Walter Whall Battiss is generally considered to be the foremost South African abstract painter and also known as the creator of the quirky “Fook Island” concept. 1917 – his family moves to Koffiefontei...
Walter Battiss had an older brother James who left the family farm and went to Kimberly to dig for diamonds . He was killed there in a rock fall leaving his wife and 3 daughters.
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