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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).

ZAR 346,575≈ $21,190≈ £15,732≈ €18,214Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumSelf-Portrait Alpha Batt 155Strauss & Co253auction results2009–2026years recorded82%sold$1.5kSign up free to seemedian price

Walter Battiss works on paper: key figures

Auction results
253
Sold rate
82%
Active at auction
2009–2026
Median price
$1.5kSign up free to see
Record price
$21.2kSign up free to see Self-Portrait Alpha Batt 155, Strauss & Co, May 2026

Top auction houses: Strauss & Co (250), RK Auctioneers (2), Catherine Southon Auctioneers (1)

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  1. Tree Study by Walter Battiss, pencil on paper, sold Apr 2016
    Tree Study
    Drawing · Paper
    image size: 11,5 by 9,5cm; sheet size: 19,5 by 17cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 202
    ZAR 2,577≈ $177≈ £125≈ €156Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–3,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  2. Limpopo by Walter Battiss, ink on paper, sold Apr 2016
    Limpopo
    Drawing · Paper
    sheet size: 23,5 by 18cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 201
    ZAR 6,441≈ $441≈ £311≈ €390Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 2,000–3,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  3. Seated Man by Walter Battiss, pencil on paper, sold Apr 2016
    Seated Man
    Drawing · Paper
    image size: 9 by 14,5cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 199
    ZAR 4,684≈ $321≈ £226≈ €284Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 1,800–2,400View at Strauss & Co ↗
  4. Disintegrating Figure by Walter Battiss, ink over pencil, sold Apr 2016
    Disintegrating Figure
    Drawing
    26,5 by 32,5cm excluding frame; 50 by 54 by 3cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 118
    ZAR 28,104≈ $1,925≈ £1,358≈ €1,703Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–16,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  5. Rock Art by Walter Battiss, ink on paper, sold Apr 2016
    Rock Art
    Drawing · Paper
    26 by 36,5cm excluding frame; 41,5 by 51,5 by 2cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 116
    ZAR 30,446≈ $2,086≈ £1,472≈ €1,845Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  6. Trees and Birds by Walter Battiss, pen and ink, offered Apr 2016
    Trees and Birds
    Drawing
    50,5 by 34cm excluding frame; 75 by 58 by 2cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 115
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  7. Nudes by Walter Battiss, pen and ink, offered Nov 2015
    Nudes
    Drawing
    34 by 49cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 186
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  8. Nudes and Birds by Walter Battiss, pen and ink, sold Nov 2015
    Nudes and Birds
    Drawing
    35 by 50cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 185
    ZAR 34,104≈ $2,393≈ £1,586≈ €2,220Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  9. Henry Hartley's Elephants by Walter Battiss, watercolour on card, sold Nov 2015
    Henry Hartley's Elephants
    Watercolor · Board
    30,5 by 44,5cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 160
    ZAR 68,208≈ $4,785≈ £3,171≈ €4,441Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  10. Angels Admiring a Metamorphic Woman by Walter Battiss, ink and watercolour, sold Nov 2015
    Angels Admiring a Metamorphic Woman
    Watercolor
    26,5 by 41cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 156
    ZAR 62,524≈ $4,387≈ £2,907≈ €4,071Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  11. Nopaline Xosa by Walter Battiss, pastel, sold Nov 2015
    Nopaline Xosa
    Pastel
    40,5 by 50cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 70
    ZAR 27,284≈ $1,914≈ £1,269≈ €1,776Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  12. Sydney by Walter Battiss, watercolour, sold Nov 2015
    Sydney
    Watercolor
    30,5 by 44,5cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 2
    ZAR 34,104≈ $2,393≈ £1,586≈ €2,220Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–50,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  13. Tu-tu by Walter Battiss, colour pencil crayon, sold Apr 2015
    Tu-tu
    Drawing
    21,5 by 29cm excluding frame; 44 by 50 by 6cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 97
    ZAR 9,603≈ $794≈ £533≈ €740Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 3,000–5,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  14. Rock Art by Walter Battiss, ink, sold Apr 2015
    Rock Art
    Drawing
    43 by 62cm excluding frame; 65 by 78 by 2cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 72
    ZAR 10,305≈ $852≈ £571≈ €794Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  15. Nudes and Beasts by Walter Battiss, pen and ink on card, sold Apr 2015
    Nudes and Beasts
    Drawing · Board
    36 by 50,5cm excluding frame; 54 by 65 by 3cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 64
    ZAR 25,762≈ $2,129≈ £1,429≈ €1,985Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 15,000–20,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  16. Red Line by Walter Battiss, printing ink on board, sold Apr 2015
    Red Line
    Drawing · Board
    27 by 41cm excluding frame; 52,5 by 62 by 2cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 43
    ZAR 37,472≈ $3,097≈ £2,078≈ €2,888Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 25,000–35,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  17. Orgy by Walter Battiss, gouache, sold Nov 2014
