Walter Battiss Prints: Auction Prices

1906–1982

Of the 405 lots by Walter Battiss (prints) recorded at auction between 2010 and 2026, 350 found a buyer (86%). Across 350 sales with a published price, the typical result was $556Sign up free to see to $1.8kSign up free to see (median $1kSign up free to see). Nesos, fifty-four holds the top price on file: $54.9kSign up free to see at Strauss & Co (November 2016). Sales were recorded mainly at Strauss & Co (404) and Davidson Auctions (1).

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1. 
   Legends (Plate 53)

   Screenprint · Paper

   image size: 27,5 by 40cm; 50 by 64 by 1cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jun 30, 2025 · Lot 332
   ZAR 9,380≈ $528≈ £385≈ €450Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
2. 
   One Boy

   Screenprint · Paper · ed. 2/12

   image size: 45,5 by 36,5cm; 96 by 75 by 5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jun 30, 2025 · Lot 331
   ZAR 32,830≈ $1,846≈ £1,348≈ €1,575Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
3. 
   Girl Skipping

   Screenprint · Paper · ed. 7/10

   image size: 34 by 50cm; 50 by 66,5 by 2cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jun 30, 2025 · Lot 330
   ZAR 56,280≈ $3,165≈ £2,310≈ €2,701Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 25,000–35,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
4. 
   Running Man

   Screenprint · Paper

   image size: 35 by 49,5cm; sheet size: 47 by 68,5cm; 59,5 by 73,5 by 3,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jun 30, 2025 · Lot 329
   ZAR 64,488≈ $3,627≈ £2,647≈ €3,095Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
5. 
   Boy with Birds (Plate 37)

   Screenprint · Paper

   image size: 25 by 40,5cm; sheet size: 33,5 by 50cm; 45,5 by 62 by 3,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jun 30, 2025 · Lot 328
   ZAR 15,243≈ $857≈ £626≈ €731Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
6. 
   Antinoüs

   Screenprint · Paper

   image size: 18 by 15,5cm; 35 by 30 by 3,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jun 30, 2025 · Lot 327
   ZAR 9,967≈ $561≈ £409≈ €478Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
7. 
   Acrobats (Plate 34)

   Screenprint · Paper

   image size: 25 by 39,5cm; sheet size: 34 by 46cm; 25 by 39cm excluding frame; 46 by 61 by 3cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jun 30, 2025 · Lot 326
   ZAR 37,520≈ $2,110≈ £1,540≈ €1,800Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
8. 
   Abstract Branch

   Screenprint · Paper · ed. 1/10

   image size: 43 by 34,5cm; 88,5 by 79 by 4cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jun 30, 2025 · Lot 324
   ZAR 9,380≈ $528≈ £385≈ €450Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
9. 
   Attic Abstraction

   Screenprint · Paper

   image size: 38 by 52,5cm; 85 by 97,5 by 4cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jun 30, 2025 · Lot 323
   ZAR 41,038≈ $2,308≈ £1,685≈ €1,969Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
10. 
    Aegean

    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 5/10

    image size: 41,5 by 51,5cm; sheet size: 50,5 by 68,5cm; 64 by 72,5 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 30, 2025 · Lot 322
    ZAR 37,520≈ $2,110≈ £1,540≈ €1,800Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
11. 
    Untitled

    Screenprint · Paper

    image size: 43 by 44cm; sheet size: 48,5 by 67,5cm; 71 by 69 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 30, 2025 · Lot 321
    ZAR 44,555≈ $2,506≈ £1,829≈ €2,138Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
12. 
    Lonely Child

    Screenprint · Paper

    image size: 35 by 45,5cm; 74,5 by 85 by 4,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 30, 2025 · Lot 320
    ZAR 23,450≈ $1,319≈ £963≈ €1,125Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
13. 
    Figures above a Waterfall

    Screenprint · Paper

    image size: 36,5 by 49,5cm; sheet size: 50,5 by 68,5cm, unframed; 60,5 by 71 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 30, 2025 · Lot 319
    ZAR 44,555≈ $2,506≈ £1,829≈ €2,138Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
14. 
    Four White Rocks

