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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; Scarab Suit VI
28 Feb 2023
ZAR 30 000 - 50 000
 
Walter Oltmann; Cradle
13 Feb 2023
Sold for ZAR 5 555
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Oltmann; Snake
7 Nov 2022
ZAR 30 000 - 40 000
 
Walter Oltmann; Lizard
7 Nov 2022
ZAR 30 000 - 40 000
 
Walter Oltmann; Bleeder
25 Oct 2022
Sold for ZAR 16 415
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Oltmann; Pachnoda I and II
24 Oct 2022
ZAR 60 000 - 90 000
 
Walter Oltmann; Cradle
3 Oct 2022
ZAR 6 000 - 8 000
 
Walter Oltmann; Infant
13 Jun 2022
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
 
Walter Oltmann; Sleeping Child
16 May 2022
Sold for ZAR 34 140
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Oltmann; Caterpillar
16 May 2022
ZAR 50 000 - 70 000
 
Walter Oltmann; Larva
14 Mar 2022
Sold for ZAR 23 450
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Walter Oltmann; Sleeping Child
21 Feb 2022
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
 

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