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This week in Harare, African Art Galleries Association (AAGA) announced the third edition of the Emerging Painting Invitational (EPI), the pan-African prize dedicated to supporting emerging contemporary painters and painting.  The 16 finalists hail from 8 African countries, comprising of Rwanda, Tunisia, Ethiopia, Algeria, Sudan, Kenya, Angola and South Africa.  All artists and artworks will be showcased on AAGA, EPI

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA (February 16, 2022) The Emerging Painting Invitational (EPI) is the African continent’s largest invite-only art event dedicated to painters and painting. The winners of the 2022 edition of the competition, the third since the prize’s inauguration, were revealed at an evening event hosted by art auction house Strauss & Co on

At the next Strauss & Co.’s first live exhibition this year, one of the sessions to look forward to is a section dedicated to figuration, which features notable pieces from equally notable artists.

Auction of Ceramics from the Combined Collections of Professors Ditchburn & Armstrong and Oriental Works of Art from the Hylton Nel Collection including Ceramics by Nico Masemola.

Strauss & Co’s latest live virtual sale takes place on Tuesday 28 June 2022 and includes three sessions of fine art, including a session devoted entirely to Abstract Art created in South Africa, titled In/Tangible: South African Abstract Art.

In advance of William Kentridge’s large-scale exhibition at London’s Royal Academy (RA) later on this month, Strauss & Co is delighted to present four major works on paper by this internationally celebrated artist from Johannesburg.

The silver department has consigned an array of wonderful pieces for the February Online sale to suit any pocket and home.

Strauss & Co has become synonymous with top quality art, decorative arts and jewellery. The latest addition to its portfolio, fine wine, is the result of a successful collaboration between Wine Cellar fine wine merchants and expert sommelier Higgo Jacobs.

German-born Namibian painter Adolph Jentsch is lauded for capturing the endless vistas and unique light and ambiance of his adopted country’s expansive landscapes, and three stand-out examples of his work are highlights of Strauss & Co’s upcoming May Virtual Live auction. The earliest of the three was painted in 1938, soon after the artist’s arrival in the country that was to be ‘home’ for the rest of his life.