Strauss & Co’s summer auction on 9 November at the Wanderers Club will include among its highlights an Italian casting of Anton van Wouw’s famous Dagga Smoker. The sculpture was donated by the artist as a raffle prize to raise funds for the Dutch Relief Fund during World War 2. Tickets cost one shilling (10 cents). At the time the sculpture was valued at 60 pounds. It is expected to fetch in excess of R350 000 on auction this November.
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Archived: Strauss & Co’s upcoming March timed online auction celebrates colour and nuance
Leading auction house Strauss & Co’s current online auction, featuring modern and contemporary art, opens today Monday, 6 March, with a special session dedicated to the theme “Celebrating Colour.”
Archived: Rare colour work by exiled south African artist Dumile Feni sells for new world record price at Strauss & Co sale in Johannesburg
New collectors interested in South African modernism are diversifying tastes and affirming new auction heroes within this vibrant category.
Through an African Lens: Strauss & Co announces sponsorship and event guide to 2024 Venice Biennale
VENICE – On Tuesday, 16 April 2024, a generous abundance of African creative talent – including artists and curators directly involved in the official programme for the 60th Venice Biennale – will contribute their knowledge and insight to the African Art in Venice Forum (AAVF 2024). Established in 2017, the AAVF is a public and free discursive platform held biannually during the opening week of the Venice Biennale.
Archived: Strauss Summer Auction headlined by rare and exemplary works by Preller, Stern, Kentridge, Pierneef and Van Wouw
High-quality artworks representing a number of top South African and international artists at their best are among the pieces on auction at Strauss & Co’s Summer auction on 9 November at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg
Archived: Strauss & Co’s strong catalogue of women artists tracks a history of innovation from Maggie Laubser and Irma Stern to Sethembile Msezane and Ruby Swinney
Cape Town Auction Week, Strauss & Co’s marquee live-virtual auction of modern and contemporary art, jewellery, silver, furniture and fine wine, culminates with an evening sale of important art on Tuesday, 28 March 2023, at 7pm, that affirms the sustained contribution of South African women artists.
Archived: Strauss & Co confirms its rock-solid reputation with a catalogue of blue-chip works by South African modernists for its May auction
The cover lot for leading African auction house Strauss & Co’s forthcoming live-virtual auction on 16 May 2023 is a magisterial still life by Irma Stern, the most prized painter at auction in Africa. A gorgeous confection of colour, Still Life with Dahlias and Pumpkin (estimate R10 – 12 million/ $552 330 – 662 795)
Archived: From Azaria to Zerffi – an eclectic collection from an art connoisseur family
Leading South African auction house, Strauss & Co, is excited to offer a single-owner collection sale, curated over decades by a family of art connoisseurs.
Myths, Legends, Deities: Strauss & Co explores historical and cultural narratives through art
Art has long served as a vessel for articulating myths and developing narratives around important figures in various cultures throughout history. Strauss & Co’s April online-only auction of modern and contemporary art engages with a few examples of this cultural practice, with a new themed focus on Myths, Legends, Deities.
Archived: A Woman of Substance
Caro Wiese is a lover of beautiful things. This understated collector, who recently joined the board of Strauss & Co, the largest fine art auction house in South Africa, talks of her enduring love for art and literature.
