Walter Battiss Works on Paper: Value & Auction Prices

1906–1982

ArtSell has recorded 253 auction results for Walter Battiss works on paper between 2009 and 2026, and 208 of them sold (82%). The median price realised is $1.5kSign up free to see across 208 priced sales; the middle half sold for $793Sign up free to see–$3kSign up free to see. Self-Portrait Alpha Batt 155 holds the top price on file: $21.2kSign up free to see at Strauss & Co (May 2026). The houses with the most results are Strauss & Co (250), RK Auctioneers (2) and Catherine Southon Auctioneers (1).

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All works on paper results

1. 
   Wartrail, Barkly East C.P.

   Watercolor · Paper

   29 by 22cm excluding frame; 42,5 by 35,5 by 3,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jun 30, 2025 · Lot 304
   ZAR 35,175≈ $1,978≈ £1,444≈ €1,688Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
2. 
   Seated Nude

   Watercolor · Paper

   42 by 28cm excluding frame; 62,5 by 48 by 2cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jun 30, 2025 · Lot 303
   ZAR 17,588≈ $989≈ £722≈ €844Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
3. 
   The Early Men and Women (Cave)

   Mixed media · Paper

   27,5 by 38cm excluding frame; 33,5 by 43,5 by 3,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jun 30, 2025 · Lot 302
   ZAR 32,830≈ $1,846≈ £1,348≈ €1,575Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
4. 
   Byblos

   Watercolor · Board

   37 by 54cm excluding frame; 72,5 by 87 by 4cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jun 17, 2025 · Lot 332
   ZAR 32,830≈ $1,843≈ £1,358≈ €1,593Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–40,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
5. 
   Two Nudes

   Drawing · Paper

   34 by 41,5cm excluding frame; 53,5 by 61,5 by 2,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jun 17, 2025 · Lot 195
   ZAR 11,725≈ $658≈ £485≈ €569Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
6. 
   Ua Pou, Marquesas

   Watercolor · Paper

   37,5 by 52,5cm excluding frame; 60 by 74 by 4,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · May 27, 2025 · Lot 288
   ZAR 117,250≈ $6,545≈ £4,830≈ €5,763Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 60,000–80,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
7. 
   Greek Tragedy

   Oil · Paper

   36,5 by 51cm excluding frame; 49 by 63,5 by 4cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · May 27, 2025 · Lot 240
   ZAR 93,800≈ $5,236≈ £3,864≈ €4,611Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 100,000–150,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
8. 
   Woman and Leopard

   Oil · Paper

   36,5 by 51cm excluding frame; 48,5 by 63,5 by 4cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · May 27, 2025 · Lot 222
   ZAR 128,975≈ $7,199≈ £5,313≈ €6,340Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 100,000–150,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
9. 
   Red Rim Mountain

   Watercolor · Paper

   35 by 52cm excluding frame; 57,5 by 75 by 3,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · May 27, 2025 · Lot 87
   ZAR 32,830≈ $1,833≈ £1,352≈ €1,614Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
10. 
    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 · May 27, 2025 · Lot 40
    ZAR 64,488≈ $3,600≈ £2,657≈ €3,170Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 50,000–70,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
11. 
    Sunion (sic) Attica Temple of Poseidon

    Drawing · Paper

    32,5 by 41cm excluding frame; 63 by 71 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · May 12, 2025 · Lot 421
    ZAR 9,380≈ $512≈ £389≈ €461Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 6,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
12. 
    Fragments of Africa

    various media on paper · Paper

    prints: various sizes; outside folder: 47 by 31 by 2cm

    Strauss & Co · May 12, 2025 · Lot 384
    ZAR 29,313≈ $1,601≈ £1,215≈ €1,441Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 25,000–35,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
13. 
    House and Trees in a Mountainous Landscape

    Watercolor · Paper

    24 by 34,5cm excluding frame; 38 by 48 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · May 12, 2025 · Lot 333
    ZAR 15,243≈ $832≈ £632≈ €750Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
14. 
    Elephant

    blind embossing on paper · Paper

    image size: 26 by 34cm; 59 by 68 by 5,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Apr 22, 2025 · Lot 330
    ZAR 7,035≈ $378≈ £283≈ €329Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 6,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
15. 
    To Pass the Time Away

