Strauss & Co is pleased to announce details of its first-ever dedicated contemporary art sale, due to be held on 17 February 2018. The venue for the 71-lot sale is an impressive former warehouse overlooking the Duncan Docks, a harbour facility at the Port of Cape Town.
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Abstract Visions Realised: Engen Collection achieves R1.7 million at Strauss & Co
CAPE TOWN – The Engen Collection, a dynamic corporate collection of mostly abstract expressionist paintings reflecting a distinctive trend in late 1980s South African art, drew strong interest when it went under the hammer during Strauss & Co’s June ART Auction week in Cape Town. Offered as a standalone session, the live-virtual sale realised R1.7
Archived: Strauss & Co’s debut Contemporary Art auction identifies the next generation of stars
The hubbub of a working harbour provided the backdrop for Strauss & Co’s inaugural contemporary art sale, the first such auction in South Africa to focus exclusively on this burgeoning category of art.
South African Design: Past & Present – A Journey Through Materials and Memory
Strauss & Co is pleased to present ‘South African Design: Past & Present’, a sale tracing the heritage of South African design across centuries of creative expression. The Timed Online Auction, closing on Wednesday, July 9th, highlights diverse design objects through two sessions: ‘Cape Interiors: Furniture, Metalware, Silver & Glass’ and ‘Interior Elements: Wood, Metal,
Archived: Breakthrough moments: Strauss & Co sale includes formative works by key artists
Important works representative of South Africa’s diverse and evolving artistic practices from the twentieth and twenty-first century will go under the hammer at Strauss & Co’s much-anticipated Cape Town sale on 5 March at The Vineyard Hotel. Among the standout lots being offered is an Egyptian-themed architectural drawing by William Kentridge from his 2005 production of Mozart’s The Magic Flute and a vivid still life with coffee utensils and ripening fruit by Erik Laubscher.
Mary Eleanor Hibbert Cape Silver Collection’: A One-of-a-Kind Cape Silver Collection
Strauss & Co is pleased to present ‘Mary Eleanor Hibbert Cape Silver Collection’, one of the most important collections of Cape silver assembled over many decades. The Live Virtual Auction, taking place on Wednesday, 9 July, features rare pieces, including a double beaker, alms dish, sugar bowls, snuff boxes and 18ct gold clasps from the
Archived: Top 10 Lots, 5 March 2018
Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts & Jewellery
Archived: Strauss & Co sets new world record for still life by Erik Laubscher
A bold and colourful Still Life with Coffee Pot and Fruit by Erik Laubscher set a new world record at Strauss & Co’s live sale in Cape Town last night, selling for R 2.273 million.
What the Fook? A landmark single-artist auction from Strauss & Co celebrates the inspired life of Walter Battiss
CAPE TOWN – Strauss & Co is proud to announce What the Fook? The Life and Work of Walter Battiss, the first-ever single-artist auction in South Africa devoted to South African artist Walter Battiss (1906–1982). This timed-online sale, which runs from 12 to 30 June 2025, honours Battiss by showcasing his core practice: painting, printmaking
Archived: An unseen and thrilling Preller to go on sale at Strauss & Co
An extraordinary portrait by sought-after painter Alexis Preller depicting Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea, will go on sale at Strauss & Co’s June auction in Johannesburg.
