Lot 356
Medusa (Parkett 63)
Sold
£2,540
Est £2,000 - £3,000
Live Auction
EVENING & DAY EDITIONS
ARTIST
William Kentridge
Size
S. 76.2 x 75.7 cm (30 x 29 3/4 in.) steel cylinder 13 x 9 x 9 cm (5 1/8 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Description

Medium
Anamorphic lithograph in colours, with Chine-collé consisting of six pages from from the 1906 French Larousse Encyclopedia to BFK Rives paper, the full sheet, with mirror-finish steel cylinder, accompanied by a custom-made black painted wooden table with glass table top.
Signature
Signed and numbered 56/60 in pencil (there were also 20 artist's proofs in Roman numerals), published by Parkett Editions, New York and Zurich, to coincide with the publication of Parkett Vol. 63.
Literature
David Krut, William Kentridge Prints, 2006, p. 116