Press Office
2011 Archive
- Dec 01. Chairman's Report 2011
- Dec 01. Art and Glass Sparkle at Strauss & Cos Cape Town Auction in February
- Nov 07. South African art records continue to be broken
- Oct 15. Gerard Sekoto at the Pinnacle of his Career
- Oct 14. Will tallest Sithole break new auction records?
- Sep 26. Strauss continues to set new South African art records
- Aug 29. Stunning Stern comes to the market
- Aug 23. Stunning Stern leads the field at Strauss & Co's Cape Town auction in September
- Jul 21. Over R718 000 raised for art bursaries at Michaelis
- Jul 05. ALUMNI AND STAFF EXHIBITION and AUCTION Michaelis School of Fine Art, University of Cape Town
- May 20. Greater Strength and Variety in the Art Market
- Apr 14. Good Value in Quality Art at Strauss & Co
- Apr 13. Pieter Wenning, an underrated artist
- Apr 01. Flower name raises over half a million
- Mar 16. Art beats JSE Index
- Mar 08. An expensive cup of coffee
- Feb 03. Two Early Cape Paintings
- Jan 28. Two milestones in South African Art back under the hammer
- Jan 21. Collectors spoilt for choice at Strauss & Co's Cape Town auction in March
Two milestones in South African Art back under the hammer
January 28, 2011 [ Archived ]
Two paintings which previously shook the South African art market are to be offered for sale at auction again in March.
JH Pierneef’s masterpiece Extensive Landscape Northern Transvaal made auction history in 1985 when it became the first South African painting to break the one hundred-thousand rand mark, selling for R120 000.
In 1995 Irma Stern’s Still Life of Delphiniums created a stir when it broke through the R200 000 barrier for a 20th century South African painting, selling for R209 000. This set a new record for Irma Stern and was South Africa’s most expensive painting sold at auction for over five years.
These two major works are now back in the market with presale estimates of R10 000 000 – 15 000 000 and R10 000 000 – 12 000 000 respectively. This staggering growth proves that art is a form of investment with one of the highest returns. These two paintings are to be included in Strauss & Co’s sale of Important Paintings, Furniture, Silver and Ceramics on March 7 to be held at the Vineyard Hotel in Cape Town.
Strauss & Co, South Africa’s foremost auctioneers for South African art, holds the record for the highest price ever paid for a South African painting on home turf having sold Gladioli, by Irma Stern for R 13 368 000. In addition to Still life with Delphiniums, the sale features five other major works by Irma Stern, totalling over R 40 million accounting for over 50% of the sale totals.
Captions:
Jacob Hendrik Pierneef
Extensive Landscape Northern Transvaal
Oil on canvas, 76 by 102cm
R10-15 million
Irma Stern
Still Life of Delphiniums
signed and dated 1938, oil on canvas laid down on board, 99 by 73,5 cm
R10 – 12 million
Other Highlights include:
Irma Stern: The Lemon Pickers, signed and dated 1928, oil on canvas, R10-14 million
Irma Stern: Still life with Camellias, signed and dated1940, oil on canvas R3-4 million
Irma Stern: Still life with Roses and Apples, signed and dated 1944, oil on canvas R7-9 million
Irma Stern: Grand Canal, Venice signed and dated 1948, oil on canvas R4-6 million
Irma Stern: Still life with Fruit and Flowers, signed and dated 1934, gouache, R900 000 – 1, 2 million
Peter Wenning, At Claremont, CP, oil on canvas, R 800 000 – 1, 2 million
Alexis Preller, Gold Kouros, gold leaf on panel, R 1800 000 – 2, 2 million
Media Liaison
Bina Genovese
021 683 6560/ bina@straussart.co.za
