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Walter Battiss (South African, 1906–1982)
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ZAR 222,775 price realized incl. premium
≈ $11,682≈ £9,334≈ €10,736
Hammer ZAR 190,000 · with buyer’s premium ZAR 222,775
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 40 by 50cm excluding frame; 73 by 83 by 5cm including frame
- Auction house
- Strauss & Co
- Sale
- Modern and Contemporary Art (240)
- Date
- May 16, 2023
- Location
- South Africa
- Lot
- 70
- Estimate
- ZAR 200,000 – ZAR 300,000 (≈ $10,488 – $15,732) (≈ £8,380 – £12,570) (≈ €9,639 – €14,458)
- Source
- Auction house straussart.co.za ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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