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. 
   Orgy

   Drawing · Paper

   sheet size: 36,5 by 50,5cm

   Strauss & Co · Oct 19, 2019 · Lot 134
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 35,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
2. 
   Skiathos, Koukounaries

   Drawing · Paper

   30 by 40,5cm excluding frame

   Strauss & Co · Oct 19, 2019 · Lot 133
   ZAR 20,484≈ $1,387≈ £1,076≈ €1,245Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 18,000–24,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
3. 
   Landscape near the Hekpoort Road

   Watercolor · Paper

   12,5 by 22cm excluding frame; 33,5 by 42,5 by 2,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Sep 16, 2019 · Lot 215
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
4. 
   Extensive Landscape, Eastern Transvaal

   Watercolor · Paper

   19 by 35,5cm excluding frame; 396,5 by 55 by 3cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Sep 16, 2019 · Lot 214
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
5. 
   Tete Zambezi

   Drawing · Paper

   32 by 45cm excluding frame; 49 by 61 by 4cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jul 15, 2019 · Lot 253
   ZAR 17,588≈ $1,269≈ £1,012≈ €1,126Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
6. 
   Sketch of Reclining Nude

   Drawing · Paper

   sheet size: 20,5 by 22,5cm; 30 by 32 by 3,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jul 15, 2019 · Lot 223
   ZAR 7,035≈ $508≈ £405≈ €450Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
7. 
   Fook Say Way

   Watercolor · Paper

   28 by 35,5cm, unframed

   Strauss & Co · Jun 8, 2019 · Lot 210
   ZAR 45,520≈ $3,024≈ £2,379≈ €2,683Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
8. 
   West of Heraklion, Crete

   pen on paper · Paper

   30 by 42cm excluding frame; 56 by 65,5 by 1,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jun 8, 2019 · Lot 209
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
9. 
   Tahiti

   Watercolor · Paper

   23 by 29,5cm excluding frame; 40,5 by 47,5 by 3,5cm including frame

   Strauss & Co · Jun 8, 2019 · Lot 124
   ZAR 47,796≈ $3,176≈ £2,498≈ €2,817Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 18,000–24,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
10. 
    Mother and Child in a Landscape

    Drawing · Paper

    sheet size: 27,5 by 37,5cm; 37 by 47 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 8, 2019 · Lot 44
    ZAR 22,760≈ $1,512≈ £1,189≈ €1,341Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
11. 
    Heraklion, Crete

    Watercolor · Board

    32 by 52cm excluding frame; 58,5 by 74,5 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 8, 2019 · Lot 43
    ZAR 47,796≈ $3,176≈ £2,498≈ €2,817Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
12. 
    Hadhramaut, Portfolio of 41 Ink Drawings

    Drawing · Paper

    each 35,5 by 43cm

    Strauss & Co · May 20, 2019 · Lot 271
    ZAR 227,600≈ $15,846≈ £12,433≈ €14,190Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 200,000–300,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
13. 
    Composition with Pictograms

    Watercolor · Paper

    27,5 by 21,5cm excluding frame, 58 by 23 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Mar 4, 2019 · Lot 215
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
14. 
    Composition with Pictograms

    Watercolor · Paper

    27,5 by 21,5cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 12, 2018 · Lot 88
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
15. 
    Cottages with Flowering Trees

    Watercolor · Board

    13,5 by 21cm excluding frame; 32 by 37 by 1cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Oct 22, 2018 · Lot 361
    ZAR 18,760≈ $1,313≈ £1,010≈ €1,142Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–18,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
16. 
    Landscape with Stream

    Watercolor · Board

    21,5 by 35cm excluding frame; 40 by 52,5 by 1,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Oct 22, 2018 · Lot 360
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
17. 
    Orgy

    Drawing · Paper

    32,5 by 50cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Oct 22, 2018 · Lot 150
    ZAR 37,520≈ $2,626≈ £2,020≈ €2,284Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
18. 
    Nude II

