Artist
William KentridgeSouth African, born 1955
CultureSouth African
Titles
- I Ask this Chair, I Ask this Table, Why?
Date2023
MediumIndian ink and colored pencil on Phumani handmade paper
DimensionsSheet: 77 1/2 × 65 5/8 in. (196.9 × 166.7 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2024.68
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Exhibition HistoryI Ask this Chair, I Ask this Table, Why? was exhibited by Goodman Gallery at Art Basel, Miami Beach, December 6–10, 2023.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Titled in Indian ink, lower center: I ASK THIS CHAIR, I ASK THIS TABLE, WHY? [all caps]
Verso: [inaccessible]
Verso: [inaccessible]
Recto: Signed in red colored pencil, lower right corner: KENTRIDGE [capital print]
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