Photography as a medium is faced, across all global markets, with a collecting challenge. The medium’s accessibility and reproducibility give rise to a perception among audiences that it is possible for anyone to do. This has been exacerbated by the rise of now ubiquitous smartphone cameras and an image culture rooted in social media. As
Strauss & Co is pleased to announce details of its high-quality offerings from its forthcoming virtual auction, which will be led by auctioneers in studios in Johannesburg and Cape Town and live-streamed through Invaluable.com over three consecutive days in late July. The sale commences on Sunday 26 July with a session devoted to fine wines from three esteemed Cape winemakers – Boekenhoutskloof, Klein Constantia and Kanonkop – and climaxes with the offering of two notable single-owner collections on Tuesday 28 July.
Strauss & Co is pleased to announce details for its live broadcast auction of modern, post-war and contemporary art, decorative arts and jewellery, as well as a standalone sale of sweet and fortified wines and whisky, due to be held on 11 and 12 July 2021.
Heirloom Futures is a landmark contemporary fashion exhibition and benefit auction celebrating African design, craftsmanship, and cultural storytelling. Presented by Norval Foundation in partnership with Buchanan & Co., the exhibition positions fashion as both cultural artefact and collectible art form. “Initiatives like Heirloom Futures create a platform where designers, collectors and audiences can engage with
The July 2020 Online Auction is the Decorator’s dream.
Non-selling exhibition of artworks by George Milwa Mnyaluza Pemba (1912-2001) and Robert Hodgins (1920-2010), accompanied by an illustrated printed catalogue.
Sensitive to the current COVID-19 situation and in full compliance with the restrictions that have been imposed, Strauss & Co is forging ahead with the programme of Online auctions. It is indeed encouraging to note that, despite all the gloom and doom, there is unwavering interest in the arts, both fine and decorative.
A landmark group exhibition situating Southern African art within a global Surrealist lineage Southern Guild is pleased to present The Poets Are Working, a major group exhibition curated by Anna-Michelle Roux, and presented in in collaboration with Strauss & Co and the Kilbourn Collection. Bringing together historical works by Frederick Hutchison Page (1908–1984), Alexis Preller
The cover lot of Strauss & Co’s winter Live Virtual auction, due to be held over three days from 26 to 28 July, is a monumental bushveld scene by JH Pierneef. Painted in 1953, Bosveld (estimate R9 – 12 million) is a masterpiece from this coveted painter’s late period and originates from a superb single-owner collection that includes museum-quality works by Gregoire Boonzaier, Dylan Lewis, Alexis Preller, Gerard Sekoto, Irma Stern and Edoardo Villa, among others.
· April online sales lead with special section relating to landmark London African Art exhibition · April ‘Art Club’ brings unique introduction to collecting by Strauss & Co specialists · Affordable collecting highlights the 500-plus lots of modern and contemporary art JOHANNESBURG: Strauss & Co powers ahead this month with its monthly series of considered
