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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.


1,270 lots offered      79.37% sold      ZAR 84 687 598
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Walter Battiss; Belfast Coal Mine - Transvaal
20 Apr 2015
Sold for ZAR 12 296
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; New Comet G.M.Coy
20 Apr 2015
Sold for ZAR 26 933
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Cyanide Works - Angelo and Driefontein G.M.Coys
20 Apr 2015
Sold for ZAR 25 762
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; The Cinderalla Deep G.M.Coy
20 Apr 2015
Sold for ZAR 18 151
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Luipaard's Vlei Estate G.M.Coy near Krugersdorp
20 Apr 2015
Sold for ZAR 18 736
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Neo-Marabaraba
20 Apr 2015
Sold for ZAR 12 296
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Innocuous & Useless Objects
20 Apr 2015
Sold for ZAR 7 026
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Red Line
20 Apr 2015
Sold for ZAR 37 472
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Pet Animal
20 Apr 2015
Sold for ZAR 17 565
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Spring Morning
20 Apr 2015
Sold for ZAR 38 643
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Figures on Blue
20 Apr 2015
Sold for ZAR 7 612
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Battiss; Nudes and Beasts
20 Apr 2015
Sold for ZAR 25 762
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT