Pioneer modernists Laubser, Pierneef, Preller, Sekoto and Stern headline Strauss & Co’s Cape Town Auction Week
Return of the Big Five – Pioneer modernists headline Cape Town Auction Week
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Archived: Radiant Irma Stern still life leads Strauss & Co’s 2019 offerings for the second half of 2018
Strauss & Co, South Africa’s leading auction house, has experienced brisk trade in the period January to June, generating combined sales of R120 million (R120 588 713). The company’s three live sales, which this year included a new specialist auction exclusively focusing on contemporary art, generated the lion’s share of the turnover, netting R111 million (R111 053 588). Four online sales brought in R9.5 million (R9 530 200).
March ART – A Tribute to South Africa-influenced Art with Special Focus on writer Melvyn Minnaar
Strauss & Co is delighted to announce its upcoming March ART auction, a timed online sale that will close on 10th March 2025 at 2pm. The sale showcases a curated selection of South Africa-influenced Art, celebrating the diversity and evolution of artmaking in the country. Notably, this sale includes a special focus on the collection
Archived: Strauss & Co Showcases Online Auction and Stern Still Lifes at RMB Turbine Art Fair
Strauss & Co is adding to its considerable presence at the upcoming RMB Turbine Art Fair (TAF) with an online auction that provides emerging art collectors with an affordable, accessible platform.
Strauss & Co’s February Sales record strong collector interest in Modernist Painting and Contemporary Mohair Tapestry
CAPE TOWN – Strauss & Co commenced its 2025 sales programme with February Sales, one live and six online auctions encompassing art, wine and design. Held during the bustling week of 12th edition of the Investec Cape Town Art Fair and 2nd edition of the Stellenbosch Triennale, the seven curated auctions netted a combined income of R18 511 384 / $1 005 681.
Archived: Art Month at Welgemeend highlights achievements of women artists
Collectors Frank and Lizelle Kilbourn have over the past three decades amassed a remarkable treasure trove of works by South African women artists, a selection of which will be on view at Welgemeend, a historic manor house in central Cape Town for the duration of August 2018.
The Norval Sovereign African Art Prize 2025
Cape Town, South Africa – Norval Foundation and The Sovereign Art Foundation (SAF) are delighted to announce Modupeola Fadugba as the Grand Prize Winner for The Norval Sovereign African Art Prize 2025, sponsored by Schroders.
Archived: Four masterclasses on art and collecting during Art Month at Welgemeend
Art Month at Welgemeend is an important event on Cape Town’s winter arts calendar that every year features a harvest of artistic talent drawn from collectors Frank and Lizelle Kilbourn’s personal collection. This year’s exhibition, Shifting Boundaries: A Selection of Works showcasing South African Women Artists of the Past 100 Years, highlights how successive generations of women artists have been at the vanguard of South African art.
Strauss & Co’s marquee live auction Perspectives on Africa features top modern and contemporary art
CAPE TOWN — Strauss & Co’s live auction Perspectives on Africa: Modern and Contemporary Art, taking place on Monday, 17 February 2025, gathers an excellent selection of collectable modern and contemporary art from the African continent.
Archived: Face value: Striking portraits on offer Strauss & Co 2019 Joburg sale
An emphatically modern portrait by Irma Stern of an unknown young woman with stylishly waved hair and fashionable dress leads a group of remarkable portrait paintings on offer at Strauss & Co’s forthcoming live sale at the Wanderers Club on 5 June.
