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Innocuous and Useless Objects by Walter Battiss, colour silkscreen, offered Apr 2014Photo © Strauss & Co — view this lot on Strauss & Co ↗

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Innocuous and Useless Objects

Walter Battiss (South African, 1906–1982)

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate ZAR 10,000 – ZAR 15,000 (≈ $943 – $1,414) (≈ £562 – £842) (≈ €682 – €1,022)

Offered at Strauss & Co and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Medium
Screenprint · Prints & multiples all screenprint results →
As published: “colour silkscreen”
Signed / inscribed
Signed
Category
Screenprints
Dimensions
sheet size: 64 by 45cm; 77 by 59 by 2,5cm including frame
Auction house
Strauss & Co
Sale
South African and International Fine and Decorative Arts (43)
Date
April 23, 2014
Location
South Africa
Lot
325
Estimate
ZAR 10,000 – ZAR 15,000 (≈ $943 – $1,414) (≈ £562 – £842) (≈ €682 – €1,022)
Source
Auction house straussart.co.za ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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