Strauss & Co is pleased to announce September ART, its monthly Timed Online Auction as a precursor to September Auction Week — which will see a series five of curated sales including modern and contemporary art, photography, furniture, design and ceramics (16 – 18 September 2024).
Irma Stern’s striking oil portrait from 1956, Lot 226, Woman with Blue Headscarf (estimate R2 000 000 – R3 000 000), is one of a number of remarkable works from the collection of Liselotte and Walter Hardebeck going under the hammer at Strauss & Co’s upcoming 7 November sale in Johannesburg. Other notable works from this collection include Lot 223, Stern’s Watussi Chief’s Wife (with Head Dress), a charcoal drawing from 1946 (estimate R200 000 – 300 000), and a group of five little-seen works by Alexis Preller.
CAPE TOWN – After a long and uncharacteristically wet winter, Strauss & Co is pleased to usher in the warming spring months with September Auction Week, a series of five curated sales of modern and contemporary art, photography, furniture, design and ceramics (16 – 18 September 2024). The exciting programme includes a standalone live-virtual auction of early works by renowned artist-potter Hylton Nel, as well as Strauss & Co’s first-ever stand-alone photography.
Much loved Afrikaans actor, director, author, screenwriter and producer Tos Du Toit’s collection of South African art will be sold at Strauss & Co on Monday 7 November in Johannesburg.
Including The Gary Eisenberg Collection, The Linda Givon Collection, The Photographic Archival and Preservation Association and other properties
The sale of rare and important paintings by Alexis Preller, some held in major collections and unseen for decades, capped a day of vigorous bidding at Strauss & Co’s summer auction in Johannesburg. This auction of important South African and international art, the last of Strauss & Co’s four annual live sales, drew a full house to the city’s illustrious Wanderers Club.
CAPE TOWN – Strauss & Co, Africa’s leading art auction house, is delighted to announce the appointment of four respected professionals – Millard Arnold, Heba El Kayal, Liesl Fichardt and Greg Maloka – to its newly constituted Advisory Board. This important consultative body broadens Strauss & Co’s intelligence network at a time of growing interest in the diverse creative expressions and artisanal traditions of Southern Africa. Its establishment further complementsStrauss & Co’s marketing and educational initiatives in key international markets.
Strauss & Co – Important South African and International Art – Johannesburg 7 November 2016
The timed online auction includes works that range from unique ceramics, textiles and sculptures to expressive paintings. The sale highlights KwaZulu-Natal artists through a selection of works that celebrate the rich artistic heritage of the region with historically significant pieces by established artists as well as contemporary works by emerging artists. Key historical names include artists such as Nils Andersen, Christopher Tugwell, John Ferguson, and Kathleen Anderson.
A year of robust auction sales at Strauss & Co has seen South Africa’s leading auction house achieve a record turnover of R218 million (a 4% increase on 2015).