    Drawing · Paper

    sheet size: 21,5 by 17,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 11, 2018 · Lot 135
    ZAR 5,863≈ $446≈ £334≈ €378Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
19. 
    Nude I

    Drawing · Paper

    sheet size: 17,5 by 21,5cm, unframed

    Strauss & Co · Jun 11, 2018 · Lot 134
    ZAR 3,752≈ $285≈ £213≈ €242Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
20. 
    Modesty

    Drawing · Paper

    37,5 by 50,5cm excluding frame; 47,5 by 61 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 27, 2017 · Lot 223
    ZAR 15,223≈ $1,109≈ £829≈ €928Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
21. 
    Sunworshippers

    Drawing · Paper

    sheet size: 20 by 29,5 cm; 28,5 by 37,5 by 4cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 27, 2017 · Lot 222
    ZAR 8,197≈ $597≈ £446≈ €500Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 6,000–9,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
22. 
    Dog Lover

    Drawing · Paper

    37 by 49 cm excluding frame; 45,5 by 58 by 3cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 27, 2017 · Lot 217
    ZAR 9,368≈ $682≈ £510≈ €571Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
23. 
    Animal Lovers

    Drawing · Paper

    28 by 35,5cm excluding frame; 37 by 44,5 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 27, 2017 · Lot 216
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 6,000–9,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
24. 
    Landscape with Koppie

    Watercolor · Paper

    16,5 by 36,5cm excluding frame; 29,5 by 49,5 by 1cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 27, 2017 · Lot 191
    ZAR 15,223≈ $1,109≈ £829≈ €928Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–16,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
25. 
    No Certificate of Immunity

    Watercolor · Paper

    sheet size: 45 by 32cm

    Strauss & Co · Nov 13, 2017 · Lot 113
    ZAR 34,104≈ $2,343≈ £1,789≈ €2,010Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–40,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
26. 
    Orgy

    Drawing · Paper

    image size: 29 by 47cm

    Strauss & Co · Nov 13, 2017 · Lot 109
    ZAR 22,736≈ $1,562≈ £1,193≈ €1,340Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
27. 
    Song of Solomon

    Drawing · Paper

    image size: 30 by 40cm

    Strauss & Co · Nov 13, 2017 · Lot 108
    ZAR 22,736≈ $1,562≈ £1,193≈ €1,340Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
28. 
    Two Birds in an Extensive Landscape

    Drawing · Paper

    50,5 by 33,5cm excluding frame; 75 by 58 by 2,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Sep 18, 2017 · Lot 202
    ZAR 8,197≈ $620≈ £458≈ €519Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 7,000–10,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
29. 
    Afternoon Light

    Watercolor · Paper

    33 by 35,5cm excluding frame; 56 by 57 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Sep 18, 2017 · Lot 162
    ZAR 29,275≈ $2,215≈ £1,636≈ €1,854Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 25,000–35,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
30. 
    Abstract Drawing

    Drawing · Paper

    58,5 by 40,5cm excluding frame; 81,5 by 61,5 by 3,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Sep 18, 2017 · Lot 160
    ZAR 21,078≈ $1,595≈ £1,178≈ €1,335Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 18,000–24,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
31. 
    The Romans: II Century A.D.; The Romans 2nd C.A.D.

    Drawing · Paper

    25 by 17cm, each

    Strauss & Co · Jun 5, 2017 · Lot 161
    ZAR 68,208≈ $5,354≈ £4,147≈ €4,759Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
32. 
    Man pointing to a broken statue

    Watercolor · Paper

    sheet size: 37 by 45cm

    Strauss & Co · Jun 5, 2017 · Lot 150
    ZAR 39,788≈ $3,123≈ £2,419≈ €2,776Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 35,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
33. 
    Faces and Figures

    Watercolor · Paper

    35,5 by 51cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 5, 2017 · Lot 149
    ZAR 65,935≈ $5,175≈ £4,008≈ €4,601Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
34. 
    Side: C.A.D IInd