    Orgy
    Gouache
    40,5 by 54,5cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 98
    ZAR 56,840≈ $5,072≈ £3,189≈ €4,062Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 25,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  18. Zizi-oosi Certifookit, Fook Nooks Booklet and other memorablia by Walter Battiss, watercolour, sold Jun 2014
    Zizi-oosi Certifookit, Fook Nooks Booklet and other memorablia
    Watercolor
    37 by 47cm, unframed
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 161
    ZAR 90,944≈ $8,591≈ £5,041≈ €6,290Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 30,000–40,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  19. Skiathos, Greece by Walter Battiss, pen and ink, offered Apr 2014
    Skiathos, Greece
    Drawing
    32,5 by 40cm excluding frame; 48 by 56 by 1,5cm includinng frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 133
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  20. Two Rows of Figures by Walter Battiss, white pen and ink on black paper, sold Nov 2013
    Two Rows of Figures
    Drawing · Paper
    18,5 by 67cm excluding frame 43 by 90,5 by 2,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 231
    ZAR 12,413≈ $1,219≈ £759≈ €906Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  21. Huts in the Bushveld by Walter Battiss, watercolour on paper laid down on card, sold Nov 2013
    Huts in the Bushveld
    Watercolor · Paper
    14,5 by 26,5cm excluding frame; 31 by 44 by 1,5cm including frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 91
    ZAR 5,914≈ $581≈ £361≈ €431Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–7,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  22. Various Sketches on the first 58 pages of the book 'A Small Town in Germany' by John le Carré by Walter Battiss, ink, sold Nov 2013
    Various Sketches on the first 58 pages of the book 'A Small Town in Germany' by John le Carré
    Drawing
    sheet size: 22 by 14cm each
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 170
    ZAR 73,892≈ $7,134≈ £4,464≈ €5,326Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  23. Painting from my Studio Window in Menlo Park, 1944 by Walter Battiss, watercolour, sold Nov 2013
    Painting from my Studio Window in Menlo Park, 1944
    Watercolor
    23 by 31,5cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 47
    ZAR 27,284≈ $2,634≈ £1,648≈ €1,967Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  24. Great Fish River Middleton, C.P. by Walter Battiss, watercolour, sold Nov 2013
    Great Fish River Middleton, C.P.
    Watercolor
    35 by 49,5cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 46
    ZAR 19,326≈ $1,866≈ £1,167≈ €1,393Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–16,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  25. Piccadilly by Walter Battiss, pen and ink, sold May 2013
    Piccadilly
    Drawing
    28,5 by 53cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 141
    ZAR 47,746≈ $5,047≈ £3,320≈ €3,927Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 18,000–24,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  26. La Provence by Walter Battiss, watercolour over pencil, sold Nov 2012
    La Provence
    Watercolor
    27 by 25cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 32
    ZAR 21,166≈ $2,430≈ £1,531≈ €1,909Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  27. Girls Looking at a Boy; Boys Looking at a Girl by Walter Battiss, pen and ink, offered Nov 2011
    Girls Looking at a Boy; Boys Looking at a Girl
    Drawing
    each: 19 by 27cm
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 138
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 18,000–24,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  28. Early Morning Riverside by Walter Battiss, watercolour, sold Nov 2011
    Early Morning Riverside
    Watercolor
    33 by 42cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 134
    ZAR 17,824≈ $2,238≈ £1,395≈ €1,629Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  29. Friends-Vriende by Walter Battiss, pencil and ink, sold Nov 2011
    Friends-Vriende
    Drawing
    33 by 44cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 126
    ZAR 9,954≈ $1,250≈ £779≈ €910Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 8,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  30. Istanbul Harbour, Turkey by Walter Battiss, watercolour, sold Nov 2011
    Istanbul Harbour, Turkey
    Watercolor
    31 by 37cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 114
    ZAR 22,280≈ $2,798≈ £1,744≈ €2,036Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 25,000–40,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  31. Black Mountain by Walter Battiss, pen and ink and watercolour, sold Nov 2011
    Black Mountain
    Watercolor
    24 by 27,5cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 88
    ZAR 13,368≈ $1,679≈ £1,046≈ €1,222Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–18,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  32. Pupil Pilot Reitz, son of Deneys Reitz, practising on the Morse buzzer. Wonderboom Air School, Pretoria by Walter Battiss, pen and watercolour and wash, sold Nov 2011
    Pupil Pilot Reitz, son of Deneys Reitz, practising on the Morse buzzer. Wonderboom Air School, Pretoria
    Watercolor
    30 by 39,5cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 55
    ZAR 16,710≈ $2,098≈ £1,308≈ €1,527Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–18,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  33. Downtown, New York by Walter Battiss, watercolour, sold Sep 2011
