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Walter Oltmann

South African 1960- 


Rustenburg-born Walter Oltmann graduated with a MA (Fine Arts) from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in 1985. His main area of creative focus is sculpture and, more particularly, fabricating woven wire forms which sometimes reference local craft traditions. He has completed numerous commissions including chandeliers and lamp shades for the Constitutional Court in Johannesburg in 2003 and the world map interpretation at the Wits Origins Centre in 2005/6. Oltmann has received numerous awards including the Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Visual Arts (2001) and the Sasol Wax Art Award (2007), and his work is widely represented in public and private collections in South Africa and abroad. He has participated in many group shows, including Advance/… Notice at the Goodman Gallery in 2012. His solo exhibitions include Penumbra at the Goodman Gallery in 2013 and In the Weave at the Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg, in 2014, which celebrated three decades of his work and described him as “one of South Africa’s finest and most intriguing artists”. Oltmann was a senior lecturer in the department of Fine Arts at the University of the Witwatersrand before retiring and becoming a full-time artist.

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74 lots offered      64.86% sold      ZAR 2 016 918
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Walter Oltmann; Caterpillar
5 Jul 2023
Sold for ZAR 82 075
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Oltmann; Pincushion
16 May 2023
Sold for ZAR 234 500
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Oltmann; Aurum Disguise
16 May 2023
ZAR 200 000 - 300 000
 
Walter Oltmann; Caterpillar Suit I
11 Apr 2023
ZAR 8 000 - 12 000
 
Walter Oltmann; Sleeping Child
11 Apr 2023
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
 
Walter Oltmann; Infant
11 Apr 2023
ZAR 8 000 - 12 000
 
Walter Oltmann; Cradle 4
27 Mar 2023
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
 
Walter Oltmann; Cradle 2
27 Mar 2023
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
 
Walter Oltmann; Child Skull B
28 Feb 2023
ZAR 3 000 - 5 000
 
Walter Oltmann; Cricket
28 Feb 2023
Sold for ZAR 3 518
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Oltmann; Cradle
28 Feb 2023
Sold for ZAR 19 933
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Oltmann; Insect Suit II
28 Feb 2023
Sold for ZAR 35 175
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

Results in green indicate post sales.