    Gouache · Paper

    40 by 57,5cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Jun 5, 2017 · Lot 148
    ZAR 68,208≈ $5,354≈ £4,147≈ €4,759Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
35. 
    Bathing Figures

    Drawing · Paper

    35 by 50cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 7, 2016 · Lot 148
    ZAR 18,189≈ $1,352≈ £1,088≈ €1,222Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
36. 
    Tahiti III

    Gouache · Paper

    20 by 26cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 7, 2016 · Lot 115
    ZAR 45,472≈ $3,379≈ £2,720≈ €3,055Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
37. 
    Tahiti II

    Gouache · Paper

    20 by 25cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 7, 2016 · Lot 114
    ZAR 51,156≈ $3,802≈ £3,060≈ €3,437Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
38. 
    Tahiti I

    Gouache · Paper

    19,5 by 25,5cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 7, 2016 · Lot 113
    ZAR 47,746≈ $3,548≈ £2,856≈ €3,208Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
39. 
    Coast

    Watercolor · Paper

    33,5 by 48,5cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 7, 2016 · Lot 99
    ZAR 79,576≈ $5,914≈ £4,760≈ €5,346Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
40. 
    Port Edward, Natal

    Watercolor · Paper

    35 by 50cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 7, 2016 · Lot 23
    ZAR 54,567≈ $4,055≈ £3,264≈ €3,666Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
41. 
    Leisure Bay, Natal

    Watercolor · Paper

    40 by 49cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 7, 2016 · Lot 21
    ZAR 73,892≈ $5,492≈ £4,420≈ €4,964Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
42. 
    Glenmore, Natal

    Watercolor · Paper

    39 by 49cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 7, 2016 · Lot 20
    ZAR 51,156≈ $3,802≈ £3,060≈ €3,437Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
43. 
    Shela, Lamu Island, East Coast of Africa

    Watercolor

    37 by 53cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · Nov 7, 2016 · Lot 19
    ZAR 51,156≈ $3,802≈ £3,060≈ €3,437Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
44. 
    Mountain Landscape

    Watercolor

    30 by 45cm excluding frame; 49 by 64 by 2cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Jul 18, 2016 · Lot 263
    ZAR 17,565≈ $1,231≈ £929≈ €1,114Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
45. 
    Leentje's Klip, Wilderness

    Watercolor

    sheet size: 19,5 by 29cm

    Strauss & Co · Jul 18, 2016 · Lot 262
    ZAR 21,078≈ $1,478≈ £1,115≈ €1,337Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 6,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
46. 
    Wonderboom Air School

    Watercolor

    sheet size: 19,5 by 30cm

    Strauss & Co · Jul 18, 2016 · Lot 261
    ZAR 35,130≈ $2,463≈ £1,858≈ €2,228Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 6,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
47. 
    Sydney Harbour

    Watercolor

    33 by 48cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · May 23, 2016 · Lot 171
    ZAR 51,156≈ $3,275≈ £2,261≈ €2,920Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–40,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
48. 
    It's a very human occupation

    Watercolor

    36 by 49,5cm excluding frame

    Strauss & Co · May 23, 2016 · Lot 168
    ZAR 102,312≈ $6,550≈ £4,523≈ €5,840Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 35,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
49. 
    Cape Landscape

    Watercolor

    19 by 34cm excluding frame; 37 by 49 by 1,5cm including frame

    Strauss & Co · Apr 18, 2016 · Lot 367
    ZAR 14,052≈ $963≈ £679≈ €851Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–16,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
50. 
    St. Mark's Square, Venice, accompanied by various letters and clippings

    Drawing · Paper

    image size: 17 by 11cm

    Strauss & Co · Apr 18, 2016 · Lot 209
    ZAR 23,420≈ $1,604≈ £1,132≈ €1,419Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 4,000–6,000View at Strauss & Co ↗

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