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Walter Oltmann

South African 1960- 


Rustenburg-born Walter Oltmann graduated with a MA (Fine Arts) from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in 1985. His main area of creative focus is sculpture and, more particularly, fabricating woven wire forms which sometimes reference local craft traditions. He has completed numerous commissions including chandeliers and lamp shades for the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg in 2003 and the world map interpretation at the Wits Origins Centre in 2005/6. Oltmann has received numerous awards including the Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Visual Arts (2001) and the Sasol Wax Art Award (2007), and his work is widely represented in public and private collections in South Africa and abroad. He has participated in many group shows, including Advance/… Notice at the Goodman Gallery in 2012. His solo exhibitions include Penumbra at the Goodman Gallery in 2013 and In the Weave at the Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg, in 2014, which celebrated three decades of his work and described him as “one of South Africa’s finest and most intriguing artists”. Oltmann was a senior lecturer in the department of Fine Arts at the University of the Witwatersrand before retiring and becoming a full-time artist.

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62 lots offered      64.52% sold      ZAR 1 837 892
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Walter Oltmann; Bristle Suit III
16 Sep 2024
Sold for ZAR 41 038
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Oltmann; Caterpillar Suit II
15 Apr 2024
Sold for ZAR 8 794
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Oltmann; Caterpillar Suit I
15 Apr 2024
Sold for ZAR 8 208
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Oltmann; Bristle Suite IV
20 Mar 2024
Sold for ZAR 49 245
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Oltmann; Sleeping Child
15 Jan 2024
Sold for ZAR 3 518
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Oltmann; Beetle
27 Nov 2023
Sold for ZAR 8 208
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Oltmann; Wall Flower
8 Nov 2023
Starting at ZAR 120 000
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Walter Oltmann; Cricket
11 Sep 2023
Sold for ZAR 2 932
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Oltmann; Caterpillar
5 Jul 2023
Sold for ZAR 82 075
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Oltmann; Pincushion
16 May 2023
Sold for ZAR 234 500
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Oltmann; Aurum Disguise
16 May 2023
ZAR 200 000 - 300 000
 
Walter Oltmann; Caterpillar Suit I
11 Apr 2023
ZAR 8 000 - 12 000
 

Results in green indicate post sales.