Lot 89 · Important South African and International Art
The Invention of Walking Feathers
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- Estimate
- R30,000–R40,000 hammer ≈ $2,088–$2,784
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Strauss & Co — Important South African and International Art, Johannesburg · 12 November 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-13397435
- Record
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Walter Battiss, The Invention of Walking Feathers. Strauss & Co, 12 Nov 2018, lot 89. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13397435.
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Walter Battiss, The Invention of Walking Feathers. Strauss & Co, 12 Nov 2018, lot 89. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13397435.
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Battiss | Orgy 1 | $3,832 | Strauss & Co, May 2024 | |
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| Walter Battiss | Limpopo Bank near Koperfontein | Strauss & Co, May 2026 | ||
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| Walter Battiss | Yellow Head with Birds, five | Strauss & Co, May 2024 | ||
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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.