William Kentridge
William Kentridge's complete set of nine photogravures employs the rich, velvety tones of intaglio printmaking, enhanced through meticulous drypoint and burnishing techniques that lend each work a distinctive interplay of light and shadow. Printed on the fine texture of Hahnemühle paper with full margins, the suite showcases Kentridge's signature visual language, weaving together themes of memory, history, and transformation. The combination of photogravure's tonal depth with the artist's hand-worked interventions creates an intimate tension between the mechanical and the personal.
- Medium
- The complete set of nine photogravures with drypoint and burnishing, on Hahnemühle paper, with full margins.
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
January 25, 2018
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Francisco Goya
Spanish · b. 1746
Goya's intaglio print series like Los Caprichos and The Disasters of War share Kentridge's use of deep tonal contrast, expressive mark making, and unflinching political and social commentary rendered through monochromatic printmaking techniques.
Käthe Kollwitz
German · b. 1867
Kollwitz produced emotionally charged figurative prints using drypoint and etching with rich velvety blacks and burnished tones, channeling themes of suffering, memory, and social injustice in a manner closely aligned with Kentridge's expressive printmaking language.
Leon Golub
American · b. 1922
Golub's commitment to figurative expressionism as a vehicle for brutal political commentary, combined with his raw and visceral handling of surfaces and monochromatic tonality, parallels Kentridge's engagement with history, power, and transformation in this print suite.
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