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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.


1,250 lots offered      79.28% sold      ZAR 83 368 536
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Walter Battiss; Skiathos, Greece
23 Apr 2014
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000
 
Walter Battiss; Red Nude
23 Apr 2014
Sold for ZAR 17 800
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Man from Space
23 Apr 2014
Sold for ZAR 17 565
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Our Mother Wishes We Were Boys
23 Apr 2014
Sold for ZAR 10 774
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Neo-Marabaraba
23 Apr 2014
ZAR 8 000 - 12 000
 
Walter Battiss; Three Nudes
23 Apr 2014
Sold for ZAR 8 197
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Innocuous & Useless Objects
23 Apr 2014
ZAR 8 000 - 12 000
 
Walter Battiss; Innocuous and Useless Objects
23 Apr 2014
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000
 
Walter Battiss; South African Lithographs, a Series of Twelve Lithographs from Original Plates of Scenes in Africa
23 Apr 2014
Sold for ZAR 14 638
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Skiathos
17 Mar 2014
Sold for ZAR 11 710
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Skiathos, Greece
17 Mar 2014
ZAR 12 000 - 16 000
 
Walter Battiss; Untitled
17 Mar 2014
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000