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Walter Battiss

South African 1906-1982 


In addition to being a prolific painter and printmaker, Walter Battiss was a passionate student of Southern African rock art, publishing no fewer than seven books on the subject in the 1940s and 50s. The elongated figures typical of his art were directly inspired by his large collection of rock art photographs and tracings. In the 1960s his work was characterised by a sgraffito technique (scratching images through layers of oil paint) and in the early 1970s Battiss invented an imaginary artistic construct, Fook Island, which he populated with material culture (a Fook alphabet, currency, postage stamps, passport, etc.). His numerous travels to the Middle East and to various Greek islands were constant sources of inspiration.


1 120 lots offered      79.64% sold      ZAR 79 331 698
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Walter Battiss; Island God
15 Apr 2024
Starting at ZAR 10 000
Walter Battiss; Cape Fiscal Shrike
15 Apr 2024
Starting at ZAR 8 000
Walter Battiss; Figures
15 Apr 2024
Starting at ZAR 4 000
Walter Battiss; Females
15 Apr 2024
Starting at ZAR 15 000
Walter Battiss; Friends
15 Apr 2024
Starting at ZAR 8 000
Walter Battiss; Hair Everywhere
15 Apr 2024
Starting at ZAR 4 000
Walter Battiss; Shepherd
15 Apr 2024
Starting at ZAR 10 000
Walter Battiss; Sculptured Heads, Sychelles
15 Apr 2024
Starting at ZAR 18 000
Walter Battiss; Invented Heads
15 Apr 2024
Starting at ZAR 10 000
Walter Battiss; Fook Island Stamps, two
15 Apr 2024
Starting at ZAR 4 000
Walter Battiss; Neo – Marabaraba
15 Apr 2024
Starting at ZAR 12 000
Walter Battiss; Fook Banknotes
15 Apr 2024
Starting at ZAR 3 000