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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Blue-chip South African art drives strong results at Strauss & Co
JOHANNESBURG – A remarkable late landscape by J.H. Pierneef, Approaching Storm, Sabi Sands, led Strauss & Co’s live-virtual Evening Sale of Modern and Contemporary Art in Johannesburg on 21 July 2026, confirming sustained collector demand for exceptional examples of South African modernism while reinforcing the company’s strong performance during the first half of the year.
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.
Dreaming Impossible Things
Strauss & Co presents works from our exhibition Dreaming Impossible Things on view at the Alliance Française du Cap as part of the 2026 Heat Winter Arts Festival in Cape Town. This year’s theme, Ctrl + Z, calls us to reflect on the notion of undoing. It reminds us that while we can instantly undo
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.
