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. 
   Fauresmith, O. F. S

   Watercolor · Board

   19 by 18cm excluding frame; 30,5 by 29,5 by 2cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Sep 11, 2023 · Lot 192
   ZAR 15,243≈ $807≈ £644≈ €752Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
2. 
   Fragments of Africa, portfolio, 1951

   various media on paper · Paper

   prints: various sizes; outside folder: 46,5 by 31 by 1,5cm

   Strauss & Co · Jul 10, 2023 · Lot 163
   ZAR 23,450≈ $1,244≈ £973≈ €1,135Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
3. 
   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 · Jul 10, 2023 · Lot 162
   ZAR 17,588≈ $933≈ £730≈ €852Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
4. 
   Providence Island, Monrovia

   Watercolor · Paper

   22 by 31cm excluding frame; 47 by 56,5 by 3,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jun 12, 2023 · Lot 84
   ZAR 14,070≈ $758≈ £603≈ €704Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
5. 
   Paul Kruger Dam; Rustenburg

   Watercolor · Paper

   24,5 by 35,5cm excluding frame; 44 by 55 by 2,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · May 15, 2023 · Lot 173
   ZAR 10,553≈ $553≈ £442≈ €509Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–18,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
6. 
   Sunsets

   Drawing · Paper

   38 by 24,5cm excluding frame; 52,5 by 38,5 by 4cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Apr 11, 2023 · Lot 173
   ZAR 9,380≈ $514≈ £414≈ €471Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
7. 
   Boats on a Lake, 1964

   Watercolor · Paper

   24 by 36cm excluding frame; 40 by 52 by 2,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Apr 11, 2023 · Lot 100
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 25,000–35,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
8. 
   Nude Couple

   Drawing · Paper

   20 by 29,5cm excluding frame; 30,5 by 39,5 by 4cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Mar 27, 2023 · Lot 59
   ZAR 4,925≈ $269≈ £219≈ €250Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 6,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
9. 
   Untitled

   Watercolor · Paper

   35 by 43cm excluding frame; 62,5 by 68,5 by 4cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Mar 13, 2023 · Lot 89
   ZAR 35,175≈ $1,936≈ £1,598≈ €1,808Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
10. 
    Camp, 9 miles from Messina

    Watercolor · Paper

    35,5 by 43cm excluding frame; 62,5 by 66,5 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Mar 13, 2023 · Lot 85
    ZAR 93,800≈ $5,162≈ £4,261≈ €4,821Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 25,000–35,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
11. 
    Venice

    Drawing · Paper

    35 by 50cm excluding frame; 44 by 59 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Feb 13, 2023 · Lot 165
    ZAR 25,795≈ $1,438≈ £1,188≈ €1,346Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
12. 
    Leisure Bay, three

    Drawing · Paper

    each image size: 22,5 by 17cm; average sheet size: 29,5 by 23cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Feb 13, 2023 · Lot 164
    ZAR 16,415≈ $915≈ £756≈ €856Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
13. 
    Gary: I Get a Kick Out of You

    Watercolor · Paper

    44 by 63cm excluding frame; 69 by 88 by 1,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 28, 2022 · Lot 266
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
14. 
    Untitled (Landscape with Houses)

    Watercolor · Paper

    sheet size: 22 by 33,5cm; 53 by 63,5 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 28, 2022 · Lot 265
    ZAR 19,933≈ $1,163≈ £962≈ €1,111Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–16,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
15. 
    Umtamvuna Mouth Natal

    Watercolor · Paper

    sheet size: 37,5 by 53,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Oct 25, 2022 · Lot 85
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
16. 
    Paul Kruger Dam; Rustenburg

    Watercolor · Paper

    24,5 by 35,5cm excluding frame; 44 by 55 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Oct 3, 2022 · Lot 383
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
17. 
    Piccadilly

    Drawing · Paper

    28 by 41cm excluding frame; 51,5 by 64,5 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Oct 3, 2022 · Lot 367
    ZAR 14,070≈ $781≈ £697≈ €800Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–18,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
18. 
    Self Portrait

    Drawing · Paper

    RK Auctioneers · Oct 2, 2022 · Lot 5874
    ZAR 6,000≈ $334≈ £302≈ €342HammerSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 6,000–9,000View at RK Auctioneers ↗
19. 
    Steam Boat

    Watercolor · Paper

    31 by 51cm excluding frame; 66,5 by 86,5 by 4,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Aug 29, 2022 · Lot 2
    ZAR 23,450≈ $1,387≈ £1,186≈ €1,389Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
20. 
    Nude Couple

    Drawing · Paper

    20 by 29,5cm excluding frame; 30,5 by 39,5 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 350
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
21. 
    Matala

    Watercolor · Paper

    44 by 59cm excluding frame; 85 by 100 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 309
    ZAR 46,900≈ $2,799≈ £2,319≈ €2,734Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
22. 
    Landscape with Mountains and Lake

    Watercolor · Board

    30 by 45cm excluding frame; 55 by 69,5 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 86
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 30,000–40,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
23. 
    Umtamvuna Mouth Natal

    Watercolor · Paper

    sheet size: 37,5 by 53,5cm

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 62
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
24. 
    Nederland. Col

    Watercolor · Paper

    sheet size: 38,5 by 58cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jul 25, 2022 · Lot 36
    ZAR 46,900≈ $2,799≈ £2,319≈ €2,734Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
25. 
    Gary: I get a Kick out of You

    Watercolor · Paper

    44 by 63cm excluding frame; 69 by 88 by 1,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 28, 2022 · Lot 6
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
26. 
    Orgy