    Downtown, New York
    Watercolor
    38 by 56,5cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 173
    ZAR 22,280≈ $2,782≈ £1,792≈ €2,061Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  34. Oranjezicht, Cape Town by Walter Battiss, watercolour, sold Sep 2011
    Oranjezicht, Cape Town
    Watercolor
    33,5 by 47cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 172
    ZAR 22,280≈ $2,782≈ £1,792≈ €2,061Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 25,000–40,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  35. School Boys by Walter Battiss, pen and ink and watercolour with heightening, offered May 2011
    School Boys
    Watercolor
    25 by 28,5cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 90
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 18,000–24,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  36. An Art Class with a Model by Walter Battiss, pen and ink and watercolour, sold May 2011
    An Art Class with a Model
    Watercolor
    37 by 26cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 89
    ZAR 22,280≈ $3,182≈ £1,963≈ €2,250Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  37. Tenerife, 1938 by Walter Battiss, watercolour, sold Mar 2011
    Tenerife, 1938
    Watercolor
    35 by 46cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 270
    ZAR 31,192≈ $4,546≈ £2,790≈ €3,241Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  38. Kammelkspruit, Lady Grey, Cape Province by Walter Battiss, watercolour, sold Mar 2011
    Kammelkspruit, Lady Grey, Cape Province
    Watercolor
    31,5 by 41,5cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 269
    ZAR 20,052≈ $2,922≈ £1,794≈ €2,083Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 20,000–30,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  39. Tower of Figures by Walter Battiss, pen and ink, sold Mar 2011
    Tower of Figures
    Drawing
    34 by 49cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 183
    ZAR 21,166≈ $3,085≈ £1,893≈ €2,199Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–16,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  40. Sydney Harbour by Walter Battiss, pen and ink and watercolour, sold Nov 2010
    Sydney Harbour
    Watercolor
    33 by 48cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 111
    ZAR 44,560≈ $6,365≈ £3,962≈ €4,571Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 18,000–24,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  41. Erotica by Walter Battiss, pencil, sold Oct 2010
    Erotica
    Drawing
    30,5 by 24cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 198
    ZAR 7,612≈ $1,105≈ £693≈ €793Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  42. Nudes by Walter Battiss, watercolour, sold Oct 2010
    Nudes
    Watercolor
    34 by 43cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 197
    ZAR 46,788≈ $6,791≈ £4,262≈ €4,873Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 40,000–60,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  43. Lesotho by Walter Battiss, watercolour, sold Oct 2010
    Lesotho
    Watercolor
    23 by 15cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 196
    ZAR 13,368≈ $1,940≈ £1,218≈ €1,392Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 9,000–12,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  44. Erotica by Walter Battiss, pen and ink, sold May 2010
    Erotica
    Drawing
    32 by 45,5cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 113
    ZAR 46,788≈ $5,938≈ £4,135≈ €4,804Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 18,000–24,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  45. Two Children Outside a Cottage by Walter Battiss, watercolour, sold Oct 2009
    Two Children Outside a Cottage
    Watercolor
    24,5 by 29,5cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 108
    ZAR 11,710≈ $1,590≈ £991≈ €1,077Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 12,000–16,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  46. Doreen Louise Battiss, the artist's sister, aged 8 years by Walter Battiss, watercolour, sold Oct 2009
    Doreen Louise Battiss, the artist's sister, aged 8 years
    Watercolor
    33 by 45cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 107
    ZAR 13,368≈ $1,816≈ £1,131≈ €1,230Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  47. Huts in a Landscape by Walter Battiss, watercolour, sold Sep 2009
    Huts in a Landscape
    Watercolor
    17 by 18cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 149
    ZAR 6,792≈ $895≈ £546≈ €625Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 5,000–8,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  48. Near Tananarive, Madagascar by Walter Battiss, pen and ink, sold Sep 2009
    Near Tananarive, Madagascar
    Drawing
    33,5 by 47,5cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 119
    ZAR 8,197≈ $1,081≈ £659≈ €754Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. ZAR 7,000–10,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  49. South Coast Road by Walter Battiss, pencil, offered Sep 2009
    South Coast Road
    Drawing
    34 by 49,5cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 67
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 7,000–10,000View at Strauss & Co ↗
  50. Sunset by Walter Battiss, brush and ink, offered Sep 2009
    Sunset
    Drawing
    37 by 24cm excluding frame
    Strauss & Co · · Lot 23
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. ZAR 10,000–15,000View at Strauss & Co ↗

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