November Auction Week | Johannesburg, 17-19 November 2025

14 Nov 2025

Johannesburg: Strauss & Co’s November Auction Week offers a curated selection of South African modern and contemporary art from the early 1900s to the present across multiple auctions. Auction Week runs from 17 to 19 November 2025, with daily public viewing.

The week begins with the sale of a rare suite of 15 early wildlife drawings by William Kentridgecommissioned in 1985 for Mobil’s Cape Town headquarters (now part of the Engen Collection). These drawings capture his early exploration of animal imagery and narrative form, providing collectors with a unique opportunity to acquire foundational pieces by one of South Africa’s most celebrated contemporary artists. The live auction takes place on Monday, 17 November, at 7pm.

The highlight of Auction Week is the live-virtual flagship Modern and Contemporary ArtEvening sale which offers a range of important works by some of South Africa’s most celebrated artists including landmark works from museum retrospectives of Maggie Laubser, George Pemba and Alexis Preller. The auction takes place on Tuesday, 18 November at 7pm. This sale is preceded by the timed online Day Sale of Modern and Contemporary Art which closes on Tuesday 17 November at 2pm.

Since 2009, Strauss & Co has handled thousands of lots by the country’s most important artists, including Maggie Laubser, Alexis Preller, Walter Battiss, Robert Hodgins, William Kentridge, J.H. Pierneef, Cecil Skotnes, Irma Stern, Vladimir Tretchikoff, and Anton van Wouw. These ten artists collectively account for sales exceeding R2.178 billion (approximately US$125.6 million) and are all strongly represented in the Evening Sale.


PUBLIC EVENTS:

Join the Art Specialist team on Saturday the 15th & Sunday 16th November at 11am for an in-depth exploration of the art and artists featured in the Johannesburg November 2025 

Johannesburg Flagship Week 2025

LIVE

Evening Sale: Modern and Contemporary Art

7:00pm Tue, 18 Nov 2025 SAST

ONLINE

Day Sale: Modern and Contemporary Art

Closes 2:00pm Tue, 18 Nov 2025 SAST

ONLINE

The Starcke Collection of African Art

Closes 2:00pm Wed, 19 Nov 2025 SAST

LIVE

William Kentridge Drawings from the Engen Collection

7:00pm Mon, 17 Nov 2025 SAST

Open for Viewing daily from 9 – 4pm

Saturday 15 November 9 – 4pm

Sunday 16 November 9 – 4pm

Join the Art Specialist team on Saturday the 15th & 16th November at 11am for an in-depth exploration of the art and artists featured in the Johannesburg November 2025 


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