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William Kentridge — Drawing for Other Faces
William Kentridge

Drawing for Other Faces

2011

A monumental face emerges from densely worked charcoal marks, bearing the characteristic traces of erasure and reworking that define Kentridge's practice, where pentimento becomes meaning. Vivid strokes of coloured pencil punctuate the shadowy composition, suggesting both portraiture and allegory. The drawing reflects Kentridge's enduring engagement with identity, memory, and the layered histories embedded in the human face.

Medium
charcoal and coloured pencil on paper

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

March 9, 2018

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William Kentridge, Drawing for Other Faces, 2011

A monumental face emerges from densely worked charcoal marks, bearing the characteristic traces of erasure and reworking that define Kentridge's practice, where pentimento becomes meaning. Vivid strokes of coloured pencil punctuate the shadowy composition, suggesting both portraiture and allegory. The drawing reflects Kentridge's enduring engagement with identity, memory, and the layered histories embedded in the human face.

Medium
charcoal and coloured pencil on paper
Year
2011
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th-Century Art, Coloured Pencil, Male Artist, Portrait Subject, Expressionism, Charcoal on Paper, South African Artist, Contemporary Artist, Figurative Drawing, Dark Tones, Contemporary Master, Introspective Mood, Charcoal Medium, Late 20th Century, Works on Paper, Political Art, Monochromatic Palette

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