Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Asian Arts, Jewellery and Wine

Online-Only Auction, 6 - 14 April 2020

Prints, Multiples and Works on Paper

Sold for

ZAR 7 035
Lot 359
  • Walter Battiss; Cattle Metamorphosed into Plants
  • Walter Battiss; Cattle Metamorphosed into Plants
  • Walter Battiss; Cattle Metamorphosed into Plants
  • Walter Battiss; Cattle Metamorphosed into Plants
  • Walter Battiss; Cattle Metamorphosed into Plants


Lot Estimate
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 7 035

About this Item

South African 1906-1982
Cattle Metamorphosed into Plants

signed in the margin and inscribed with the title in pencil on a label attached to the backing sheet

linocut
sheet size: 20 by 22,5cm, unframed

Literature

Warren Siebrits (2016) Walter Battiss: I invented myself, The Jack Ginsberg Collection. Johannesburg: The Ampersand Foundation, page 50, another example from the edition is illustrated in colour on page 51.

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