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Auction #114 begins on 11 Apr 2024

BATTISS, Walter

HOME-COMING Ten Drawings

Published: Red Fawn Press , Pretoria, 1945

Edition: First

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SIGNED by the artist Walter Battiss. A good copy.

Unpaginated – title page one page foreword and 10 full-page drawings 12 leaves in all. The drawings are dedicated to the memory of Old Boys of the Pretoria Boys’ High School.

The title page is prominently signed by the artist \'Battiss.\' The foreword is signed by the artist with his initials.

The Front cover is worn. Internal pages are in very good condition but have been loosened by rusted staples.

Pretoria: Red Fawn Press. No date (Date of printing 12/10/45).

Walter Whall Battiss (1906 – 1982) was awarded the Pro Arte Medal by the University of Pretoria in 1956. In 1960 he was elected a Fellow of the International Institute of Art and Letters. In 1964 Battiss was awarded the Medal of Honour of South African Akademie and was elected as an Honorary Member of the Academy of Florence in 1965.

Battiss was a founding member of the New Group which aimed to increase the standard of art and promote an understanding of art to South Africans.

Battiss published nine books wrote many articles and founded the periodical De Arte. He taught art at Pretoria Boys High School from 1936 for most of the next 30 years and at the Pretoria Art Centre of which was the principal from 1953-58.

He also taught at UNISA where he became Professor of Fine Art in 1964 and retired in 1971. In 1973 he was awarded a D. Litt et Phil (honoris causa) from UNISA.

  • Jacket Condition: Worn
  • Binding Condition: Good
  • Overall Condition: Good
  • Size: 8vo (23.5 x 18cm)
  • Sold By: South African Fine Art
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  • Country: United Kingdom
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