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Act I, Scene 2, from UBU Tells the Truth

A work made of etching with soft ground, aquatint, drypoint and engraving on fabriano rosapina bianco paper.

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  • A work made of etching with soft ground, aquatint, drypoint and engraving on fabriano rosapina bianco paper.

Date:

1996–97

Artist:

William Kentridge
South African, born 1955

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

William Kentridge

Title

Act I, Scene 2, from UBU Tells the Truth

Place

South Africa (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1996–1997

Medium

Etching with soft ground, aquatint, drypoint and engraving on Fabriano Rosapina Bianco paper

Dimensions

Image: 25 × 29.9 cm (9 7/8 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 42.5 × 61.5 cm (16 3/4 × 24 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

John H. Wrenn Memorial Endowment

Reference Number

1998.388.1

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