William Kentridge

Ubu Tells the Truth, 1996-97

Found at Bonhams, London (Online Auction)
A Focus on William Kentridge, Lot 6
15. Sep - 27. Sep 2023

Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 11.520 GBP

Description

William Kentridge (born 1955)
Ubu Tells the Truth, 1996-97
each signed and numbered VII/X in pencil, from the edition of ten printed without the second plate in white, aside from the standard edition of 45 printed from both plates
the complete set of eight etchings with aquatint and drypoint
35 x 48.3cm (13 3/4 x 19in).
(framed (8))
printed and published by The Caversham Press, Balgowan, KwaZulu-Natal, with their blindstamp

Auction result well in line with expectations

In September this year Bonhams in London held the auction A Focus on William Kentridge, which included the work Ubu Tells the Truth, 1996-97 by William Kentridge. The price achieved of GBP 11,520.00 (€ 11,520.00) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 10,000.00 – 15,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by William Kentridge achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work Procession in March 2013 with an auction result of USD 1,538,500.00 (€ 1,200,452.56).

Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen

Im September diesen Jahres führte Bonhams in London die Auktion A Focus on William Kentridge durch, in der auch die Arbeit Ubu Tells the Truth, 1996-97 von William Kentridge zur Versteigerung kam. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 11.520,00 (€ 11.520,00) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 10.000,00 – 15.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von William Kentridge erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit Procession im März 2013 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 1.538.500,00 (€ 1.200.452,56).