Strauss & Co’s September ART sale (28 August – 21 September 2026) presents an exciting range of accessible works by important Modern and Contemporary South African Artists alongside a compelling selection from artists living and working across Africa and the diaspora. The timed online auction forms part of an eventful month for the auction house,
CAPE TOWN – Works by an elite grouping of South African modernist painters, among them Maggie Laubser, Erik Laubscher, Gerard Sekoto and Irma Stern, drew competitive bidding at Strauss & Co’s flagship Evening Sale in Cape Town on Tuesday, 15 September 2026. Held during a replenishing spring downpour, the sale attracted more than 300 bidders
Cape Town, 1 September 2026: Master of Wine Tim Atkin has unveiled his 14th annual South Africa Report earlier today, produced in partnership with Private Clients by Old Mutual, celebrating the depth, diversity and continued evolution of the country’s wine industry. The report highlights the wines and winemakers that captured Atkin’s attention in this year’s
CAPE TOWN – Strauss & Co’s flagship live-virtual Evening Sale on Tuesday, 15 September 2026 in Cape Town features an exceptional group of works by women artists spanning South African modern and contemporary art. Led by important paintings by Maggie Laubser, Penny Siopis and Irma Stern, the sale includes representative works by, among others, Kate
Cape Town – Strauss & Co is pleased to present Mid-Century Modern, one live and two online sales from 18 August to 16 September 2026. Beyond including some of mid-century modern’s most important designs, the sales explore the evolution of the 20th century modern aesthetic, beginning with Art Nouveau at the end of the 19th century
Cape Town – Wine enthusiasts will have the opportunity to bid on one of the most diverse wine selections ever to go under the hammer at the 2026 Cape Winemakers Guild (CWG) Auction later this year. Now in its 42nd year, this prestigious event showcases rare and unique wines produced exclusively for the auction in small quantities by
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.
JOHANNESBURG – Strauss & Co invites collectors to explore two exceptional online art sales this August, each offering a distinctive collecting opportunity. Art by Others: Works on Paper from the Walter Battiss Estate, including Prints from Rorke’s Drift celebrates the remarkable legacy of one of South Africa’s most influential artists, while August ART features a special curated session of works exhibited by Strauss & Co in the 2026 Heat
Kim Kandan, gallery director of the KZNSA Gallery in Durban is the second guest curator in the ongoing series of collaborations between Strauss & Co and key players in the South African art market.
Strauss & Co invites the public to view a selection of over 200 artworks, due to be sold on its forthcoming live virtual auction in Johannesburg on 16 and 17 May 2022.
