June ART: Modern and Contemporary Art

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.

Archived: Strauss & Co 2019 winter sale shines a spotlight on abstraction

Brave collectors with an eye for opportunity and future growth should consider the strong offering of abstract works gathered by Strauss & Co for inclusion in its forthcoming live sale in Johannesburg. Artists representative of all the major styles and schools associated with the post-war uptake of abstraction in South Africa are represented in this sale, due to be held at the Wanderers Club on 4 June.

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

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: Preller, Kentridge and Tretchikoff top Strauss & Co 2019 Johannesburg sale

Alexis Preller was the star artist at Strauss & Co’s top-notch winter sale, generating R15.53 million in sales from seven lots sold on Monday, 4 June 2018 at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg. Cementing his stature at auction, Preller posted three of the top five auction results at this live sale, the climax to an energetic programme of art events hosted by the company.

Strauss & Co’s Bold Mix of Global Icons and Rising Stars Comes to Market This May

JOHANNESBURG – Johannesburg Auction Week by Strauss & Co is a central pillar of South Africa’s autumn art calendar, and this year encompasses 217 lots spread across two curated auctions that track more than a century of artistic innovation. The superb offering encompasses Frans Oerder’s portrait from the mid-1890s depicting four farmworkers, Leisure Hours (estimate