Strauss & Co July sales led by art critic, Sean O’Toole’s selection

George Hallett Birds in Signal Street

Strauss & Co’s July ART online offering is a little different this winter. There is a notably considered selection of medium-specific works for collectors of all stripes to consider alongside a singular selection by the highly regarded writer and curator Sean O’Toole.   Sean’s selection, titled Friends, Allies and the Odd Stranger, brings together works by artists he has a personal connection with, many of whom he met through his deep engagement with the art world as an art critic. Over

Major Pierneef landscape and Kentridge tree studies anchor Strauss & Co’s July Evening Sale 

J.H. Pierneef, Bushveld Landscape, Approaching Storm, Sabi Sands, oil on canvas, 1952

JOHANNESBURG – A monumental late landscape by J.H. Pierneef, Bushveld Landscape, Approaching Storm, Sabi Sands (1952), leads Strauss & Co’s July auction week in Johannesburg, on 21–22 July 2026. Estimated to fetch R5–7 million / $302 298 – 423 216, the painting headlines a strong Evening Sale of fresh-to-market modern and contemporary art. The arboreal

South African Design: Past and Present 

Strauss and Co is delighted to present South African Design: Past and Present, a timed-online auction running from 5 June to 24 June 2026. The sale brings together top-drawer local makers and designers covering ceramics, weaving and glass, sculpture and furniture.   Alongside the June Interiors sale, this month’s special design focus has been brought to life by London interior designer, and Craft School South Africa founder, Justin van Breda. Selecting a key paint colour for each room and an anchor piece for every scheme, Justin

Archived: Late Gqeberha artist’s portrait set to sell for pretty penny

A house, a car or maybe a motorcycle these are the items you would mostly find priced in the hundreds of thousands rand range in Gqeberha. But for every norm there is an exception and the late Dorothy Kay’s portrait, titled The Boxer, is one such example, with the timeless painting set to fetch at least R350,000 when it goes under the hammer today.

The Wines That Built South Africa

Every wine nation inherits something and invents something.   South Africa inherited Muscat, fortified wine traditions, Chenin Blanc and distillation from Europe. It invented Pinotage. It transformed Chenin Blanc from a workhorse grape into a fine-wine benchmark. It resurrected Vin de Constance from extinction. And in places like Calitzdorp, it turned Portuguese varieties and Port traditions into something unmistakably

Consignments invited for the second edition of Art Auction East Africa | Strauss & Co  

JOHANNESBURG – Strauss & Co and Circle Art Agency are pleased to announce a call for consignments for the second edition of Art Auction East Africa | Strauss & Co, the dedicated sale of rare and important art from East Africa, the Indian Ocean region and beyond.  The inaugural 2025 edition included work by artists from Egypt, Sudan and Zimbabwe,

A curated survey of South African art | June Spotlight Sale

CAPE TOWN – Three important modernist portraits by Irma Stern, Gerard Sekoto and Maggie Laubser headline Strauss & Co’s live-virtual June Spotlight Sale of modern and contemporary art on Tuesday, 23 June 2026. Comprising 82 lots, the sale forms part of Strauss & Co’s expanding programme of specialist live auctions and presents a curated selection of paintings, works on paper and sculpture

Archived: The Peter Veldsman & Dirkie Christowitz Private Collection

Strauss & Co’s forthcoming Live Virtual Auction, taking place on Sunday 15 May at 11am, features a lovely spread of affordable quality and collectable rarity from the cellars of two fabled private collectors. Legends in their respective industries, Peter Veldsman is one of South Africa’s most respected food writers and a beloved restaurateur. Fortified wines guru, Dirkie