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.



Top Artists at Auction

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Irma Stern; Children Reading the Koran
460 lots sold for ZAR 688 567 291
Jacob Hendrik Pierneef; Extensive Landscape with Farmlands
848 lots sold for ZAR 414 823 646
Alexis Preller; Boy with a Crocodile
297 lots sold for ZAR 248 961 503
William Kentridge; Peonies with Book
690 lots sold for ZAR 182 562 762
Maggie Laubser; The Old Shepherd
269 lots sold for ZAR 97 400 883
Robert Hodgins; The Golden Wall, comprising twenty five individual paintings
518 lots sold for ZAR 82 625 842
Walter Battiss; People Who Live Under Tables
905 lots sold for ZAR 79 607 678
Anton van Wouw; Paul Kruger
70 lots sold for ZAR 60 220 494
Cecil Skotnes; Still Life With Figs
604 lots sold for ZAR 57 791 478
Gregoire Boonzaier; Malay Quarter, recto; Houses and Trees, verso
788 lots sold for ZAR 51 851 085
Vladimir Tretchikoff; Still Life with Magnolias in a Vase
61 lots sold for ZAR 49 159 754
Dylan Lewis; Sitting Cheetah II (S238)
123 lots sold for ZAR 44 415 839