    Gouache · Paper

    33,5 by 49cm excluding frame; 63 by 77 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Apr 22, 2025 · Lot 329
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 18,000–24,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
16. 
    Buck, three

    pen on lined paper · Paper

    each: 16 by 24,5cm; 60 by 34 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Apr 22, 2025 · Lot 204
    ZAR 3,752≈ $201≈ £151≈ €176Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
17. 
    Chalk Farm Rd, London

    felt tip pen on paper · Paper

    35,5 by 43cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Apr 22, 2025 · Lot 203
    ZAR 15,243≈ $819≈ £612≈ €713Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
18. 
    Grand Canal, Venezia

    Drawing · Paper

    22,5 by 32cm excluding frame; 38 by 47,5 by 5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Apr 22, 2025 · Lot 81
    ZAR 29,313≈ $1,574≈ £1,178≈ €1,372Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 25,000–35,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
19. 
    Fragments of Africa, 1951

    various media on paper · Paper

    prints: various sizes; outside folder: 46 by 32 by 1,5cm

    Strauss & Co · Mar 10, 2025 · Lot 413
    ZAR 15,243≈ $836≈ £646≈ €771Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
20. 
    Torrey, Utah

    Pastel · Paper

    13 by 26cm excluding frame; 38 by 50 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Mar 10, 2025 · Lot 165
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
21. 
    The Visit

    Watercolor · Paper

    45 by 61,5cm excluding frame; 50,5 by 66,5 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Mar 10, 2025 · Lot 106
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
22. 
    Jonkershoek Cape

    photolithograh on paper · Paper

    image size: 16 by 24,5cm; 41,5 by 48 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Feb 10, 2025 · Lot 226
    ZAR 23,450≈ $1,273≈ £1,028≈ €1,234Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
23. 
    Lahaina, Maui, Sandwich Islands

    Drawing · Paper

    34,5 by 50cm excluding frame; 62 by 76 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Feb 10, 2025 · Lot 125
    ZAR 44,555≈ $2,419≈ £1,952≈ €2,344Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–18,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
24. 
    Garden Scene

    photolithograh on paper · Paper

    image size: 21,5 by 30,5cm; 42,5 by 49,5 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Feb 10, 2025 · Lot 124
    ZAR 14,070≈ $764≈ £617≈ €740Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–18,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
25. 
    Landscape with Blue Gums

    Gouache · Paper

    24 by 31cm excluding frame; 32 by 38,5 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Feb 10, 2025 · Lot 49
    ZAR 76,213≈ $4,138≈ £3,340≈ €4,010Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
26. 
    Vase of Flowers

    Drawing · Paper

    35 by 25,5cm excluding frame; 77,5 by 67,5 by 7,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Dec 12, 2024 · Lot 41
    ZAR 23,450≈ $1,325≈ £1,041≈ €1,263Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
27. 
    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 · Dec 2, 2024 · Lot 309
    ZAR 8,208≈ $451≈ £356≈ €430Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 7,000–10,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
28. 
    The Visit

    Watercolor · Paper

    45 by 61,5cm excluding frame; 50,5 by 66,5 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Dec 2, 2024 · Lot 294
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 25,000–35,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
29. 
    Byblos

    Watercolor · Board

    37 by 54cm excluding frame; 72,5 by 87 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Dec 2, 2024 · Lot 278
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
30. 
    Landscape with Trees

    Drawing · Paper

    19,5 by 29cm excluding frame; 37 by 46,5 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Dec 2, 2024 · Lot 43
    ZAR 5,628≈ $310≈ £244≈ €295Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
31. 
    Comores, twenty two

    Drawing · Paper

    fifteen: 35,5 by 43, unframed; two: 43 by 53,5cm, unframed; five: 21 by 30cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Nov 12, 2024 · Lot 303
    ZAR 70,350≈ $3,899≈ £3,042≈ €3,672Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 60,000–80,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
32. 
    Gauguin's Grave

    Watercolor · Paper

    25 by 50cm excluding frame; 58,5 by 80,5 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 12, 2024 · Lot 302
    ZAR 128,975≈ $7,148≈ £5,577≈ €6,732Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 80,000–120,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
33. 
    Spanish Street Scene

