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. 
   Boys and Wild Fruits

   Woodcut / linocut · Paper

   plate size: 20 by 25,5cm; sheet size: 21,5 by 27cm, unframed

   Strauss & Co · Feb 13, 2023 · Lot 163
   ZAR 4,690≈ $261≈ £216≈ €245Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
2. 
   Limpopo

   Screenprint · Paper

   image size: 45,5 by 61cm; sheet size: 55,5 by 71,5cm, unframed

   Strauss & Co · Feb 13, 2023 · Lot 101
   ZAR 12,898≈ $719≈ £594≈ €673Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
3. 
   One Way Street

   Screenprint · Paper

   image size: 34,5 by 41,5cm; 57 by 64 by 3,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Feb 13, 2023 · Lot 7
   ZAR 19,933≈ $1,111≈ £918≈ €1,040Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 18,000–24,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
4. 
   Belfast Coal Mine – Transvaal; Jumpers Deep G. M. Coy – Johannesburg.; New Comet G. M. Coy.; Cyanide Works – Angelo and Driefontein G. M. Coy; Luiperd's Veei Estate G. M. Coy Near Krugersdop, five

   Screenprint · Paper

   39,5 by 59,5cm excluding frame; 65,5 by 83 by 2,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Feb 13, 2023 · Lot 5
   ZAR 46,900≈ $2,615≈ £2,160≈ €2,447Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 50,000–70,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
5. 
   Orgy 5

   Screenprint

   43 by 62cm excluding frame; 73 by 92 by 2cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Feb 13, 2023 · Lot 4
   ZAR 37,520≈ $2,092≈ £1,728≈ €1,957Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 25,000–35,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
6. 
   Boy with pets, Fragments of Africa Series

   Woodcut / linocut · Paper

   image size: 12,5 by 27,5cm; sheet size: 14 by 29,5cm, unframed

   Strauss & Co · Nov 28, 2022 · Lot 125
   ZAR 4,690≈ $274≈ £226≈ €261Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
7. 
   Orgy 3

   Screenprint · Paper

   42 by 61,5cm excluding frame; 52 by 71,5 by 3,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Nov 3, 2022 · Lot 92
   ZAR 39,830≈ $2,156≈ £1,928≈ €2,211Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 35,000–45,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
8. 
   Belfast Coal Mine - Transvaal; Jumpers Deep G. M. Coy - Johannesburg.; New Comet G. M. Coy.; Cyanide Works - Angelo and Driefontein G. M. Coy; Luiperd's Veei Estate G. M. Coy Near Krugersdop, five

   Screenprint · Paper

   39,5 by 59,5cm excluding frame; 65,5 by 83 by 2,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Nov 3, 2022 · Lot 90
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 70,000–100,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
9. 
   Fook Stamps, three

   Lithograph · Paper

   (1) sheet size: 25,5 by 21,5cm, unframed; (2) sheet size: 25,5 by 24,5cm, unframed; (3) sheet size: 25,5 by 24cm, unframed

   Strauss & Co · Oct 25, 2022 · Lot 127
   ZAR 17,588≈ $952≈ £841≈ €965Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 6,000–9,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
10. 
    Birds and Buck

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    plate size: 9,5 by 13cm; sheet size: 11 by 14,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Oct 3, 2022 · Lot 306
    ZAR 14,070≈ $781≈ £697≈ €800Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–3,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
11. 
    Orgy 5

    Screenprint

    43 by 62cm excluding frame; 73 by 92 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Oct 3, 2022 · Lot 237
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
12. 
    Wild Honey

    Screenprint · Paper

    Strauss & Co · Oct 3, 2022 · Lot 235
    ZAR 14,070≈ $781≈ £697≈ €800Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–16,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
13. 
    Alpha Batt155

    Print (other) · Paper

    image size: 42,5 by 53cm; 67 by 74,5 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Oct 3, 2022 · Lot 76
    ZAR 7,622≈ $423≈ £377≈ €433Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
14. 
    Dancers in the Grass

    Screenprint · Paper

    image size: 42 by 41cm; sheet size: 64 by 45cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Aug 29, 2022 · Lot 44
    ZAR 29,313≈ $1,733≈ £1,483≈ €1,736Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 16,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
15. 
    Orgy 2

