Strauss & co - 8 - 11 November 2020

16 T O P L A C E A B I D C L I C K O N T H E R E D L O T N U M B E R 436 Walter Battiss SOUTH AFRICAN 1906–1982 People in Love with Trees dated 2019, numbered AP 1/1 and inscribed with the title on a label sewn to the reverse mohair and polycotton tapestry, lined 177 by 250 cm R120 000 – 160 000 LITERATURE cf. Karin Skawran (2005) Walter Battiss: Gentle Anarchist , Standard Bank Gallery: Johannesburg, the watercolour on which this tapestry is based is illustrated in colour on page 32. The watercolour is dated 1981 and is in the Linda Givon Collection. This tapestry was woven by the Stephens Tapestry Studio (Johannesburg, South Africa, and Piggs Peak, Swaziland). The weavers were Treasure Zulu, Daphne Lukele and Rhoda Sori. The work is signed and authenticated by the artist’s son Giles Battiss.