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 19/100

    image size: 20 by 30cm; 38 by 48 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 30, 2025 · Lot 308
    ZAR 10,553≈ $594≈ £433≈ €506Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
15. 
    Boy with His Pets

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 12,5 by 27,5cm; 33,5 by 49 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 30, 2025 · Lot 307
    ZAR 11,725≈ $659≈ £481≈ €563Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
16. 
    Boys Collecting Wild Fruits

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 20 by 25cm; sheet size: 21,5 by 27cm; 41 by 46,5 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 30, 2025 · Lot 306
    ZAR 8,794≈ $495≈ £361≈ €422Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 7,000–9,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
17. 
    Fook Figure

    Screenprint · Paper

    50,5 by 38cm excluding frame; 57,5 by 44,5 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 17, 2025 · Lot 276
    ZAR 4,104≈ $230≈ £170≈ €199Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
18. 
    The Climber

    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 3/4

    image size: 36,5 by 32cm; 72 by 59,5 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 17, 2025 · Lot 251
    ZAR 9,380≈ $527≈ £388≈ €455Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
19. 
    A Rare Plant

    Screenprint · Paper

    sheet size: 45 by 64cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 17, 2025 · Lot 250
    ZAR 14,070≈ $790≈ £582≈ €683Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–16,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
20. 
    Nesos

    Screenprint

    average image size: 22,5 by 18cm; book: 34,5 by 51 by 3,5cm

    Strauss & Co · May 27, 2025 · Lot 109
    ZAR 234,500≈ $13,090≈ £9,660≈ €11,527Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 200,000–300,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
21. 
    Sculptured Head, Seychelles

    Screenprint · Paper

    image size: 42 by 61cm; 61 by 80 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · May 12, 2025 · Lot 405
    ZAR 10,553≈ $576≈ £437≈ €519Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
22. 
    Cat in Mouth

    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 14/45

    image size: 77 by 53,5cm; sheet size: 90 by 64cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · May 12, 2025 · Lot 187
    ZAR 17,588≈ $960≈ £729≈ €865Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
23. 
    Seychelles

    Screenprint · Paper

    image size: 56 by 82cm; sheet size: 64 by 90cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · May 12, 2025 · Lot 186
    ZAR 23,450≈ $1,281≈ £972≈ €1,153Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
24. 
    Limpopo

    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 120/250

    image size: 45,5 by 60,5cm; 73,5 by 86 by 6cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Apr 22, 2025 · Lot 272
    ZAR 17,588≈ $944≈ £707≈ €823Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
25. 
    Figure Forms in Bubble

    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 8/9

    image size: 50 by 36cm; 82,5 by 64,5 by 6cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Apr 22, 2025 · Lot 271
    ZAR 16,415≈ $881≈ £660≈ €768Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
26. 
    Collection of Digital Prints, five

    Print (other) · Paper

    average image size: 30 by 42cm; sheet size: 55 by 45cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Apr 22, 2025 · Lot 202
    ZAR 5,863≈ $315≈ £236≈ €274Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
27. 
    Alpha Batt 155

    Lithograph · Paper

    image size: 43 by 53cm; 54,5 by 63,5 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Mar 10, 2025 · Lot 443
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 7,000–10,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
28. 
    Figures

    Screenprint · Paper

    image size: diameter: 16,5cm; 72,5 by 61 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Mar 10, 2025 · Lot 177
    ZAR 3,283≈ $180≈ £139≈ €166Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–3,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
29. 
    Mother and Child

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 31 by 40cm; sheet size: 33,5 by 42,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Mar 10, 2025 · Lot 122
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 12,000–16,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
30. 
    Untitled

    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 16/25

    image size: 36 by 45cm; 65,5 by 72 by 1cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Mar 10, 2025 · Lot 101
    ZAR 19,933≈ $1,093≈ £845≈ €1,008Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 18,000–24,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
31. 
    Yellow Head with Birds

    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 45/100

    image size: 27 by 22,5cm; 48,5 by 41,5 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Feb 10, 2025 · Lot 298
    ZAR 29,313≈ $1,592≈ £1,285≈ €1,542Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 6,000–9,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
32. 
    Reclining Figure

    Lithograph · Paper

    image size: 26 by 39,5cm; sheet size: 61,5 by 43cm; backing board: 62,5 by 47,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Feb 10, 2025 · Lot 128
    ZAR 7,622≈ $414≈ £334≈ €401Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
33. 
    Dancing Forms