    Screenprint · Paper

    image size: 37 by 54cm; sheet size: 45 by 64cm; 61 by 79 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Aug 29, 2022 · Lot 42
    ZAR 35,175≈ $2,080≈ £1,779≈ €2,083Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–40,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
16. 
    Orgy 1

    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 37/45

    image size: 40 by 57cm; sheet size:45 by 64cm; 61 by 78,5 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Aug 29, 2022 · Lot 41
    ZAR 46,900≈ $2,773≈ £2,372≈ €2,777Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–40,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
17. 
    Submerged Swimmers

    Screenprint · Paper

    image size: 20 by 31,5cm; 37,5 by 46,5 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 275
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
18. 
    Horses, January 6

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    sheet size: 21 by 14cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 255
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 8,000–10,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
19. 
    Sculptured Head, Seychelles

    Screenprint · Paper

    image size: 42,5 by 61,5cm; 57 by 75,5 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 250
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
20. 
    Four White Rocks

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    plate size: 20 by 30,5cm; 35 by 45,5 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 230
    ZAR 8,208≈ $490≈ £406≈ €479Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 6,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
21. 
    Waste

    Screenprint · Paper

    sheet size: 31 by 18cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 221
    ZAR 3,283≈ $196≈ £162≈ €191Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–3,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
22. 
    Orgy 5

    Screenprint · Paper

    43 by 62,5cm excluding frame; 63,5 by 82 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 27
    ZAR 46,900≈ $2,799≈ £2,319≈ €2,734Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
23. 
    Spring Morning

    Screenprint · Paper

    42,5 by 60cm excluding frame; 55,5 by 73 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 26
    ZAR 21,105≈ $1,260≈ £1,044≈ €1,231Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 18,000–24,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
24. 
    Warrior

    Screenprint · Paper

    image size: 26 by 44cm; sheet size: 33,5 by 50cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 28, 2022 · Lot 209
    ZAR 14,070≈ $879≈ £719≈ €832Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–16,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
25. 
    Dancers in the Grass

    Screenprint · Paper

    image size: 42 by 41cm; sheet size: 64 by 45cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 28, 2022 · Lot 208
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
26. 
    Friends-Vriende; Mother and Child Surrounded by Acrobatic Figures; Rock Artist, three

    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 179/250

    28,5 by 41cm excluding frame; 30,5 by 42,5 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 28, 2022 · Lot 207
    ZAR 6,449≈ $403≈ £329≈ €381Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
27. 
    Lilies

    Woodcut / linocut

    image size: 14,5 by 13cm; sheet size: 24,5 by 18.5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 28, 2022 · Lot 5
    ZAR 7,035≈ $439≈ £359≈ €416Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 7,000–9,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
28. 
    Untitled (Figures and Bird)

    Engraving · Panel

    15,5 by 20,5cm excluding frame; 27,5 by 32 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 13, 2022 · Lot 371
    ZAR 17,588≈ $1,094≈ £898≈ €1,047Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
29. 
    Four Figures

    Engraving · Panel

    15,5 by 20,5cm excluding frame; 27,5 by 32 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 13, 2022 · Lot 370
    ZAR 11,725≈ $729≈ £599≈ €698Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
30. 
    Woman and Cat, Block and Print, two

    Woodcut / linocut

    print: 22 by 27cm excluding frame; 39 by 44 by 4cm including frame; block: 25 by 20cm excluding frame; 44 by 55 by 6cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 13, 2022 · Lot 369
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
31. 
    Seated Figure, Sketch and Block, two

    Woodcut / linocut · Paper

    sketch: sheet size: 38 by 28cm; 47,5 by 37,5 by 5cm including frame; block: 22 by 24cm; 42,5 by 44 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 13, 2022 · Lot 368
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
32. 
    Waste; Orgy, two

    Screenprint

    Waste: 31 by 18cm; Orgy: 20 by 25,5cm unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 13, 2022 · Lot 363
    ZAR 5,863≈ $365≈ £300≈ €349Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–4,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
33. 
    Youth and Broken Kouros

