Strauss & co - 20 May 2013, Johannesburg

84 188 Walter Whall BATTISS south african 1906–1982 Island God signed, numbered 6/30 and inscribed with the title in pencil in the margin screenprint in colours image size: 62 by 43 cm R12 000–16 000 exhibited Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg, Walter Battiss, Gentle Anarchist: A Retrospective Exhibition of the works of Walter Whall Battiss (1906–1982) , 20 October to 3 December 2005, where another example from this edition was exhibited literature Skawran, Karin. Walter Battiss, Gentle Anarchist . Standard Bank Gallery, Johannesburg, 20 October to 3 December 2005, another example from the edition illustrated in colour on page 199 189 Walter Whall BATTISS south african 1906–1982 Their Mothers Wanted Them to be Boys numbered 11/25; signed, numbered 11/25 and inscribed with the title on a note adhered to the reverse silkscreen in colours image size: 63,5 by 44,5 cm R5 000–8 000 literature Skawran, Karin and Macnamara, Michael. Walter Battiss . AD. Donker, Johannesburg, 1985, another example from the edition with the title Their Father wanted them to be boys, illustrated on page 81 notes Accompanied by a letter of authenticity adhered to the reverse 188 189