Lot 18 · Long Pursuits
High Printing: The Woodcuts, Wood Engravings, Linocuts and Metal Cutouts of Walter Battiss
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- Estimate
- R2,000–R3,000 hammer ≈ $122–$183
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Long Pursuits, Online · 28 May 2026
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13305635
- Record
- first seen 4 Aug 2026 · updated 5 Aug 2026 · source ↗
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Wilhelm Van Rensburg, High Printing: The Woodcuts, Wood Engravings, Linocuts and Metal Cutouts of Walter Battiss. Strauss & Co, 28 May 2026, lot 18. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13305635.
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Wilhelm Van Rensburg, High Printing: The Woodcuts, Wood Engravings, Linocuts and Metal Cutouts of Walter Battiss. Strauss & Co, 28 May 2026, lot 18. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13305635.
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From the same sale Long Pursuits · May 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesley Shapiro | Sekoto | R1,000–R2,000 | |
| Hidden Treasures: Irma Stern: Her Books, Painted Book Covers and Bookplates | Irene Below | R500–R600 | |
| Zanzibar | Irma Stern | R15,000–R20,000 | |
| Pierneef, Land and Landscape: The Johannesburg Station Panels in Context | N J Coetzee | R2,000–R3,000 | |
| Alexis Preller: Africa, the Sun and Shadows and Collected Images | Esmé Berman And Karel Nel | R3,000–R4,000 | |
| A Space for Landscape: The Work of JH Pierneef | Wilhelm Van Rensburg | R2,000–R3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilhelm Van Rensburg | Pierneef: A Space for Landscape | $151 | Strauss & Co, Feb 2026 | |
| Wilhelm Van Rensburg | A Space for Landscape: The Work of JH Pierneef | Strauss & Co, May 2026 | ||
| Cecil Skotnes | Abstract Figure | Strauss & Co, Sep 2016 | ||
| Walter Battiss | The Artists of the Rock | Strauss & Co, Feb 2026 | ||
| Walter Battiss | South African Paint Pot | Strauss & Co, Feb 2026 | ||
| Cecil Skotnes | Abstract Composition I | Strauss & Co, Mar 2021 | ||
| Walter Battiss | I Invented Myself | Strauss & Co, Feb 2022 | ||
| Norman Catherine | Red Rubber Neck Too: Norman Catherine, The Goodman Gallery, | Strauss & Co, Feb 2017 |
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.