Watch Now Head of Department, Dr Alastair Meredith discussing Vladimir Tretchikoff’s Lady from the Orient (1955)
Vladimir Tretchikoff Painting Smashes World Auction Record at Strauss & Co Sale in Johannesburg
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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.
Archived: Contemporary art shines on Strauss & Co Johannesburg sale
A museum-quality artwork included in William Kentridge’s first career survey in the United States leads a strong selection of contemporary art lots at Strauss & Co’s forthcoming Johannesburg sale on 4 June.
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
Archived: Top 10 Lots, 4 June 2018
Important South African and International Art
Honouring The Golden Legacy of Jewellery and Its Grandeur
Strauss & Co is pleased to present two jewellery sales this May — ‘Africa Gold Edition’, a Timed Online Sale running from 16 to 26 May 2025, celebrates the enduring beauty and cultural legacy of gold. ‘The Grand Edition’, a Live Sale on 26 May, will showcase exceptional jewels, including loose diamonds. Each sale offers a distinct focus — one on lustrous gold jewellery, the other on the precious mineral world — highlighting masterful craftsmanship and the natural splendour of Earth’s rarest materials. Formed deep within the planet and shaped by cosmic forces, gold and gemstones are timeless artefacts that trace our shared human story.
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.
Tretchikoff’s Lady from the Orient (1955) leads Strauss & Co’s flagship sale
JOHANNESBURG – Strauss & Co, Africa’s leading auction house, is delighted to announce the inclusion of Vladimir Tretchikoff’s Lady from the Orient (estimate R5–7 million / $266,790–373,534), a global icon of twentieth-century painting, as a highlight of its flagship live sale on Tuesday, 27 May 2025, in Johannesburg.
Archived: Abstract South African Art in focus for Strauss & Co 2019 first themed online sale
Strauss & Co is once again cementing its reputation as South Africa’s leading Fine Art auction house with the announcement of its first themed online sale, Abstract South African Art.
Leading Icons of South African Modernism
Leading Strauss & Co’s Flagship Live Sale in Johannesburg: Gerard Sekoto, Vladimir Tretchikoff, William Kentridge, Dumile Feni, George Pemba, Irma Stern and JH Pierneef
