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Dutch Iris I

William Kentridge

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Artwork details

Artist: William Kentridge
Title: Dutch Iris I
Description: Johannesburg: David Krut Fine Art, 1993
BAT stands for Bon à Tirer, which translates as “Good to pull”, this is the first print pulled that the rest of the print run is judged against. Printed by Jack Sherreff at 107 Workshop, Wiltshire, England. The ancient Greek physician Hippocrates was the first to bestow the name Iris on the flowers, in honour of the Greek goddess of the rainbow. A break from his political motifs, Kentridge’s flower drawings serve as a personal counter-weight against his sociopoltical burdens.
BAT aside from the edition of 30. Etching with aquatint printed in colours on watermarked Arches wove paper. Signed lower right by the artist. Plate size: 108.3 x 59.2 cm. Sheet size: 121 x 79.7 cm. Unframed. Excellent condition.
Date: 1993
Medium: Etching and Aquatint
Edition: 30
Signature: Signed
Sheet: 121 x 79.7 cm
Status: Available
Price: £30,000.00

The Artist

William Kentridge

William Kentridge is a South African artist best known for his prints, drawings, and animated films. These are constructed by filming a drawing, making erasures and changes, and filming it again. In his drawings and animations, William Kentridge articulates the concerns of post-Apartheid South Africa with unparalleled nuance and lyricism. In the inventive process by which he created his best-known works, Kentridge draws and erases with charcoal, recording his compositions at each state. He then displays a video projection of the looped images alongside their highly worked and re-worked source drawings.