William Kentridge and Gerhard Marx - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale London Thursday, October 13, 2022 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Marian Goodman Gallery, Paris
    Private Collection (acquired from the above)
    Sotheby's, London, 16 May 2017, lot 99
    Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

  • Exhibited

    Paris, Marian Goodman Gallery, William Kentridge: Breathe, Dissolve, Return, 11 September - 16 October 2010

  • Literature

    Lilian Tone, William Kentridge: Fortuna, New York, 2013, p. 13

Property from an Important Private American Collection

144

World On Its Hind Legs

Corten steel and rust finish steel, on painted wooden base
steel sculpture 73.7 x 68.6 x 55.9 cm (29 x 27 x 22 in.)
including base 161.9 x 68.6 x 55.9 cm (63 3/4 x 27 x 22 in.)

Executed in 2010, this work is unique.

Estimate
£80,000 - 120,000 ‡♠

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

London Auction 13 October 2022