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Walter Battiss Drawings: Auction Prices

South African · 1906–1982

ArtSell has recorded 96 auction results for Walter Battiss drawings between 2009 and 2026, of which 83 sold (86% sell-through). Prices realised range from $139 to $15,846, with a median of $1,042 across 83 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). The highest recorded price is $15,846 for “Hadhramaut, Portfolio of 41 Ink Drawings” at Strauss & Co in 2019.

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  1. Walter Battiss, Figures in a Landscape, ink on paper
    Figures in a Landscape
    Drawing · Paper
    28,5 by 42,5cm excluding frame; 52 by 63,5 by 2,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 836
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  2. Walter Battiss, Abstract Composition, ink on paper
    Abstract Composition
    Drawing · Paper
    sheet size: 81 by 66cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 29
    ZAR 5,046≈ $311≈ £230≈ €269Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 200–300View at Strauss & Co ↗
  3. Walter Battiss, Group of Nude Figures, ink on paper
    Group of Nude Figures
    Drawing · Paper
    16,5 by 20,5cm excluding frame; 50,5 by 54,5 by 2,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 190
    ZAR 7,809≈ $483≈ £356≈ €416Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 6,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  4. Walter Battiss, Ndebele Village, 1941, ink wash on paper
    Ndebele Village, 1941
    Drawing · Paper
    26 by 37,5cm excluding frame; 47 by 57 by 4,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 334
    ZAR 3,514≈ $215≈ £160≈ €188Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–4,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  5. Walter Battiss, Seen on Fook Island, 1973, ink and pen on paper
    Seen on Fook Island, 1973
    Drawing · Paper
    sheet size: 20 by 29,5cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 70
    ZAR 15,617≈ $950≈ £698≈ €807Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 6,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  6. Walter Battiss, Figure and Elephant (recto) Mirror Writing (verso), 1978, pencil on paper
    Figure and Elephant (recto) Mirror Writing (verso), 1978
    Drawing · Paper
    sheet size: 23,5 by 27cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 69
    ZAR 5,856≈ $356≈ £262≈ €303Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  7. Walter Battiss, Limpopo Bank near Koperfontein, 1952, ink on paper
    Limpopo Bank near Koperfontein, 1952
    Drawing · Paper
    33,5 by 44cm excluding frame; 60 by 68,5 by 2,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 42
    ZAR 78,082≈ $4,747≈ £3,490≈ €4,035Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 18,000–24,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  8. Walter Battiss, Lions, 1976, ink on paper
    Lions, 1976
    Drawing · Paper
    35 by 25cm excluding frame; 58 by 48 by 4cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 292
    ZAR 26,428≈ $1,616≈ £1,196≈ €1,374Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 18,000–24,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  9. Walter Battiss, Orgy Series, 1973, ink on paper
    Orgy Series, 1973
    Drawing · Paper
    27 by 38,5cm excluding frame; 50 by 62 by 2,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 304
    ZAR 15,016≈ $900≈ £674≈ €779Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  10. Walter Battiss, Self Portrait, 1976, ink and pencil on paper
    Self Portrait, 1976
    Drawing · Paper
    12,5 by 10,5cm excluding frame; 26 by 22,5 by 3cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 4
    ZAR 11,711≈ $734≈ £537≈ €617Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  11. Walter Battiss, San Art, ink on paper
    San Art
    Drawing · Paper
    33 by 52cm excluding frame; 58,5 by 78 by 2cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 156
    ZAR 17,566≈ $1,100≈ £805≈ €925Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–18,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  12. Walter Battiss, Marquard, 1980, pencil on paper
    Marquard, 1980
    Drawing · Paper
    25 by 34cm excluding frame; 44,5 by 51,5 by 2cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 154
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 6,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  13. Walter Battiss, A Season in Hell, Arthur Rimbaud, 1950, found book and pencil
    A Season in Hell, Arthur Rimbaud, 1950
    Drawing
    closed book: 22 by 14 by 1cm
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 352
    ZAR 2,403≈ $139≈ £103≈ €119Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–3,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  14. Walter Battiss, Nauplion, 1981, white ink on black paper
    Nauplion, 1981
    Drawing · Paper
    34 by 49cm excluding frame; 77,5 by 88 by 2,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 33
    ZAR 18,019≈ $1,042≈ £776≈ €889Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  15. Walter Battiss, Zook, ink on paper
    Zook
    Drawing · Paper
    32 by 26cm excluding frame; 46,5 by 39 by 2cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 395
    ZAR 35,175≈ $1,978≈ £1,444≈ €1,688Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  16. Walter Battiss, People Admiring a Sculpture, pen and ink on card
    People Admiring a Sculpture
    Drawing · Board
    45 by 64cm excluding frame; 63 by 76 by 3,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 392
