19th Century, Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art

Live Virtual Auction, 28 June 2022

In/Tangible: South African Abstract Art
About the Session

Strauss & Co's latest live virtual sale takes place on Tuesday 28 June 2022 and includes three sessions of fine art, including a session devoted entirely to Abstract Art created in South Africa. The 308 lots available to browse, bid and buy in these curated sessions include prints, works on paper, paintings, sculptures, ceramics and books.

This special focus session include prints, portfolios, works on paper, paintings, and sculptures, by local artists working in a broad array of Abstract styles (lots 201-299).

To conclude the sale, Strauss & Co is proud to support established artist Jill Trappler’s latest initiative, The Orange Art Project (OAP). OAP introduces children and youth in foster homes throughout the Western Cape to creativity, arts and crafts through a network of diverse professional artists to assist in educational and social development. Local artists and organisations such as Sam Nhlengethwa, LL Editions, Lwando Dlamini and Pat Mautloa have donated artwork to raise funds for this worthy cause (lots 302-308).


Sold for

ZAR 6 449
Lot 207
  • Walter Battiss; Friends-Vriende; Mother and Child Surrounded by Acrobatic Figures; Rock Artist, three
  • Walter Battiss; Friends-Vriende; Mother and Child Surrounded by Acrobatic Figures; Rock Artist, three
  • Walter Battiss; Friends-Vriende; Mother and Child Surrounded by Acrobatic Figures; Rock Artist, three
  • Walter Battiss; Friends-Vriende; Mother and Child Surrounded by Acrobatic Figures; Rock Artist, three
  • Walter Battiss; Friends-Vriende; Mother and Child Surrounded by Acrobatic Figures; Rock Artist, three
  • Walter Battiss; Friends-Vriende; Mother and Child Surrounded by Acrobatic Figures; Rock Artist, three
  • Walter Battiss; Friends-Vriende; Mother and Child Surrounded by Acrobatic Figures; Rock Artist, three
  • Walter Battiss; Friends-Vriende; Mother and Child Surrounded by Acrobatic Figures; Rock Artist, three
  • Walter Battiss; Friends-Vriende; Mother and Child Surrounded by Acrobatic Figures; Rock Artist, three
  • Walter Battiss; Friends-Vriende; Mother and Child Surrounded by Acrobatic Figures; Rock Artist, three


Lot Estimate
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 6 449

About this Item

South African 1906-1982
Friends-Vriende; Mother and Child Surrounded by Acrobatic Figures; Rock Artist, three

signed and numbered 179/250 in pencil in the margin

screenprint on paper
28,5 by 41cm excluding frame; 30,5 by 42,5 by 2cm including frame

Literature

Warren Siebrits (2016) Walter Battiss: I Invented Myself: The Jack M Ginsberg Collection, Johannesburg: The Ampersand Foundation, another impression from the edition illustrated in colour on page 213.

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