South Africa’s leading auction house Strauss & Co is pleased to announce highlights of its August 2022 online-only decorative arts sale.
Archived: Decorative Arts online sale offers a nostalgic glimpse into the past
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Major Pierneef landscape and Kentridge tree studies anchor Strauss & Co’s July Evening Sale
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
Archived: Printmaking and photography under spotlight in Strauss & Co’s March sale
This March, Strauss & Co draws attention to the importance of photography as a collectable with a sale of works by internationally acclaimed proponents of the medium.
Archived: Still Life with Lilies by Irma Stern (1948)
Strauss & Co Senior Art Specialist and Head Curator Wilhelm van Rensburg discusses the beautiful oil painting by Irma Stern titled ‘Still Life with Lilies’ from the May 2021 Virtual Live Auction.
Archived: Alexis Preller: Grand Mapogga II & Mapogga Terrace
Strauss & Co Senior Art Specialist Dr Alastair Meredith discusses the Mapogga figures featured in two key works by South African artist Alexis Preller from the May 2021 Virtual Live Auction.
Archived: As global museums reappraise the legacy of Surrealism, Strauss & Co’s sale expands the debate
Strauss & Co is pleased to announce advance details of its live virtual sale in Johannesburg on 15–17 May 2022, which will include an evening session entirely devoted to Surrealism and its influence on South African art and artists.
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: Online Auction Guest Curator: Kim Kandan, KZNSA Gallery Director
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.
Archived: A Single-Owner Private Collection of Fine Wines from Bordeaux, Burgundy, Alsace and Champagne
Strauss & Co fine wine auctions is proud to offer one of the finest cellars ever offered in South Africa.
Archived: David Koloane: Dogs Chasing Birds & Township Dogs (2017)
Strauss & Co Art Specialist Richard ‘Specs’ Ndimande discusses two highlights from South African artist David Koloane, from the May 2021 Virtual Live Auction.
