Walter Oltmann
South African · b. 1960 · Painter, Sculptor
South African painter
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Record prices
LocustStrauss & Co · ZAR 193,256≈ $16,574≈ £11,808≈ €13,297Sign up to see
Disarticulated FlowerStrauss & Co · ZAR 170,700≈ $12,087≈ £9,440≈ €10,735Sign up to see
Caterpillar Suit IIStrauss & Co · ZAR 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).
Lots sold
34
of 59 offered · 2013–2026
Sell-through
58%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Works on paper | 19 | 13 | 68% | $2.1kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $5.1kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $698Sign up | $698Sign up | $698Sign up |
| Pastel | 3 | 2 | 67% | $1.3kSign up | $1.3kSign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Drawing | 12 | 9 | 75% | $2.7kSign up | $2.6kSign up | $5.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 25 | 13 | 52% | $815Sign up | $331Sign up | $3.1kSign up |
| Etching | 2 | 2 | 100% | $587Sign up | $587Sign up | $888Sign up |
| Lithograph | 19 | 8 | 42% | $385Sign up | $282Sign up | $1.1kSign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $331Sign up | $331Sign up | $331Sign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 3 | 2 | 67% | $3kSign up | $3kSign up | $3.1kSign up |
| Sculpture | 9 | 3 | 33% | $3.1kSign up | $3.2kSign up | $4.4kSign up |
| Other | 6 | 5 | 83% | $8.9kSign up | $11.1kSign up | $16.6kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.