    ZAR 35,175≈ $1,978≈ £1,444≈ €1,688Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  17. Walter Battiss, Female Nudes, ink on paper
    Female Nudes
    Drawing · Paper
    16,5 by 20cm excluding frame; 37 by 38,5 by 1cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 364
    ZAR 19,933≈ $1,121≈ £818≈ €957Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  18. Walter Battiss, Female Nudes, ink on paper
    Female Nudes
    Drawing · Paper
    16,5 by 20,5cm excluding frame; 37 by 39 by 2cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 363
    ZAR 19,933≈ $1,121≈ £818≈ €957Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  19. Walter Battiss, Natal, pencil on paper
    Natal
    Drawing · Paper
    18,5 by 28cm excluding frame; 33,5 by 41 by 3cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 347
    ZAR 5,863≈ $330≈ £241≈ €281Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  20. Walter Battiss, S.W. Mauritius, ink on paper
    S.W. Mauritius
    Drawing · Paper
    35,5 by 44cm excluding frame; 54 by 61,5 by 1,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 346
    ZAR 25,795≈ $1,451≈ £1,059≈ €1,238Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–18,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  21. Walter Battiss, Coastal Trees, ink on paper
    Coastal Trees
    Drawing · Paper
    31,5 by 38,5cm excluding frame; 57 by 61,5 by 4cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 345
    ZAR 5,863≈ $330≈ £241≈ €281Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  22. Walter Battiss, Figures with Brick Wall, pen and ink on paper
    Figures with Brick Wall
    Drawing · Paper
    30,5 by 37,5cm excluding frame; 56 by 61 by 3cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 344
    ZAR 9,380≈ $528≈ £385≈ €450Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  23. Walter Battiss, Somerset East, pencil on paper
    Somerset East
    Drawing · Paper
    34 by 49,5cm excluding frame; 60,5 by 74,5 by 2cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 334
    ZAR 3,518≈ $198≈ £144≈ €169Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–3,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  24. Walter Battiss, From the Kapabi ""KOYPOYNHE"" in Kalymnos Port, pen and ink on paper
    From the Kapabi ""KOYPOYNHE"" in Kalymnos Port
    Drawing · Paper
    32,5 by 44cm excluding frame; 51 by 61 by 1cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 309
    ZAR 9,380≈ $528≈ £385≈ €450Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  25. Walter Battiss, Two Nudes, pencil on paper
    Two Nudes
    Drawing · Paper
    34 by 41,5cm excluding frame; 53,5 by 61,5 by 2,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 195
    ZAR 11,725≈ $658≈ £485≈ €569Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  26. Walter Battiss, Limpopo Drawings; Limpopo First Edition, ten, ink on paper and book
    Limpopo Drawings; Limpopo First Edition, ten
    Drawing · Paper
    each sheet size: 34,5 by 43,5cm, unframed; book: 31 by 24,5 by 2,5cm
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 40
    ZAR 64,488≈ $3,600≈ £2,657≈ €3,170Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 50,000–70,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  27. Walter Battiss, Sunion (sic) Attica Temple of Poseidon, ink on paper laid down on board
    Sunion (sic) Attica Temple of Poseidon
    Drawing · Paper
    32,5 by 41cm excluding frame; 63 by 71 by 3,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 421
    ZAR 9,380≈ $512≈ £389≈ €461Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 6,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  28. Walter Battiss, Grand Canal, Venezia, pen and ink on paper laid down on board
    Grand Canal, Venezia
    Drawing · Paper
    22,5 by 32cm excluding frame; 38 by 47,5 by 5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 81
    ZAR 29,313≈ $1,574≈ £1,178≈ €1,372Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 25,000–35,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  29. Walter Battiss, Lahaina, Maui, Sandwich Islands, ink on paper
    Lahaina, Maui, Sandwich Islands
    Drawing · Paper
    34,5 by 50cm excluding frame; 62 by 76 by 4cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 125
    ZAR 44,555≈ $2,419≈ £1,952≈ €2,344Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–18,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  30. Walter Battiss, Vase of Flowers, ink on paper
    Vase of Flowers
    Drawing · Paper
    35 by 25,5cm excluding frame; 77,5 by 67,5 by 7,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 41
    ZAR 23,450≈ $1,325≈ £1,041≈ €1,263Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  31. Walter Battiss, Abstract Composition, ink on paper
    Abstract Composition
    Drawing · Paper
    sheet size: 43 by 56,5cm; 63 by 76 by 0,5cm including mount, unframed; 43 by 56,5cm excluding frame; 63 by 76 by 0,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 309
    ZAR 8,208≈ $451≈ £356≈ €430Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 7,000–10,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  32. Walter Battiss, Landscape with Trees, pencil on sketch paper
    Landscape with Trees
    Drawing · Paper
    19,5 by 29cm excluding frame; 37 by 46,5 by 2cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 43
    ZAR 5,628≈ $310≈ £244≈ €295Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  33. Walter Battiss, Comores, twenty two, felt tip marker on paper
    Comores, twenty two
    Drawing · Paper
    fifteen: 35,5 by 43, unframed; two: 43 by 53,5cm, unframed; five: 21 by 30cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 303
