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Südafrikanische Graphik

Item date(s): n.d.

Walter Whall Battiss  (1906-1982) - (featured artist)


Pages: unpaged
Size: 240mm
Binding: Stitched
Language: German

Sub-type: Exhibition catalogue

Place publication: Bonn, Germany
Publisher: The German Africa Foundation in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of South Africa

Additional notes:
Battiss is one of the artists represented.

1906 geboren, Stark beeinflusst durch das Studium der Felsenmalerei der Buschmanner. Man findet in seinen Werken stilsierte Menschen und Tiere, und er wird gerne also "Buchmann-Maler" bezeichnet.

(Born 1906, Heavily influenced by studying Bushman rock art. One finds stylized people and animals in his works, and he is often referred to as the "Bushman painter".)

Ref: GB/30652



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