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The Petite Gallery of South African Beauty

Item date(s): n.d.

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


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

Sub-type: Exhibition catalogue

Place publication: not stated
Publisher: The United Tobacco Companies (South) Limited

Additional notes:
Twenty-six specially commissioned.

Battiss is represented with the comment: I have painted a face to be seen in South Africa with classic nose and classic eyes, archaic lips and earth-red hair. She is entrapped in the famous mimosa of our country. Her personality is one of depth and confidence.

Ref: GB/30857



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