Artist Database

From Albert Adams to Portia Zvavahera, the Strauss & Co artist database includes every modern and contemporary artist sold at auction since 2009. Find an artist by name to explore their full auction history. Every work is listed across painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography, ceramics or new media, with aggregated price data useful to collectors.

Spanning South African and international visual artists, the database features famous artists such as William Kentridge, JH Pierneef, Alexis Preller and Irma Stern, each with detailed biographies and complete auction records.

Casper Versluis

Based in Johannesburg, the South African artist Casper Versluis specialises in sculpture. His steel creations emphasise the beauty of simplicity.

Having traveled extensively throughout the African continent, Casper's creations are inspired by the diversity in culture and the artistic expressions thereof. The African land and its people have been his educators, as he strives to express the intricacies of what it means to be human.