The illustrious Cape Town manor home of Welgemeend, an estate founded on the slopes of Table Valley in 1693 and declared a monument in 1944, will once again open its doors for a month-long winter exhibition of important South African art (5 August – 2 September 2016).
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Celebrate the Festive Season with a Unique Christmas-themed auction, “Twelve Days of Christmas”
“On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me…” https://www.straussart.co.za/2024/celebrate-the-festive-season-with-a-unique-christmas-themed-auction-twelve-days-of-christmasStrauss & Co is delighted to announce, “Twelve Days of Christmas”, a timed online auction opening on Friday 29th November and closing on 12th December 2025. Inspired by the beloved Christmas carol, 12 Days of Christmas, which originated in 16th-century England and was first printed
Archived: A haul of Modern Masters and Contemporary Pioneers
Paintings dominate the offerings in Strauss & Co’s forthcoming October sale in Cape Town, but there is a noticeable contemporary attitude about this spring auction.
Strauss & Co launches a BUY NOW DROP SHOP with a “Midnight-to-Midnight Sale”
For four days only, collectors are invited to participate in the exclusive Midnight-to-Midnight Sale, where they can acquire exceptional artworks from a curated selection by established and emerging artists across a variety of mediums — at a fixed price, with no competitive bidding. Enjoy a seamless and immediate buying experience from midnight on Thursday, 28th November, to 11:59pm on Monday,
Archived: Red-hot sale on a cool Cape day
A night of vigorous bidding at Strauss & Co’s s spring auction in Cape Town generated R58 million in sales, a record for the Cape Town office and the second highest individual sale result for South Africa’s leading auction house. The sale, which featured over 630 pieces, achieved an 82.5% sell-through rate, an achievement unmatched by rivals.
Four Curated Online Sales in November
Strauss & Co is pleased to announce four curated sales in November — “Compelling Narratives: South African Contemporary Art”, “November Art”, “SA Jewellery Designers Edition” and “Tis The Season”.
Archived: Top Ten Lots, 10 October 2016
Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery – Cape Town, 10 October 2016
Irma Stern portrait of an elite Rwandan woman tops Strauss & Co’s Johannesburg Flagship Auction
JOHANNESBURG — An elite group of South African artists, among them auction bellwethers William Kentridge, Esther Mahlangu, Zanele Muholi, George Pemba, J.H. Pierneef, Irma Stern, Vladimir Tretchikoff and Anton van Wouw, attracted enthusiatic bids at Strauss & Co’s vibrant summer auction programme in Johannesburg.
Archived: Homecoming: Strauss & Co offers lost treasures of SA art
A key work by painter Alexis Preller, for decades presumed lost, is among the standout lots on Strauss & Co’s forthcoming Johannesburg summer auction. The sale, scheduled to take place at the Wanderers Club on 7 November, includes a number of important works repatriated to this country from international collections, notably by Preller, Walter Battiss, Cecil Skotnes and Edoardo Villa.
The Everard Group Phenomenon
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