    Watercolor · Paper

    28,5 by 38cm excluding frame; 61 by 71 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 11, 2024 · Lot 62
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
34. 
    Birds

    photolithograh on paper · Paper

    image size: 25,5 by 32,5; sheet size: 30 by 36,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Oct 9, 2024 · Lot 310
    ZAR 1,525≈ $86≈ £66≈ €79Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 1,000–2,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
35. 
    Prayer to the Young Moon

    Drawing · Paper

    sheet size: 38,5 by 28cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Oct 9, 2024 · Lot 278
    ZAR 3,518≈ $199≈ £152≈ €182Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
36. 
    Flight Over the Nile

    Mixed media · Paper

    9 by 14,5cm excluding frame; 23 by 36,5 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Oct 9, 2024 · Lot 28
    ZAR 52,763≈ $2,991≈ £2,286≈ €2,730Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
37. 
    Sunion (sic) Attica Temple of Poseidon

    Drawing · Paper

    32,5 by 41cm excluding frame; 63 by 71 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Sep 9, 2024 · Lot 251
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
38. 
    Two Figures

    Watercolor · Paper

    29 by 38cm excluding frame; 37 by 46 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Aug 12, 2024 · Lot 306
    ZAR 9,380≈ $515≈ £403≈ €471Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
39. 
    Landscape with Distant Mountains

    Watercolor · Paper

    18 by 29,5cm excluding frame; 39 by 48,5 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Aug 12, 2024 · Lot 193
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 6,000–9,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
40. 
    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 · Jun 10, 2024 · Lot 135
    ZAR 7,035≈ $376≈ £296≈ €350Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 6,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
41. 
    Nude Figures

    Drawing · Paper

    17 by 20,5cm excluding frame; 37 by 39 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 10, 2024 · Lot 108
    ZAR 10,553≈ $564≈ £443≈ €524Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 6,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
42. 
    Presence on a Chair; Shape on a Seat; Shape on a Seat no.2, three

    Gouache · Paper

    each: 29,5 by 43cm excluding frame; 35,5 by 49,5 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · May 28, 2024 · Lot 4
    ZAR 56,280≈ $3,071≈ £2,401≈ €2,822Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 50,000–70,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
43. 
    Landscape with Willow Trees

    Watercolor · Paper

    26,5 by 35cm excluding frame; 47 by 54,5 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · May 13, 2024 · Lot 97
    ZAR 35,175≈ $1,916≈ £1,527≈ €1,775Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
44. 
    View from Room 621 Russell Hotel, London

    Watercolor · Board

    35 by 50cm excluding frame; 66 by 81 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Mar 20, 2024 · Lot 157
    ZAR 29,313≈ $1,554≈ £1,224≈ €1,433Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 25,000–35,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
45. 
    Spirits of Africa

    Gouache · Paper

    33,5 by 48cm excluding frame; 64,5 by 78,5 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Mar 20, 2024 · Lot 135
    ZAR 18,760≈ $994≈ £783≈ €917Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–16,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
46. 
    Calligraphic Forms

    Drawing · Paper

    30,5 by 21,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Mar 11, 2024 · Lot 62
    ZAR 11,725≈ $627≈ £489≈ €574Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
47. 
    Orgy

    pen on paper · Paper

    24,5 by 35,5cm excluding frame; 40,5 by 51,5 by 5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Feb 12, 2024 · Lot 235
    ZAR 6,449≈ $339≈ £269≈ €315Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 6,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
48. 
    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 · Oct 9, 2023 · Lot 42
    ZAR 14,070≈ $726≈ £596≈ €689Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
49. 
    Figures by a Lake

    Watercolor · Paper

    21 by 38cm excluding frame; 58,5 by 66,5 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Oct 9, 2023 · Lot 20
    ZAR 16,415≈ $847≈ £696≈ €804Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
50. 
    Vaal River

    Watercolor · Paper

    33 by 47,5cm excluding frame; 71,5 by 82,5 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Oct 9, 2023 · Lot 1
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 30,000–40,000View at Strauss & Co ↗

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