    Drawing · Paper

    sheet size: 50 by 69cm; 63,5 by 82 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 13, 2022 · Lot 406
    ZAR 19,933≈ $1,240≈ £1,018≈ €1,186Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 18,000–24,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
27. 
    Surrealist series, six

    Drawing · Paper

    each sheet size: 29,5 by 20,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 13, 2022 · Lot 281
    ZAR 21,105≈ $1,313≈ £1,078≈ €1,256Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
28. 
    Goal Posts

    Watercolor · Board

    sheet size: 28 by 25cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 13, 2022 · Lot 48
    ZAR 11,725≈ $729≈ £599≈ €698Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 6,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
29. 
    African Daisies

    Watercolor · Paper

    sheet size: 20,5 by 17cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 13, 2022 · Lot 25
    ZAR 11,725≈ $729≈ £599≈ €698Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
30. 
    Two Nudes

    Watercolor · Board

    sheet size: 36,5 by 51cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 13, 2022 · Lot 21
    ZAR 52,763≈ $3,282≈ £2,695≈ €3,140Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
31. 
    Farewell my Son

    Watercolor · Paper

    sheet size: 46 by 29,5cm, unframed

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

    Watercolor · Paper

    sheet size: 12,5 by 25cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 13, 2022 · Lot 19
    ZAR 22,278≈ $1,386≈ £1,138≈ €1,326Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 6,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
33. 
    Fook Alphabet, two

    Watercolor · Paper

    each sheet size: 10 by 28,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 13, 2022 · Lot 18
    ZAR 22,278≈ $1,386≈ £1,138≈ €1,326Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
34. 
    Composition with Seaweed

    Watercolor · Board

    sheet size: 26 by 19,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 13, 2022 · Lot 17
    ZAR 41,038≈ $2,553≈ £2,096≈ €2,442Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 6,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
35. 
    Seagulls

    Watercolor · Paper

    sheet size: 30 by 39cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 13, 2022 · Lot 16
    ZAR 37,520≈ $2,334≈ £1,917≈ €2,233Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
36. 
    Abstract Calligraphic Landscape

    Drawing · Paper

    RK Auctioneers · May 29, 2022 · Lot 4627
    ZAR 12,000≈ $768≈ £608≈ €717HammerSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–18,000View at RK Auctioneers ↗
37. 
    Abstract Composition

    Watercolor · Paper

    sheet size: 44 by 32cm; 58 by 45 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · May 17, 2022 · Lot 115
    ZAR 17,588≈ $1,101≈ £881≈ €1,044Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
38. 
    Nauplion

    Watercolor · Board

    36,5 by 51cm excluding frame; 48 by 62,5 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · May 17, 2022 · Lot 2
    ZAR 62,590≈ $3,917≈ £3,136≈ €3,716Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 50,000–70,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
39. 
    Cook's Bay, Moorea, Tahiti

    Watercolor · Paper

    sheet size: 36 by 50cm; 45,5 by 60 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · May 17, 2022 · Lot 1
    ZAR 233,290≈ $14,599≈ £11,690≈ €13,850Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 50,000–70,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
40. 
    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 · Mar 14, 2022 · Lot 268
    ZAR 9,380≈ $623≈ £477≈ €568Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
41. 
    Fook Envelope and Stamp

    Watercolor

    stamp: 4 by 4cm; envelope: 16,5 by 23cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Mar 14, 2022 · Lot 238
    ZAR 4,690≈ $311≈ £238≈ €284Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
42. 
    Gesture of Flowers

    Watercolor · Paper

    32 by 47,5cm excluding frame; 56,5 by 70,5 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Mar 14, 2022 · Lot 90
    ZAR 56,280≈ $3,738≈ £2,862≈ €3,410Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 25,000–35,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
43. 
    Hawaii, four

    Drawing · Paper

    each sheet size: 22,5 by 30,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Nov 30, 2021 · Lot 621
    ZAR 8,208≈ $512≈ £384≈ €450Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
44. 
    Abstract Figures

    Watercolor · Paper

    23 by 31cm excluding frame; 46 by 53,5 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 28, 2021 · Lot 37
    ZAR 29,313≈ $1,814≈ £1,361≈ €1,609Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
45. 
    The Debouched Guy with his Admired Youth

    Drawing · Paper

    image size: 34 by 48,5cm; 68,5 by 82,5 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 28, 2021 · Lot 36
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 18,000–24,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
46. 
    Madonna and Child, after Barnaba da Modena 1361-1386

    Watercolor · Paper

    sheet size: 22 by 19,5cm; 29 by 26 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Sep 14, 2021 · Lot 68
    ZAR 15,243≈ $1,071≈ £773≈ €907Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
47. 
    West of Heraklion, Crete

    Drawing · Paper

    30 by 41,5cm excluding frame; 56 by 65,5 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Aug 10, 2021 · Lot 107
    ZAR 11,725≈ $792≈ £571≈ €675Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
48. 
    Heraklion, Crete

    Watercolor · Board

    31 by 51cm excluding frame; 43 by 62,5 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · May 18, 2021 · Lot 14
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 50,000–70,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
49. 
    It’s Fly Day, 1990

    hand-woven mohair tapestry · Paper

    155 by 225cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Feb 5, 2020 · Lot 86
    ZAR 211,050≈ $14,339≈ £10,984≈ €13,008Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 80,000–120,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
50. 
    Anthropomorphic forms

    Watercolor

    9.4 x 14cm

    Catherine Southon Auctioneers · Nov 27, 2019 · Lot 108
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £600–800View at Catherine Southon Auctioneers ↗

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