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Exhibition

Item date(s): August - September 1963

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


Pages: unpaged
Size: 240mm
Binding: Dos-à-dos
Language: English; Afrikaans

Sub-type: Exhibition catalogue

Place publication: not stated
Publisher: Division of Adult Education of the Department of Education

Additional notes:
Division of Adult Education of the Department of Education, Arts & Science and the South African Council of Artists. Presented in Vereeniging, Klerksdorp, Krugersdorp, Springs, Carolina and Bethal in collaboration with and under the auspices of the local Mayor.

Battiss is represented by three Oils:

4. Cosmic Florescence

5. Abstract

6. Fireworks over the Nile

"Battiss is a keen observer of the unusual and the humorous in life, e.g. the relection of fireworks in the water of the Nile river, is expressed in a calligraphic manner, with movement and sharp contrasts - it becomes an impression of the actual occurrence."



Ref: GB/30855



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