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Strauss & Co Total Art Sales Increase by 26% in 2025

Posted on by Tinashe Mangena

Strauss & Co achieved total sales of R475.5m / $28 million from 6,927 lots sold through the various sales channels in 2025, an increase of 26% over 2024. The figure includes 83 non-charity, revenue-generating auctions and private sales. International engagement remained a priority, with focused marketing activities in Europe and the UK and a highly successful inaugural auction in Kenya, extending the company’s regional footprint. Strauss & Co continued to grow

Archived: Strauss & Co 2019 tried-and-tested online platform builds bridges during the lockdown

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Strauss & Co’s forthcoming online auction of Modern, Post-War and Contemporary Art, Asian Arts, Jewellery and Wine, which runs from 6 to 14 April, offers collectors an opportunity to acquire exciting works in various media while respecting the terms of the public health lockdown. Highlights include a stirring portfolio by Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Greg Marinovich, an imaginative depiction of a dog by Norman Catherine, and important portfolio of prints by Diane Victor, an edition of which is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

Archived: Strauss & Co 2019 digital journey pays dividends in a changing business landscape

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Robust bidding for the 695 lots in Strauss & Co’s second online auction for 2020 saw this “lockdown” sale total R6 million from 499 lots sold, (inclusive of aftersales), a new company record for online. Speaking via Zoom from his home in Cape Town due to restrictions imposed by a national health lockdown, Strauss & Co chairperson Frank Kilbourn said the sale affirmed a company decision in 2013 to embark on a digital journey.

2025 Chairperson’s Report 

Posted on by Tinashe Mangena

“Notwithstanding a challenging global backdrop, Strauss & Co delivered another year of steady growth in 2025, driven by an expanded auction programme, strong demand for exceptional works, and the continued diversification of our collecting categories.  The energy in our salerooms, the depth of participation across digital and live platforms, and the success of our international and regional

Strauss & Co offers accessible works in year-end auctions

Posted on by Brooke Shafer

• Online art sales offer incredible value in modern and contemporary segments • Accessible price points offer collectors variety  • Depth of work reflects market vitality • Major artists like Stern, Kentridge and Nhlengethwa on offer November 2025: Strauss & Co has launched its year-end auctions, with an impressive variety and choice of modern and contemporary art across themed sessions running between 20November and 8 December. Five

Archived: Trove of superb Irma Stern paintings tops Strauss & Co’s 2019 Live Virtual May sale

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Strauss & Co is very pleased to announce details of its much-anticipated autumn sale, due to be held on Sunday 10 and Monday 11 May. This important two-day sale includes paintings by several important twentieth-century moderns, including Irma Stern, items from three notable single-owner collections of decorative arts and a Bordeaux-themed sale of rare wines from South Africa and France.

Archived: Travelling artists: Battiss, Pierneef, Preller and Stern lead Strauss & Co’s 2019 Live Virtual May sale

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Travel was central to the life and work of Walter Battiss, JH Pierneef, Alexis Preller and Irma Stern, four important twentieth-century moderns whose work forms the core of Strauss & Co’s superb art offering to be auctioned online on Monday, 11 May. The change in format of Strauss & Co’s autumn sale of important South African moderns was necessitated by the current Covid-19 outbreak.