    ZAR 70,350≈ $3,899≈ £3,042≈ €3,672Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 60,000–80,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  34. Walter Battiss, Prayer to the Young Moon, ink on paper
    Prayer to the Young Moon
    Drawing · Paper
    sheet size: 38,5 by 28cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 278
    ZAR 3,518≈ $199≈ £152≈ €182Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  35. Walter Battiss, Sunion (sic) Attica Temple of Poseidon, ink on paper laid down on board
    Sunion (sic) Attica Temple of Poseidon
    Drawing · Paper
    32,5 by 41cm excluding frame; 63 by 71 by 3,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 251
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  36. Walter Battiss, Hand; Butterfly (More than One); Bird's Nest; Face Flower (More than One); Untitled (Heads), five, pencil on telegram paper
    Hand; Butterfly (More than One); Bird's Nest; Face Flower (More than One); Untitled (Heads), five
    Drawing · Paper
    four: 14,5 by 21cm; one: 21 by 14,5cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 135
    ZAR 7,035≈ $376≈ £296≈ €350Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 6,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  37. Walter Battiss, Nude Figures, ink on paper
    Nude Figures
    Drawing · Paper
    17 by 20,5cm excluding frame; 37 by 39 by 2,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 108
    ZAR 10,553≈ $564≈ £443≈ €524Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 6,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  38. Walter Battiss, Calligraphic Forms, ink on paper
    Calligraphic Forms
    Drawing · Paper
    30,5 by 21,5cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 62
    ZAR 11,725≈ $627≈ £489≈ €574Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  39. Walter Battiss, Rhebuck Rams on a Mountain, ink on paper
    Rhebuck Rams on a Mountain
    Drawing · Paper
    27,5 by 39,5cm excluding frame; 46,5 by 58,5 by 2,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 42
    ZAR 14,070≈ $726≈ £596≈ €689Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  40. Walter Battiss, Abstract Composition, two, ink on paper
    Abstract Composition, two
    Drawing · Paper
    the first sheet size: 30,5 by 21cm; 36,5 by 28,5cm, including frame; the second: 21 by 30,5cm; 28,5 by 36,5cm, including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 162
    ZAR 17,588≈ $933≈ £730≈ €852Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  41. Walter Battiss, Sunsets, ink on paper
    Sunsets
    Drawing · Paper
    38 by 24,5cm excluding frame; 52,5 by 38,5 by 4cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 173
    ZAR 9,380≈ $514≈ £414≈ €471Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  42. Walter Battiss, Nude Couple, pencil on paper
    Nude Couple
    Drawing · Paper
    20 by 29,5cm excluding frame; 30,5 by 39,5 by 4cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 59
    ZAR 4,925≈ $269≈ £219≈ €250Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 6,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  43. Walter Battiss, Venice, white ink on black paper
    Venice
    Drawing · Paper
    35 by 50cm excluding frame; 44 by 59 by 3,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 165
    ZAR 25,795≈ $1,438≈ £1,188≈ €1,346Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  44. Walter Battiss, Leisure Bay, three, pencil on paper
    Leisure Bay, three
    Drawing · Paper
    each image size: 22,5 by 17cm; average sheet size: 29,5 by 23cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 164
    ZAR 16,415≈ $915≈ £756≈ €856Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  45. Walter Battiss, Piccadilly, ink on paper
    Piccadilly
    Drawing · Paper
    28 by 41cm excluding frame; 51,5 by 64,5 by 3,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 367
    ZAR 14,070≈ $781≈ £697≈ €800Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–18,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  46. Walter Battiss, Nude Couple, pencil on paper
    Nude Couple
    Drawing · Paper
    20 by 29,5cm excluding frame; 30,5 by 39,5 by 4cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 350
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  47. Walter Battiss, Orgy, ink on paper
    Orgy
    Drawing · Paper
    sheet size: 50 by 69cm; 63,5 by 82 by 3,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 406
    ZAR 19,933≈ $1,240≈ £1,018≈ €1,186Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 18,000–24,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  48. Walter Battiss, Surrealist series, six, pencil on paper
    Surrealist series, six
    Drawing · Paper
    each sheet size: 29,5 by 20,5cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 281
    ZAR 21,105≈ $1,313≈ £1,078≈ €1,256Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  49. Walter Battiss, John Sleeping, Dennis after Bath, Western Scene, Hotel Santa Fé, pencil on artist's board
    John Sleeping, Dennis after Bath, Western Scene, Hotel Santa Fé
    Drawing · Board
    28 by 34,5cm excluding frame; 46,5 by 53 by 2,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 268
    ZAR 9,380≈ $623≈ £477≈ €568Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  50. Walter Battiss, Hawaii, four, pencil on paper
    Hawaii, four
    Drawing · Paper
    each sheet size: 22,5 by 30,5cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 621
    ZAR 8,208≈ $512≈ £384≈ €450Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗

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