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Walter Battiss Paintings: Auction Prices

South African · 1906–1982

ArtSell has recorded 225 auction results for Walter Battiss paintings between 2009 and 2026, of which 156 sold (69% sell-through). Prices realised range from $1,112 to $294,217, with a median of $12,707 across 156 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). The highest recorded price is $294,217 for “African Figures” at Strauss & Co in 2012.

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  1. Walter Battiss, Pokkeloi, oil on canvas
    Pokkeloi
    Oil · Canvas
    30 by 40cm excluding frame; 33 by 43 by 4,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 60
    ZAR 23,422≈ $1,439≈ £1,067≈ €1,247Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  2. Walter Battiss, The Adventures of Pokkeloi, oil on canvas
    The Adventures of Pokkeloi
    Oil · Canvas
    50,5 by 40,5 by 2cm
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 59
    ZAR 57,660≈ $3,543≈ £2,628≈ €3,071Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  3. Walter Battiss, Self Portrait, oil on canvas
    Self Portrait
    Oil · Canvas
    50,5 by 60,5 by 2cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 57
    ZAR 58,554≈ $3,598≈ £2,669≈ €3,118Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 50,000–70,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  4. Walter Battiss, The Gathering, oil on canvas
    The Gathering
    Oil · Canvas
    40 by 75cm excluding frame; 60 by 95,5 by 3cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 135
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 300,000–500,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  5. Walter Battiss, Woman and Water, 1938, oil on board
    Woman and Water, 1938
    Oil · Board
    63,5 by 78cm excluding frame; 67 by 81,5 by 5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 133
    ZAR 140,700≈ $8,646≈ £6,413≈ €7,493Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 120,000–160,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  6. Walter Battiss, African Figures, oil on canvas
    African Figures
    Oil · Canvas
    44,5 by 55cm excluding frame; 56,5 by 67 by 4,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 105
    ZAR 257,950≈ $15,879≈ £11,714≈ €13,683Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 100,000–150,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  7. Walter Battiss, Figures in Yellow, oil on canvas
    Figures in Yellow
    Oil · Canvas
    41 by 51cm excluding frame; 44 by 54 by 5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 114
    ZAR 93,685≈ $5,728≈ £4,253≈ €4,923Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 80,000–120,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  8. Walter Battiss, Red Palanquin, oil on canvas
    Red Palanquin
    Oil · Canvas
    29,5 by 24cm excluding frame; 47,5 by 42 by 6cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 81
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 120,000–180,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  9. Walter Battiss, Seychellois Family, oil on canvas
    Seychellois Family
    Oil · Canvas
    59,5 by 59,5cm excluding frame; 72 by 72 by 5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 33
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 150,000–200,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  10. Walter Battiss, Living Bush, 1963, oil on canvas
    Living Bush, 1963
    Oil · Canvas
    50 by 40,5cm excluding frame; 76 by 65,5 by 4,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 68
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 300,000–500,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  11. Walter Battiss, Untitled, oil on board
    Untitled
    Oil · Board
    212 by 75cm excluding frame; 226,5 by 89 by 7,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 36
    ZAR 635,388≈ $38,848≈ £28,842≈ €33,391Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 600,000–800,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  12. Walter Battiss, Comores, oil on canvas
    Comores
    Oil · Canvas
    31 by 40cm excluding frame; 33,5 by 43 by 4,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 33
    ZAR 175,875≈ $10,753≈ £7,984≈ €9,243Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 60,000–80,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  13. Walter Battiss, Standerton, oil on artist's board
    Standerton
    Oil · Board
    27 by 45cm excluding frame; 41 by 59 by 5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 409
    ZAR 120,125≈ $7,024≈ £5,253≈ €6,070Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 50,000–70,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  14. Walter Battiss, Abstract Landscape, oil on canvas
    Abstract Landscape
    Oil · Canvas
    40 by 50cm excluding frame; 49 by 59,5 by 2,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 550
    ZAR 175,875≈ $10,283≈ £7,690≈ €8,886Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 100,000–150,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  15. Walter Battiss, Two Glass Vessels, 1966, oil on canvas
    Two Glass Vessels, 1966
    Oil · Canvas
    46 by 50,5 by 3cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 446
    ZAR 128,975≈ $7,603≈ £5,705≈ €6,523Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 70,000–90,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  16. Walter Battiss, Artist of the Rock, oil on canvas
    Artist of the Rock
    Oil · Canvas
    25 by 35cm excluding frame; 47 by 57,5 by 4,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 269
    ZAR 120,125≈ $6,970≈ £5,305≈ €6,014Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 100,000–150,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  17. Walter Battiss, Cellist (recto); Group of Figures with Cattle (verso), oil on unstretched canvas
    Cellist (recto); Group of Figures with Cattle (verso)
    Oil · Canvas
