimedia Commons

Museum Folkwang, Essen, William Kentridge exh. 2025 1

Wikimedia Commons

William Kentridge, Experiências do Mundo Experiences of the World, CCB, Lisboa 08

Wikimedia Commons

Wikipedia

Relationships

Collections5

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Art Institute of Chicago Victoria and Albert Museum Tate Christie's

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Victoria and Albert Museum

In collection

Tate

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Auction house

Christie's

Background

Education

University of the Witwatersrand

Visual Arts

L'École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq

Visual Arts

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