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High-value works by Warhol, Stern and Kentridge anchor Strauss & Co’s exciting winter auction 

Posted on by Brooke Shafer

CAPE TOWN – Two giants of twentieth-century art, Andy Warhol and Irma Stern, lead the catalogue for Strauss & Co’s upcoming live-virtual auction of modern and contemporary art, to be held on Tuesday, 24 June 2025 in Cape Town. The 71-lot sale brings together a compelling selection of established names and emerging voices, including high-value works by William Kentridge, Erik Laubscher and Alexis Preller, alongside two floral still lifes by in-demand painter Vladimir Tretchikoff.

June ART: Modern and Contemporary Art

Posted on by Tinashe Mangena
Rorke's Drift; Jesus and His Disciples - tapestry

Strauss & Co is pleased to announce June ART, a Timed Online Auction, taking place from 6th to 17th June at 2 pm. June ART continues Strauss & Co’s commitment to making quality South African art accessible to collectors across price ranges, presenting a selection of modern and contemporary artworks.

New Pan-African Collaboration Aims to Promote East African Moderns to Wider Global Market  

Posted on by Tinashe Mangena

JOHANNESBURG – Strauss & Co, Africa’s leading auction house, is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with Art Auction East Africa, the Kenya-based platform devoted to creating awareness and establishing a secondary market for modern and contemporary art from East Africa.   The first sale under the new banner Art Auction East Africa | Strauss

Archived: Alexis Preller leads Strauss & Co 2019 upcoming Johannesburg sale

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Two important works by Alexis Preller painted twenty years apart – one a gripping self-portrait from 1950, the other an enigmatic visualization of the mythical Greek god of the sea produced in 1970 – are among the outstanding lots by this acclaimed artist to go under the hammer at Strauss & Co’s forthcoming live sale in Johannesburg, to be held at the Wanderers Club on 4 June.