    41 by 30cm excluding frame; 61,5 by 51 by 5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 268
    ZAR 211,050≈ $12,245≈ £9,320≈ €10,565Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 200,000–300,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  18. Walter Battiss, Boys and Birds, oil on canvas
    Boys and Birds
    Oil · Canvas
    29,5 by 40cm excluding frame; 63,5 by 73,5 by 6cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 244
    ZAR 346,575≈ $20,108≈ £15,304≈ €17,350Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 300,000–400,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  19. Walter Battiss, View of a Town, Hadhramaut, oil on canvas
    View of a Town, Hadhramaut
    Oil · Canvas
    25 by 30cm excluding frame; 50,5 by 56 by 5,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 229
    ZAR 120,125≈ $6,970≈ £5,305≈ €6,014Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 50,000–70,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  20. Walter Battiss, River and Houses, oil on canvas
    River and Houses
    Oil · Canvas
    40 by 30cm excluding frame; 73,5 by 63 by 6cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 217
    ZAR 346,575≈ $20,108≈ £15,304≈ €17,350Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 300,000–400,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  21. Walter Battiss, Abstract Composition, 1966, oil on canvas
    Abstract Composition, 1966
    Oil · Canvas
    35 by 51cm excluding frame; 63,5 by 79,5 by 4,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 59
    ZAR 404,338≈ $23,460≈ £17,855≈ €20,241Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 80,000–120,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  22. Walter Battiss, The 5th Adventure of Pokkeloi the Blue Boy. He Finds His Lost Father Who Gives Him a Bag of Gold., oil on canvas
    The 5th Adventure of Pokkeloi the Blue Boy. He Finds His Lost Father Who Gives Him a Bag of Gold.
    Oil · Canvas
    50,5 by 40,5 by 2cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 90
    ZAR 48,050≈ $2,774≈ £2,069≈ €2,380Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  23. Walter Battiss, Landscape with Houses, 1941, oil on canvas
    Landscape with Houses, 1941
    Oil · Canvas
    29 by 40cm excluding frame; 42 by 53 by 7cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 65
    ZAR 19,220≈ $1,112≈ £827≈ €948Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 18,000–24,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  24. Walter Battiss, A Silhouette Figure, oil on canvas
    A Silhouette Figure
    Oil · Canvas
    30 by 25cm excluding frame; 47 by 42,5 by 4cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 345
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 150,000–200,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  25. Walter Battiss, Figures, Horses and Boats, oil on canvas
    Figures, Horses and Boats
    Oil · Canvas
    30,5 by 41cm excluding frame; 34,5 by 45 by 7,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 142
    ZAR 211,050≈ $12,007≈ £8,903≈ €10,263Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 180,000–240,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  26. Walter Battiss, Figures in White and Turquoise, oil on canvas
    Figures in White and Turquoise
    Oil · Canvas
    42 by 54,5cm excluding frame; 53,5 by 66,5 by 6cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 115
    ZAR 211,050≈ $12,007≈ £8,903≈ €10,263Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 200,000–300,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  27. Walter Battiss, Market on a Waterway, oil on canvas
    Market on a Waterway
    Oil · Canvas
    39 by 49,5cm excluding frame; 69 by 78,5 by 3,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 39
    ZAR 152,425≈ $8,557≈ £6,367≈ €7,336Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 150,000–200,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  28. Walter Battiss, Phemius, oil on canvas
    Phemius
    Oil · Canvas
    49 by 59cm excluding frame; 73,5 by 85 by 6,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 352
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 200,000–300,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  29. Walter Battiss, Still Life with Flowers, oil on canvas
    Still Life with Flowers
    Oil · Canvas
    30,5 by 40,5cm excluding frame; 43 by 54 by 4,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 343
    ZAR 234,500≈ $13,188≈ £9,626≈ €11,253Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 200,000–300,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  30. Walter Battiss, African Figures, oil on canvas
    African Figures
    Oil · Canvas
    44,5 by 55cm excluding frame; 56,5 by 67 by 4,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 318
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 150,000–200,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  31. Walter Battiss, Village Scene with Figures, oil on canvas
    Village Scene with Figures
    Oil · Canvas
    39,5 by 49cm excluding frame; 43,5 by 53 by 4cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 316
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 300,000–400,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  32. Walter Battiss, Figures, oil on board
    Figures
    Oil · Board
    19 by 52cm excluding frame; 28,5 by 62 by 4cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 315
    ZAR 152,425≈ $8,572≈ £6,257≈ €7,314Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 120,000–150,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  33. Walter Battiss, Spirit of Africa, diptych, oil on canvas laid down board
    Spirit of Africa, diptych
    Oil · Canvas
    (1) 226,5 by 146,5cm, excluding frame; 235 by 154 by 4cm, including frame; (2) 134 by 146,5cm, excluding frame; 142 by 154 by 4cm, including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 314
