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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Deborah Bell

South African 1957- 


Deborah Bell is one of South Africa’s most celebrated contemporary artists. Bell received her BAFA (Hons) and MFA degrees at the University of the Witwatersrand. She works in a range of media on canvas and paper, produces drypoint etchings and large-scale bronzes. Her earlier more political work has given way to a broader, deeper investigation into the border between mortality and immortality, matter and spirit, presence and absence, the quotidian and the mythic, the grounded and transcendent. Bell has collaborated on various historically important projects with contemporaries such as William Kentridge and Robert Hodgins. Her work is represented in public and private collections around the world including the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY, USA; the Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA; the Hara Museum, Tokyo, Japan; and the IZIKO South African National Gallery, Cape Town. As well as a career as an artist, Bell has worked as a lecturer at various South African tertiary institutions, including the University of the Witwatersrand.


265 lots offered      72.08% sold      ZAR 21 792 575
 

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Deborah Bell; Forgiveness
15 Apr 2024
Starting at ZAR 12 000
Deborah Bell; Frail Crown
15 Apr 2024
Current bid ZAR 5 000
Deborah Bell; Expulsion II
15 Apr 2024
Starting at ZAR 8 000
Deborah Bell; It's Better off Alone
15 Apr 2024
Starting at ZAR 8 000
Deborah Bell; Untitled (Head)
15 Apr 2024
Starting at ZAR 2 000
Deborah Bell; First Blush
15 Apr 2024
Starting at ZAR 2 000
Deborah Bell; Presence
19 Mar 2024
Sold for ZAR 317 800
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Dreaming of Cuba
19 Mar 2024
Sold for ZAR 287 500
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Head of a Woman
11 Mar 2024
Starting at ZAR 18 000
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Deborah Bell; Three Graces
11 Mar 2024
Sold for ZAR 7 035
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Eternity II
11 Mar 2024
Sold for ZAR 12 898
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; The Ocean is Becoming the Fish
12 Feb 2024
Starting at ZAR 45 000
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