Walter Battiss
Nesos 54 1969
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ZAR 400 000 - 600 000
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ZAR 341 040
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About this Item
South African 1906-1982
Nesos 54 1969
49 signed, 54 numbered and 53 inscribed with the title; the colophone reads: "Nesos is the Greek word for Island. The contents of this book include images from 16 Greek islands that I know. All the serigraphs have been made by me and no printer has touched the pages. There are 25 numbered copies this one is number 22 for Hans van Schaik. Walter Battiss, Athens, 1968"
colour silkscreen
book: 35 by 51cm
Literature
Warren Siebrits (2016) Walter Battiss: "I invented myself". The Jack Ginsberg Collection. Johannesburg: Ampersand Publication. Illustrated on pages 87 - 93 and 317.
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