An exceptional assembly of bronzes by three trailblazing modernist sculptors – Ezrom Legae, Lucas Sithole and Edoardo Villa – lead Strauss & Co’s robust offering of sculpture at its forthcoming live sale on Monday, 11 November in Johannesburg.
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Solid auction result in February for private collection underscores Strauss & Co’s specialist leadership in handling single-owner sales
Strauss & Co, Africa’s leading auction house, continues to demonstrate its specialist expertise in the stewardship and sale of important single-owner collections, achieving excellent results in February with an important collection and announcing a series of significant private collections to headline its March 2026 season in Cape Town. On Saturday, 21 February 2026, Strauss &
Archived: From Sash to Siopis: Strauss sale celebrates prominent role of Wits University in South African art history
A historically important painting by Penny Siopis forms part of a remarkable consignment of work by former staff and students of the University of the Witwatersrand on offer at Strauss & Co’s upcoming live sale, due to take place on Monday 11 November at 7pm in Johannesburg at their Houghton rooms, 89 Central Street.
Artist Proof Studio at 35: A continuing commitment to artists, access and excellence
Strauss & Co is proud to announce the tenth annual Legacy Exhibition at its Houghton premises, celebrating the enduring influence of South African modernists on contemporary artists. Previous exhibitions have paired figures such as Dorothy Kay with Mary Sibande (2023), and Gerard Sekoto with Lena Hugo (2025). This year, the exhibition honours the remarkable work
Archived: Strauss & Co establishes four new world records at its Johannesburg sale
Celebrated contemporary artist William Kentridge affirmed his place among auction stalwarts JH Pierneef and Alexis Preller at Strauss & Co’s R37-million summer sale in Johannesburg. The packed evening sale, which started just before the welcome arrival of overdue rain, saw the auction house establish four new world records for artists, notably Ezrom Legae, whose African Goat, cast at the Vignali Foundry in Pretoria in 1990, sold for R1.7 million.
Beyond Visibility: A Method of Inquiry
African Art in Venice Forum 2026 African Art Dialogues and Strauss & Co announce a special collaboration with the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art at the 2026 edition of the African Art in Venice Forum, hosted during the opening week of the 61st Venice Biennale. The opening breakfast, on Tuesday 5 May 2026, at Hotel Monaco &
Archived: Strauss & Co to auction contents of historic Constantia mansion
Leading auction house Strauss & Co is privileged to be offering the entire contents of Harcroft House – an imposing 64-roomed Arts and Crafts mansion in the heart of Constantia in Cape Town. The 558-lot auction will take place in situ on Monday 18 November and will be preceded by three days of public viewing, from Friday 15 to Sunday 17 November.
Fibre & Form – celebrating Africa’s vibrant woven traditions
Strauss & Co is pleased to introduce Fibre & Form, a refreshed evolution of the Woven Legacies auction, celebrating Africa’s vibrant woven traditions alongside the sculptural beauty of personal objects. This sale highlights the continent’s rich cultural heritage while embracing a renewed appreciation for tactile arts. It also invites a reconsideration of Western notions of
Archived: Vigorous bidding for the contents of Harcroft House in Constantia
Strauss & Co ended its 2019 programme of live sales on a confident note when the contents of Harcroft House, a distinguished Cape manor home in Constantia, was sold. The highest earner among the 558 lots on offer was a Chinese early Republican period, four-panel scroll painting depicting birds in flowering trees, which sold for R432 440, more than four times the estimate.
A fine collection of wines from the Rhône Valley, and my late friend, David Brice
David joked that one day I would have to sell his extensive wine collection, catalogued on a humungous spreadsheet with all the information you could ever imagine. His lifelong passion for wine from all corners of the world, and his generosity, helped develop a culture of fine wine in South Africa and beyond. With sadness,
