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Walter Oltmann

South African · b. 1960 · Painter, Sculptor

South African painter

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LocustStrauss & Co · Feb 2018ZAR 193,256≈ $16,574≈ £11,808≈ €13,297Sign up to see
Disarticulated FlowerStrauss & Co · Feb 2019ZAR 170,700≈ $12,087≈ £9,440≈ €10,735Sign up to see
Caterpillar Suit IIStrauss & Co · Jun 2015ZAR 136,416≈ $11,132≈ £7,316≈ €10,171Sign up to see

Walter Oltmann’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Lot images as published by each auction house (59 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Walter Oltmann, Pod Suit 20, 2013, ink, bleach and watercolour on paper — Pod Suit 20, 2013
Strauss & Co · Apr 20, 2026
ZAR 11,412Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Lace, hardground etching on paper — Lace
Strauss & Co · Apr 20, 2026
ZAR 4,685Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Sleeping Child, lithograph on paper — Sleeping Child
Strauss & Co · Dec 2, 2024
ZAR 5,277Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Larva II, stainless steel bird proofing and aluminium wire — Larva II
Strauss & Co · Nov 12, 2024
ZAR 58,625Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Skull, wire — Skull
Strauss & Co · Nov 12, 2024
ZAR 46,900Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Bristle Suit III, ink and bleach on paper — Bristle Suit III
Strauss & Co · Sep 16, 2024
ZAR 41,038Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Caterpillar Suit II, seven colour chine collé lithograph on paper — Caterpillar Suit II
Strauss & Co · Apr 15, 2024
ZAR 8,794Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Caterpillar Suit I, colour lithograph and chine collé on paper — Caterpillar Suit I
Strauss & Co · Apr 15, 2024
ZAR 8,208Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Bristle Suite IV, ink and bleach on paper — Bristle Suite IV
Strauss & Co · Mar 20, 2024
ZAR 49,245Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Sleeping Child, lithograph on paper — Sleeping Child
Strauss & Co · Jan 15, 2024
ZAR 3,518Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Cricket, lithograph on paper — Cricket
Strauss & Co · Sep 11, 2023
ZAR 2,932Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Caterpillar, 2007, aluminium, steel and brass wire — Caterpillar, 2007
Strauss & Co · Jul 5, 2023
ZAR 82,075Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Cricket, lithograph on paper — Cricket
Strauss & Co · Feb 28, 2023
ZAR 3,518Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Cradle, chine collé and lithograph on paper — Cradle
Strauss & Co · Feb 28, 2023
ZAR 19,933Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Insect Suit II, ink, bleach, and pastel on paper — Insect Suit II
Strauss & Co · Feb 28, 2023
ZAR 35,175Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Cradle, chine collé and lithograph — Cradle
Strauss & Co · Feb 13, 2023
ZAR 4,925Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Bleeder, colour etching on paper — Bleeder
Strauss & Co · Oct 25, 2022
ZAR 16,415Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Sleeping Child, 2013, aluminium wire — Sleeping Child, 2013
Strauss & Co · May 17, 2022
ZAR 34,140Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Larva, bent steel and wire — Larva
Strauss & Co · Mar 14, 2022
ZAR 23,450Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Skull, Indian ink on paper — Skull
Strauss & Co · May 18, 2021
ZAR 47,796Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Moth, charcoal and pastel on paper — Moth
Strauss & Co · Sep 16, 2019
ZAR 9,380Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Caterpillar Suit, mixed media on paper — Caterpillar Suit
Strauss & Co · Jul 15, 2019
ZAR 8,208Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Beetles, ink and bleach on paper — Beetles
Strauss & Co · May 20, 2019
ZAR 20,484Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Disarticulated Flower, aluminium wire, copper wire and drawing pins — Disarticulated Flower
Strauss & Co · Feb 16, 2019
ZAR 170,700Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Bristle Suit, ink and bleach on hand-made paper — Bristle Suit
Strauss & Co · Nov 12, 2018
ZAR 11,725Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Garden Chairs I, pencil on paper — Garden Chairs I
Strauss & Co · Jun 4, 2018
ZAR 54,624Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Garden Chairs II, pencil on paper — Garden Chairs II
Strauss & Co · Jun 4, 2018
ZAR 39,830Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Locust, 2004, brass wire — Locust, 2004
Strauss & Co · Feb 17, 2018
ZAR 193,256Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Coelacanth, linocut — Coelacanth
Strauss & Co · Nov 13, 2017
ZAR 45,472Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Caterpillar Suit, ink and bleach — Caterpillar Suit
Strauss & Co · Nov 9, 2015
ZAR 11,937Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Untitled, pencil — Untitled
Strauss & Co · Jun 1, 2015
ZAR 62,524Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Caterpillar Suit II, 2007, aluminium wire — Caterpillar Suit II, 2007
Strauss & Co · Jun 1, 2015
ZAR 136,416Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Cricket, colour screenprint — Cricket
Strauss & Co · Apr 23, 2014
ZAR 3,513Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Portrait, linocut — Portrait
Strauss & Co · May 20, 2013
ZAR 27,284Sign up free to see

Walter Oltmann, Warrior, 2007, ink on paper — Warrior, 2007
Strauss & Co · May 26, 2026

Walter Oltmann, Ferox, 2023, aluminium wire — Ferox, 2023
Strauss & Co · Feb 24, 2026

Walter Oltmann, Sleeping Child, lithograph on paper — Sleeping Child
Strauss & Co · Sep 30, 2025

Walter Oltmann, Warrior, 2007, ink on paper — Warrior, 2007
Strauss & Co · May 27, 2025

Walter Oltmann, Child Skull B, colour lithograph on paper — Child Skull B
Strauss & Co · Dec 3, 2024

Walter Oltmann, Wall Flower, steel, copper and brass — Wall Flower
Strauss & Co · Nov 8, 2023

Walter Oltmann, Aurum Disguise, wire with fibreglass sand pigment and mild steel base — Aurum Disguise
Strauss & Co · May 16, 2023

Walter Oltmann, Sleeping Child, lithograph on paper — Sleeping Child
Strauss & Co · Apr 11, 2023

Walter Oltmann, Infant, letterpress on chine collé on paper — Infant
Strauss & Co · Apr 11, 2023

Walter Oltmann, Caterpillar Suit I, lithograph and chine collé on paper — Caterpillar Suit I
Strauss & Co · Apr 11, 2023

Walter Oltmann, Cradle 4, single colour chine collé lithograph on paper — Cradle 4
Strauss & Co · Mar 27, 2023

Walter Oltmann, Cradle 2, single colour chine collé and lithograph — Cradle 2
Strauss & Co · Mar 27, 2023

Walter Oltmann, Child Skull B, lithograph on paper — Child Skull B
Strauss & Co · Feb 28, 2023

Walter Oltmann, Scarab Suit VI, ink and bleach on paper — Scarab Suit VI
Strauss & Co · Feb 28, 2023

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