Act II, Scene 5, from Ubu Tells the Truth
1996-1997
Publisher, founded 1985
Artist, South African, born 1955
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching, aquatint, drypoint and engraving on Fabriano paper
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Credit Line
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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
2005.64.1.3
Associated Artworks
See all 23 artworks
South Africa - 197? - Interrogator, from Ubu centenaire: Histoire d'un farceur criminel
Robert Hodgins, Caversham Press
1996
Left Luggage, from Ubu in Africa
Deborah Bell, Caversham Press
1997
The Grand Tour, from Ubu in Africa
Deborah Bell, Caversham Press
1997
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