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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.


1,257 lots offered      79.40% sold      ZAR 83 511 581
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Walter Battiss; A Gathering
11 Nov 2013
Sold for ZAR 102 312
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Atlantic Coast of America II
11 Nov 2013
Sold for ZAR 909 440
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Watermelon Eater
11 Nov 2013
Sold for ZAR 909 440
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Fishermen at the Lake, recto; African Figures, verso
11 Nov 2013
ZAR 250 000 - 400 000
 
Walter Battiss; Somerset East
21 Oct 2013
Sold for ZAR 52 293
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Landscape
21 Oct 2013
Sold for ZAR 7 612
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Orgy
21 Oct 2013
Sold for ZAR 43 199
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Nyasaland Lake Scene
21 Oct 2013
Sold for ZAR 682 080
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Karoo Night
21 Oct 2013
Sold for ZAR 227 360
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Piccadilly
20 May 2013
Sold for ZAR 47 746
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Untitled
20 May 2013
Sold for ZAR 20 463
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Moving Birds
20 May 2013
Sold for ZAR 18 189
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT