Artists

From Albert Adams to Portia Zvavahera, Strauss & Co maintains a detailed database of every artist sold at auction since 2009. Whether it is painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography, ceramics or new media, this searchable database lists by artist every lot offered and provides aggregated data useful to collectors. Famous South African artists like William Kentridge, JH Pierneef, Alexis Preller and Irma Stern are introduced with helpful biographies along with the best contemporary artists.



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Charles Gassner

South African 1915-1977 


Gassner was a European-trained artist whose life and work were shaped by the turbulence of the 20th century. In the years leading up to World War II, he studied at the Reimann Schüle in Berlin, a prominent expressionist art school of the time.

During the war, Gassner was imprisoned in Germany. After his release, he resumed his artistic training in The Hague. In 1948, he emigrated to South Africa, where he held his first exhibition in Cape Town in 1950. He later lived in Brisbane, Australia, during the early 1950s.

Gassner exhibited his work widely across South Africa, as well as in Australia and Brazil, leaving behind a legacy marked by resilience and a deeply expressive visual language.


69 lots offered      56.52% sold      ZAR 330 862
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Charles Gassner; Abstract in Purple, Black and White
24 Jun 2025
Sold for ZAR 3 752
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Charles Gassner; Figure and Cat
24 Jun 2025
Sold for ZAR 6 449
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Charles Gassner; Seated Cat
24 Jun 2025
Sold for ZAR 4 925
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Charles Gassner; Composition with Houses and Mountain
24 Jun 2025
Sold for ZAR 9 380
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Charles Gassner; Pink House Approach
24 Jun 2025
Sold for ZAR 10 553
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Charles Gassner; Open Field
24 Jun 2025
Sold for ZAR 5 628
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Charles Gassner; Abstract Composition in Pink and Black
24 Jun 2025
Sold for ZAR 6 449
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Charles Gassner; Green Landscape
24 Jun 2025
Sold for ZAR 2 345
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Charles Gassner; Abstract in Green and Black
24 Jun 2025
Sold for ZAR 5 863
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Charles Gassner; Still Life with Chair
17 Jun 2025
Sold for ZAR 4 690
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Charles Gassner; Abstract in Blue and Green
27 May 2025
Starting at ZAR 3 000
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Charles Gassner; Abstract Landscape with House on a Hill
27 May 2025
Starting at ZAR 5 000
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