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
Strauss continues to set new South African art records
September 26, 2011 [ Archived ]
Strauss & Co, Cape Town: An Irma Stern of Two Arabs last night set a new record for a work of art in South Africa when it sold in Cape Town for R21 166 000. The sale which totalled over R50 million set several new South African art auction records.
This new record for a Stern painting exceeded South Africa’s previous record of R13 368 000 by more than 50%, a record set by Strauss & Co a year ago.
Two Arabs was painted by Irma Stern on her first visit to Zanzibar in 1939 and is an icon of South African art.
The sale, attended by several hundred people, well exceeded expectations with several new records achieved.
