Sleeper and Ubu

Multiple artists/makers

1997

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: Sleeper and Ubu
Artist: William Kentridge (South African, born Johannesburg, 1955)
Printer: Jack Shirreff (British, born Colombo, 1943–2017)
Printer: Andrew Smith
Publisher: David Krut Fine Art, Inc.
Date: 1997
Medium: Soft-ground etching, aquatint, drypoint and hand-coloring
Edition: 4/50
Dimensions: 38 3/8 × 75 7/8 in. (97.5 × 192.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Purchase, Reba and Dave Williams Gift, 2001
Object Number: 2001.605
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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