Strauss & co - 19 November 2015, Johannesburg

81 EDUCATION ENDOWMENT AUCTION 115 WALTER OLTMANN SOUTH AFRICAN 1960– Child signed, numbered Archive Proof, inscribed with the title in pencil and embossed with the Artist Proof Studio chop mark linocut sheet size: 107 by 196,5 cm; image size: 88,5 by 179,5 cm R20 000 – 30 000 Walter Oltmann is an artist and lecturer based in Johannesburg. He was born in Rustenburg and went on to pursue a BA in Fine Arts at UKZN/Pietermaritzburg. After this he completed his MA in Fine Arts at the University of Witwatersrand, where he now lectures. Oltmann is a prolific sculptor and printmaker. He is a master at manipulating both two-dimensional and three-dimensional line. On his work Oltmann comments, ‘I manipulate industrial materials in a way that contradicts their prefabricated nature by emphasising hand-made processes. Hence I use the linear qualities of these materials to create various forms and surfaces through techniques that parallel handcrafts. I have become deeply interested in the interchange between different cultures in southern Africa, and my sculptures and drawings often reflect and acknowledge the crafts of Africa’.