    Screenprint · Paper

    image size: 25,5 by 40cm; 50 by 64 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 13, 2022 · Lot 316
    ZAR 23,450≈ $1,459≈ £1,198≈ €1,395Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–14,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
34. 
    Goodbye, Goodbye

    Screenprint

    54 by 37cm excluding frame; 67 by 57 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 13, 2022 · Lot 298
    ZAR 10,553≈ $657≈ £539≈ €628Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
35. 
    Apollo

    Screenprint · Paper

    image size: 42 by 60cm; sheet size: 50,5 by 68,5cm; 59 by 77 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Apr 25, 2022 · Lot 2
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
36. 
    Orgy 4

    Screenprint · Paper

    32 by 63cm excluding frame; 67 by 84,5 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 30, 2021 · Lot 602
    ZAR 44,555≈ $2,778≈ £2,082≈ €2,444Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–40,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
37. 
    Hooded Figure at Night

    Woodcut / linocut

    plate size: 36 by 23cm; 56 by 42 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 29, 2021 · Lot 310
    ZAR 15,243≈ $942≈ £706≈ €835Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
38. 
    Limpopo

    Lithograph · Paper

    30 by 23cm excluding frame; 51,5 by 44,5 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 28, 2021 · Lot 154
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
39. 
    Fook Island Stamps

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 179/200

    25 by 25cm excluding frame; 44 by 39 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 28, 2021 · Lot 140
    ZAR 4,456≈ $276≈ £207≈ €245Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
40. 
    Fook Island Postage Stamps

    Lithograph · ed. 20/200

    sheet size: 42 by 54.5cm; 64,5 by 77,5 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 28, 2021 · Lot 139
    ZAR 3,283≈ $203≈ £152≈ €180Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
41. 
    Fook Island Postage Stamps

    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 106/250

    sheet size: 25,5 by 21,5cm; 18,5 by 20cm excluding frame; 49 by 49 by 1cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 28, 2021 · Lot 138
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
42. 
    Fantastic Beast

    Screenprint · Paper

    sheet size: 45 by 64cm; 55,5 by 74 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 28, 2021 · Lot 137
    ZAR 22,278≈ $1,379≈ £1,034≈ €1,223Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 18,000–24,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
43. 
    Figures in the Sand; Animated Conversation, two

    Print (other) · Paper

    13 by 19,5cm excluding frame; 19,5 by 24cm by 1cm including frame; 23 by 25,5cm excluding frame; 32 by 37,5 by 1,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 28, 2021 · Lot 136
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
44. 
    Boys Collecting Wild Fruits

    Lithograph · Paper

    21 by 26,5cm excluding frame; 42 by 47,5 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 28, 2021 · Lot 135
    ZAR 3,752≈ $232≈ £174≈ €206Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
45. 
    Bushveld Medley

    Screenprint · Paper

    image size: 12,5 by 19,5cm; 34,5 by 41,5 by 1,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 28, 2021 · Lot 134
    ZAR 3,283≈ $203≈ £152≈ €180Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–4,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
46. 
    The Locust Swarm

    Screenprint · Paper

    image size: 17,5 by 24,5cm; 40 by 46,5 by 1,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 28, 2021 · Lot 133
    ZAR 3,283≈ $203≈ £152≈ €180Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–4,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
47. 
    Cattle Metamorphosis

    Screenprint · Paper

    image size: 19 by 20,5cm; 40,5 by 43,5 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 28, 2021 · Lot 132
    ZAR 3,283≈ $203≈ £152≈ €180Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–4,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
48. 
    Two Figures

    Drypoint · ed. 6/6

    plate size: 13 by 27cm; 39 by 43 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 28, 2021 · Lot 40
    ZAR 5,863≈ $363≈ £272≈ €322Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
49. 
    Fook Book I

    Screenprint · Paper

    each sheet size: 22 by 17cm; 78,5 by 86 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 8, 2021 · Lot 56
    ZAR 34,140≈ $2,275≈ £1,680≈ €1,965Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
50. 
    Nesos

    Screenprint · Linen

    34,5 by 51 by 5cm

    Strauss & Co · Nov 8, 2021 · Lot 55
    ZAR 159,320≈ $10,619≈ £7,839≈ €9,171Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 180,000–240,000View at Strauss & Co ↗

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