Archived: Quality artworks at Johannesburg Auction Week, including show stopper Preller’s iconic human figure Adam and Eve

Preller press release November auction

By Edward Tsumele, CITYLIFE/ARTS Editor Not even the downpour that descended on Johannesburg on Thursday, November 6, 2021,  late afternoon could stop art lovers and collectors from congregating on 89 Central Street in Houghton, Johannesburg, for a preview of what will rate as one of the biggest auction sales in the past two years in

Strauss & Co June sales show strong Eastern Cape focus 

• June sales showcase the Grahamstown Group and Eastern Cape artists  • Modern and contemporary art offers hundreds of artists work and wide range of work    Strauss & Co presents a unique art historical showcase to our collectors this June. Taking place between the 1st and 25th June, this Eastern Cape focussed sale, prominently features the Grahamstown Group, and many other of the provinces best known artists in a diverse cross-section of 113 artworks on offer. In its fourth iteration, this sale draws on rich history

Archived: Strauss & Co’s popular online-only auction launches company’s 2021 sales programme

Strauss & Co’s popular online-only auction launches company’s 2021 sales programme

Strauss & Co is pleased to announce details of its first sale of 2021, due to be held online from 15 to 22 February. Highlights from the art department include a remarkable 1949 drawing of Walter Battiss meeting Pablo Picasso, a delightful 2002 balloon sculpture by Jeff Koons and an early figure drawing by Nelson Makamo.

Archived: Four collections, each a statement in connoisseurship, lead Strauss & Co’s May sale

Four collections, each a statement in connoisseurship, lead Strauss & Co’s May sale

The catalogue for Strauss & Co’s forthcoming three-day live sale of fine wine and modern, post-war and contemporary art bears testimony to the role of passion, research, discernment and time in collecting. The sale commences on Sunday, 16 May with a session devoted to a single-owner collection of fine wines from Bordeaux, Burgundy, Alsace and Champagne. Over the following two days Strauss & Co will be offering paintings acquired by the late entrepreneur Toy Mostert, three sculptures from the Afrox Corporate Art Collection and two pieces formerly owned by art historian Esmé Berman.