Walter Battiss
Fragments of Africa, portfolio
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ZAR 25 000 - 35 000 †
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ZAR 46 900
About this Item
South African 1906-1982
Fragments of Africa, portfolio
signed, numbered 32/75, inscribed with the title and illustrated on the front cover; a dedication 'To TWL MacDermot' on an illustrated dedication page; introduction preface signed by Herman J Hahndiek, initialed 'WB'; 22 folders with cut-out windows with prints in full colour, each titled on the mount in pencil
various print media on paper
prints: various sizes; outside folder: 46,5 by 31 by 1,5cm
Notes
Published by Red Fawn Press, Pretoria, 1951.
In an original wrapped cardboard folder.
Literature
Warren Siebrits (2016) Walter Battiss: I Invented Myself: The Jack M Ginsberg Collection, Johannesburg: The Ampersand Foundation, other impressions from this portfolio are illustrated in colour on pages 51 and 53, and the cover of the portfolio and a detailed description of its colophon are on pages 316 and 317.
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