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 900,000–1,200,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  34. Walter Battiss, Figures in Yellow and Red, oil on canvas
    Figures in Yellow and Red
    Oil · Canvas
    40,5 by 50cm excluding frame; 64,5 by 74,5 by 3cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 313
    ZAR 211,050≈ $11,869≈ £8,664≈ €10,128Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 200,000–300,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  35. Walter Battiss, Ndebele Village (recto); Abstract African Figures (verso), 1961, oil on canvas
    Ndebele Village (recto); Abstract African Figures (verso), 1961
    Oil · Canvas
    49,5 by 60cm excluding frame; 67 by 77 by 4cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 312
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 150,000–200,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  36. Walter Battiss, Bahrain Island, Persian Gulf, oil on canvas
    Bahrain Island, Persian Gulf
    Oil · Canvas
    30 by 40cm excluding frame; 49 by 59 by 4,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 310
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 180,000–240,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  37. Walter Battiss, Anna Bester Fauresmith O.F.S, oil on board
    Anna Bester Fauresmith O.F.S
    Oil · Board
    34,5 by 24cm excluding frame; 54 by 44 by 3cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 301
    ZAR 29,313≈ $1,649≈ £1,203≈ €1,407Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  38. Walter Battiss, Landscape with Farmer's Cottage and Figures, oil on canvas laid down on board
    Landscape with Farmer's Cottage and Figures
    Oil · Canvas
    26 by 39cm excluding frame; 39 by 52 by 5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 16
    ZAR 44,555≈ $2,501≈ £1,843≈ €2,162Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  39. Walter Battiss, Haitian Woman, oil on canvas
    Haitian Woman
    Oil · Canvas
    49 by 59cm excluding frame; 70 by 80 by 8cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 290
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 300,000–500,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  40. Walter Battiss, Figures and Horses, oil on board
    Figures and Horses
    Oil · Board
    35,5 by 45,5cm excluding frame; 45,5 by 55,5 by 4,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 252
    ZAR 175,875≈ $9,817≈ £7,245≈ €8,645Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 180,000–220,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  41. Walter Battiss, Untitled (Abstract with Figures and Patterns), oil on canvas laid down on board
    Untitled (Abstract with Figures and Patterns)
    Oil · Canvas
    59,5 by 49,5cm excluding frame; 99,5 by 89,5 by 3,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 213
    ZAR 234,500≈ $13,090≈ £9,660≈ €11,527Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 200,000–300,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  42. Walter Battiss, Landscape with Trees and Cottages, oil on canvas
    Landscape with Trees and Cottages
    Oil · Canvas
    29,5 by 39,5cm excluding frame; 69 by 79 by 6,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 100
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 80,000–120,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  43. Walter Battiss, The Initiate, oil on board
    The Initiate
    Oil · Board
    60 by 59,5cm excluding frame; 67,5 by 66,5 by 3,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 75
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 200,000–300,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  44. Walter Battiss, Abstract Composition with Figure in Pink, oil on canvas
    Abstract Composition with Figure in Pink
    Oil · Canvas
    24 by 29,5cm excluding frame; 55 by 61 by 5,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 42
    ZAR 41,038≈ $2,291≈ £1,691≈ €2,017Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  45. Walter Battiss, Group of Figures, oil on board
    Group of Figures
    Oil · Board
    14,5 by 34,5cm excluding frame; 30 by 50 by 3cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 41
    ZAR 52,763≈ $2,945≈ £2,174≈ €2,594Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  46. Walter Battiss, Monochromatic Frieze, oil on canvas
    Monochromatic Frieze
    Oil · Canvas
    14 by 75cm excluding frame; 17,5 by 78,5 by 3cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 78
    ZAR 37,520≈ $2,049≈ £1,555≈ €1,845Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  47. Walter Battiss, Village Scene, oil on canvas
    Village Scene
    Oil · Canvas
    30,5 by 40cm excluding frame; 48,5 by 58,5 by 5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 284
    ZAR 234,500≈ $12,794≈ £9,923≈ €11,860Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 200,000–300,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  48. Walter Battiss, Africans in the Late Afternoon, oil on canvas
    Africans in the Late Afternoon
    Oil · Canvas
    39 by 74cm excluding frame; 60,5 by 95,5 by 3cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 282
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 200,000–300,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  49. Walter Battiss, Figure in a Township, oil on canvas
    Figure in a Township
    Oil · Canvas
    35 by 50cm excluding frame; 56,5 by 71,5 by 6cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 256
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 120,000–160,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  50. Walter Battiss, Abstract Figures, oil on canvas
    Abstract Figures
    Oil · Canvas
    40 by 50cm excluding frame; 81 by 90,5 by 5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 28
    ZAR 187,600≈ $10,235≈ £7,938≈ €9,488Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 120,000–150,000View at Strauss & Co ↗

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