In what can only be read as an affirmation of South African art and artists, Strauss & Co posted a new record turnover for an individual online-only sale. Timed to coincide with its parallel participation in the virtual edition of the recent RMB Turbine Art Fair (27 August – 2 September), Strauss & Co’s fifth online-only auction of 2020 grossed R7 288 495.
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Strauss & Co brings the magic to Cape Town, realising superb results across the week’s sales
A packed auction room at the start Strauss & Co’s flagship Cape Town Auction Week heralded a mood of sustained enthusiasm for the superb consignments offered in the company’s Woodstock salesroom. Held across two days, on 24 and 25 March 2026, the sales saw excellent results for paintings by Irma Stern, Gerard Sekoto, and J.H.
Archived: Strauss & Co to offer the Tasso Foundation Collection of important South African art assembled by the late Giulio Bertrand of Morgenster
Strauss & Co is delighted to announce that its forthcoming North/South sale (8–11 November 2020) will include a session exclusively devoted to the holdings of the Tasso Foundation Collection of important South African art assembled by the late Giulio Bertrand. Italian-born Giulio Bertrand (1927–2018) is best known to South Africans for his transformative activities at Morgenster Estate in Somerset West.
Important private collections feature in Strauss & Co March sales of modern and contemporary art
Strauss & Co, Africa’s leading auction house, is pleased to announce details of its flagship Cape Town live-virtual auctions to be held on 24 and 25 March 2026 at the company’s Woodstock salesroom. The programme comprises four auctions, beginning with collectable modern and contemporary art on the first day, followed on the next day by
Archived: Bold ideas and new categories inform North/South, Strauss & Co 2019 new four-day sale
Strauss & Co is pleased to announce details of its forthcoming multi-day live virtual auction of art, decorative arts, jewellery and fine wine, due to take place from Sunday, 8 November to Wednesday, 11 November 2020. This exciting bi-city initiative is titled NORTH/SOUTH and replaces the company’s traditional end-of-year city sales in Johannesburg and Cape Town with a consolidated virtual sale involving both offices simultaneously. While new in format and duration, NORTH/SOUTH is a showcase of everything Strauss & Co does best.
Strauss & Co flagship March auctions of modern and contemporary art open with Sterns from Boiskin Art Collection
Strauss & Co is privileged to offer works by leading South African modernists acquired by Cape Town collectors Stan and Li Boiskin at its flagship live-virtual auctions in Cape Town on Tuesday, 24 March 2026. Assembled over many decades by Stan and Li Boiskin, well-known cultural patrons active in community organisations and public life, the
Archived: From Pierneef to Makamo: a heritage of artistic pedigree in Strauss & Co 2019 Spring online-only auction
Strauss & Co’s October online-only auction, which is now open and runs until 8pm on Monday 19 October, offers a cornucopia of pleasures. The lot offerings encompass collectable art, jewellery and accessories, and fine wine. Highlights include Kanonkop’s CWG Paul Sauer, the ne plus ultra of South African wines, as well as luxurious ladies’ silk scarves and gentlemen’s silk ties by Hermès.
Archived: Innovating in lockdown Emerging Painting Invitational launches a special collaboration with Strauss & Co
Emerging Painting Invitational – the pan-African emerging painting prize, launched by the Emerging African Art Galleries Association (EAAGA) in 2019 in Harare, Zimbabwe – like all international art events, faced a dilemma in 2020. The objective of EPI is to bring international attention and professional support to the widest diversity of young painters across Africa as well as to spotlight different art communities across the continent through the unique exhibition/conference/prize/art fair model.
Uncovered Classics: Strauss & Co Explores The Wearing Of Stories
Strauss & Co presents Uncovered Classics, a jewellery sale that shifts the conversation from “vintage” to archive, artistry and the wearing of stories. The timed online auction from 6-26 March 2026 brings together pieces that span eras without feeling fixed in any one of them. The sale is divided into three stylistic sessions: Nostalgia, Nouveau
Archived: Letter from the Chairperson
Dear Clients and Friends, I hope that you and your families are in good health and secure in these troubling times. I would like to personally thank you for your continued support of Strauss & Co, and for joining us on our dynamic digital journey over the course of 2020.
