Walter Whall Battiss (6 January 1906 – 20 August 1982) was a South African artist, also known as the creator of the "Fook Island" concept. Battiss was born into an English Methodist family in the Karoo town of Somerset East. He first became interested in archaeology and tribal art as a young boy after moving to Koffiefontein in 1917.
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Baobab. Colour Woodcut on Paper, 17cm x 20cm image size, 36cm x 39cm including frame. Framed.
Signed and Numbered 29/134 in Pencil.
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Man with a Bird Hat. Photolithograph on Paper, 21cm x 20cm sheet size, 39cm x 38cm including frame. Framed.
Signed and Numbered 11/25 in Pencil.
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Boys Collecting Wild Fruits. Linocut, 20cm x 25cm excluding frame, 50cm x 53cm including frame. Framed.
Signed in Pencil.
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Figures on Mopani Trees. Screenprint, 23cm x 35cm sheet size, 48,5cm x 58,5cm including frame. Framed.
Signed in Pencil.
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Tenuate Dospan. Painted and Glazed Ceramic Tile, 15cm x 15cm excluding frame, 32cm x 27cm including frame. Framed.
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Wild Mountain Aloes. Watercolour on Paper, 24cm x 34cm excluding frame, 39cm x 48cm including frame. Framed.
