September Weekend Preview Saturday

Flagship Evening Sale of Modern and Contemporary Art and Mid-Century Furniture & Design.

Strauss & Co, 2nd floor, Brickfield Canvas, 35 Brickfield Road, Woodstock

Art and Design Specialist Walkabout

10 for 10:30am

Strauss & Co invites you to join us at the weekend preview for a walkabout of the upcoming Flagship Evening Sale of Modern and Contemporary Art and Mid-Century Furniture & Design with Strauss & Co Art Specialists and Senior Design Specialist Jill van Dugteren.

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Object Lessons: The Still Lifes of Irma Stern

A Lecture by Prof Michael Godby

11:30 for 12pm

This talk explores how Irma Stern’s vibrant still-life arrangements served as dynamic spaces for technical experimentation and rich cultural engagement. Emeritus Professor of Art History at the University of Cape Town, Michael Godby is a leading scholar of South African art history and visual culture. His extensive research and curation have focused broadly on 20th-century South African painting, photography, and the social context of artistic practice.

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Family Day

2:30 for 3pm

Strauss & Co invites children, from 5 years old and up, to a Saturday afternoon of art-making with Art Education Specialist Jo Voysey and Kirstie Pietersen. This fun workshop offers young participants the chance to explore their creativity and imagination in a vibrant artistic environment. For this iteration, young artists will explore drawing from life while observing curated arrangements of iconic mid-century modern design.