Strauss & Co showcases the artistic production of four generations of women, spanning almost a century. Johannesburg— Strauss & Co is pleased to present “The Everard Group” a sale that celebrates the creative legacy of four generations of women whose artistic production spans almost a century. The unique Timed Online Auction, closing on Monday 11th
Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Strauss & Co’s new exhibition in celebration of the 2024 Earthshot Prize in Cape Town “A Reinvented Vocabulary: The Recycled in Contemporary Art” showcases and celebrates South African artists who draw inspiration from and respond to nature within their practices, highlighting the country’s long tradition of climate activism and engagement with ecological concerns through art-making.
Two newly rediscovered works – a Sydney Kumalo bronze from the sculptor’s golden period and Alexis Preller’s transformative study of a wounded soldier – are among the stand-out lots on Strauss & Co’s forthcoming Johannesburg live auction, due to be held at the Wanderers Club?on 13 November.
Outstanding works by a multigenerational line-up of internationally celebrated South African modern and contemporary artists, including Igshaan Adams, David Goldblatt, William Kentridge, Esther Mahlangu, Zanele Muholi and Irma Stern, lead Strauss & Co’s four-part November sales, to be held over two days in Johannesburg (11-12 November 2024).
The diverse artistic traditions from KwaZulu-Natal receive a special focus on Strauss & Co’s coming Johannesburg live auction, due to be held at the Wanderers Club on 13 November. The sale, which also includes a selection of remarkable highveld landscapes and rare wartime South African artworks, contains 59 lots by historical and contemporary artists from the Zulu kingdom.
Dr Conrad Strauss, a distinguished businessman, philanthropist and co-founder of Strauss & Co.
Strauss & Co is delighted to present a number of important artworks by artists who lived and worked in Namibia, as well as by renowned South African artists who were captivated by the country’s natural beauty.
CAPE TOWN – A stellar line-up of international artists, among them icons of the twentieth century like Francis Bacon, Louise Bourgeois, Marc Chagall, David Hockney and Pablo Picasso, attracted bidders from 20 countries to Strauss & Co’s annual International Sale. The two-part sale earned a combined revenue of R24.9 / $1.4 million, with 69 of the 97 lots in the Evening Sale selling (71% lot sell-through
Sydney Kumalo was in his early thirties when he began work on his Madala series, highly collectable bronzes depicting old men and cast in small editions by dealer Egon Guenther. A very rare example from this series, Madala VI (estimate R700 000 – 900 000), will go on sale at Strauss & Co’s live auction at the Wanderers Club, Johannesburg, on 13 November.