    Screenprint · Paper

    sheet size: 26,5 by 43,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Feb 10, 2025 · Lot 65
    ZAR 16,415≈ $891≈ £719≈ €864Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
34. 
    Water Dogs

    Screenprint · Paper

    sheet size: 29,5 by 43,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Feb 10, 2025 · Lot 64
    ZAR 16,415≈ $891≈ £719≈ €864Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
35. 
    Two Terns

    Lithograph · ed. 80/225

    43x61.5cm

    Davidson Auctions · Dec 8, 2024 · Lot 1210
    A$200≈ $128≈ £100≈ €121HammerSign up free to seeEst. A$100–200View at Davidson Auctions ↗
36. 
    Behind the Rock-Shelter, from the Fragments of Africa portfolio

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 14,5 by 17,5cm; 49,5 by 35,5 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Dec 2, 2024 · Lot 339
    ZAR 17,588≈ $967≈ £763≈ €921Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,500–7,500View at Strauss & Co ↗
37. 
    Alpha Batt 155

    Lithograph · Paper

    image size: 43 by 53cm; 54,5 by 63,5 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Dec 2, 2024 · Lot 337
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 7,000–10,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
38. 
    Guinea Fowl

    Screenprint · Paper

    image size: 77 by 45cm; 124,5 by 100,5 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Dec 2, 2024 · Lot 335
    ZAR 35,175≈ $1,935≈ £1,526≈ €1,841Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–40,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
39. 
    Sculptured Head, Seychelles

    Screenprint · Paper

    image size: 42 by 61cm; 61 by 80 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Dec 2, 2024 · Lot 47
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
40. 
    Orgy 1

    Screenprint · Paper · ed. PP

    sheet size: 45,5 by 64cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Oct 9, 2024 · Lot 318
    ZAR 35,175≈ $1,994≈ £1,524≈ €1,820Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–40,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
41. 
    Hair Everywhere

    Print (other) · Paper

    image size: 33,5 by 48cm; sheet size: 44 by 57,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Oct 9, 2024 · Lot 311
    ZAR 2,345≈ $133≈ £102≈ €121Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–3,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
42. 
    Reclining Figure

    Screenprint · Paper

    image size: 26 by 40cm; 47 by 59,5 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Oct 9, 2024 · Lot 225
    ZAR 15,243≈ $864≈ £660≈ €789Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
43. 
    Rock Art

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    sheet size: 32,5 by 39cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Oct 9, 2024 · Lot 184
    ZAR 5,863≈ $332≈ £254≈ €303Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
44. 
    Antelope; Figures, four

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image block size: 10,5 by 17cm; sheet size: 13,5 by 21cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Oct 9, 2024 · Lot 27
    ZAR 9,380≈ $532≈ £406≈ €485Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
45. 
    Nightjar

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    image size: 30 by 48cm; 52,5 by 66,5 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Sep 9, 2024 · Lot 58
    ZAR 14,070≈ $786≈ £601≈ €712Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
46. 
    Orgy, 1972

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 125/250

    image size: 16,5 by 21cm; 39,5 by 43 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Sep 9, 2024 · Lot 53
    ZAR 3,518≈ $197≈ £150≈ €178Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–3,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
47. 
    Last Orgy

    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 4/50

    image size: 45,5 by 60cm; 81 by 92 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Sep 9, 2024 · Lot 42
    ZAR 32,830≈ $1,834≈ £1,401≈ €1,661Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
48. 
    Neo – Marabaraba

    Screenprint · Paper

    image size: 50 by 42cm; 58,5 by 46,5 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Aug 12, 2024 · Lot 398
    ZAR 10,553≈ $579≈ £454≈ €530Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
49. 
    Shy Girl

    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 1/25

    61 by 37cm excluding frame; 87,5 by 60 by 5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Aug 12, 2024 · Lot 395
    ZAR 9,380≈ $515≈ £403≈ €471Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
50. 
    Nude

    Etching · Paper

    image size: 17 by 27cm; 47 by 51,5 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Aug 12, 2024 · Lot 359
    ZAR 12,898≈ $708≈ £554≈ €648Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗

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