Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts, and Wine
Online-Only Auction, 31 May - 7 June 2021
Prints and Multiples
Lot Estimate
ZAR 12 000 - 16 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 12 898
About this Item
South African 1906-1982
Mantis Dance
signed, inscribed with the title and numbered 'Proof' in pencil in the margin
silkscreen on paper
image size: 43 by 52cm; sheet size: 57 by 49cm; 52,5 by 60,5 by 3cm 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 77 with catalogue number 1967.12 S8.
Karin Skawran (eds) (2005) Walter Battiss Gentle Anarchist, Johannesburg: Standard Bank Gallery, another impression from the edition illustrated in colour on page 22.
Murray Schoonraad (1976) Walter Battiss, Cape Town: C.Struik Publishers, another impression from the edition illustrated on page 37.
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