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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.


1,371 lots offered      80.38% sold      ZAR 87 954 021
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Walter Battiss; An Eye in the Mouth
9 Apr 2017
Sold for ZAR 22 249
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Bird on Nose
9 Apr 2017
Sold for ZAR 11 125
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Alpha Batt 155 (Self Portrait)
9 Apr 2017
Sold for ZAR 11 710
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Sunday a cool evening
9 Apr 2017
Sold for ZAR 5 855
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Figures and Cactus
9 Apr 2017
Sold for ZAR 8 197
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Figures
9 Apr 2017
Sold for ZAR 22 249
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Nude Drawings
9 Apr 2017
Sold for ZAR 8 197
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; The Riet River
9 Apr 2017
Sold for ZAR 9 954
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Nude Study in Hand
6 Mar 2017
Sold for ZAR 34 104
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Marathon
6 Mar 2017
Sold for ZAR 25 010
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Warrior
6 Mar 2017
Sold for ZAR 22 736
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Seated Girl
6 Mar 2017
Sold for ZAR 20 463
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT