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- Estimate
- R6,000–R8,000 hammer ≈ $322–$430
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — April ART, Online · 22 April 2025
- Dimensions
- image size: 26 by 34cm; 59 by 68 by 5,5cm including frame
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13345183
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 7 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Walter Battiss, Elephant. Strauss & Co, 22 Apr 2025, lot 330. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13345183.
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Walter Battiss, Elephant. Strauss & Co, 22 Apr 2025, lot 330. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13345183.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Battiss | Under the Baobab | $389 | Strauss & Co, Feb 2018 | |
| Walter Battiss | Nude II | Strauss & Co, Jun 2018 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Innocuous and Useless Objects | Strauss & Co, Sep 2015 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Izwi Erotic Composition | Strauss & Co, Sep 2019 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Three Female Nudes | Strauss & Co, Mar 2019 | ||
| Walter Battiss | African Pieta | Strauss & Co, Jun 2018 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Waterfall | Strauss & Co, Sep 2019 | ||
| Walter Battiss | Martyr (verso); Pope (recto) | Strauss & Co, Sep 2015 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.