Drawing for the film "Medicine Chest"
116.8 cms x 78.7 cms (46 ins x 31 ins)
Signed lower right, with annotations in the top right; titled ‘Drawing from the Medicine Chest’ and dated 2000 on a label affixed to the reverse; further titled "Drawing from ‘Medicine Chest’ (Landscape)" on another label affixed to the reverse
drawn in 2000
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "Spring Live Auction - Session 1" held on Thu, May 30, 2024.
Lot 46056
Lot 46056
Estimate: CAD $80,000 - $120,000
Realised: CAD $84,000
Realised: CAD $84,000
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection, Florida
Exhibitions:
"William Kentridge", Hirshhorn Museum, 28 February-13 May 2001; travelling to the New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, 3 June-16 September 2001; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 20 October 2001-20 January 2002; Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, 2 March-2 May 2002; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 21 July-6 October 2002; South African National Gallery, Johannesburg, 7 December 2002-23 March 2003
Literature:
Lilian Tone, "William Kentridge: Fortuna", London, 2013, page 102
William Kentridge, "William Kentridge", London, 1999, page 126
Private Collection, Florida
Exhibitions:
"William Kentridge", Hirshhorn Museum, 28 February-13 May 2001; travelling to the New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, 3 June-16 September 2001; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 20 October 2001-20 January 2002; Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, 2 March-2 May 2002; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 21 July-6 October 2002; South African National Gallery, Johannesburg, 7 December 2002-23 March 2003
Literature:
Lilian Tone, "William Kentridge: Fortuna", London, 2013, page 102
William Kentridge, "William Kentridge", London, 1999, page 126
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.