Act II, Scene 5, from Ubu Tells the Truth

1996-1997

Caversham Press

Publisher, founded 1985

William Kentridge

Artist, South African, born 1955

William Kentridge

Attributed to

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, drypoint and engraving on Fabriano paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Thomas G. Klarner

  • Dimensions

    image: 24.8 x 29.9 cm (9 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 35 x 50 cm (13 3/4 x 19 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.64.1.3

Associated Artworks

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Act II, Scene 1, from Ubu Tells the Truth

William Kentridge, Caversham Press

1996

UBU: ± 101

William Kentridge, Robert Hodgins, Deborah Bell, Caversham Press

1997

Act I, Scene 2, from Ubu Tells the Truth

William Kentridge, Caversham Press

1996

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Robert Brown Gallery, Arlington, October 5, 2000); purchased by Tom Klarner, Washington, DC, 2001; gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1997

  • Doepel, Rory. UBU: ± 101: William Kentridge, Robert Hodgins, Deborah Bell. Johannesburg, 1997: fig 14, page 16.

2006

  • Krut, David, and Susan Stewart. William Kentridge Prints. Johannesburg, South Africa: David Krut Publishing, 2006, p. 61.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: W Kentridge; lower left in graphite: 19/50; upper center in plate: ACT II; upper right in plate:scene 5

Markings

BS: CC

Watermarks

FABRIANO

Wikidata ID

Q76359965

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