Walter Battiss: Fruitsellers in the sun
Battiss, Walter (1906 - 1982)
Fruit sellers in the sun
Oil on canvas
40,5 x 45,5 cm
Signed bottom left
In his life and in his work the artist rejected conformity and challenged every kind of boundary – creative, academic, political, cultural, spiritual. His vision and artistic approach shifted continually, and his enquiring mind embraced life in all its facets.
Karin Skawran, Walter Battiss - Gentle Anarchist, Standard Bank Gallery, 2005, p14