Strauss & Co hosts a diverse annual programme of auctions, advance details of which are available here. Collecting is a social experience. To this end, Strauss & Co also hosts many educational events and social-outreach drives. Diverse in format, each event is an opportunity to share, network and learn.
March 2024
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DATES & TIMESWeekdays: 10am – 5pm9 & 10 March: by appointment only16 & 17 March: 10am – 5pm VENUEStrauss & Co Cape Town, 2nd Floor, Brickfield Canvas, 35 Brickfield Road, Woodstock
Strauss & Co Cape Town, 2nd Floor, Brickfield Canvas, 35 Brickfield Road, Woodstock
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Please join Strauss & Co art specialists for an obligation free valuation of your collection of modern and contemporary art. We are currently collecting consignments for the May Johannesburg Flagship Auction. DATE20 March 2024 TIME9am – 4pm Please contact danel@straussart.co.za for further enquiries
Strauss & Co, 89 Central Street, Houghton
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Please join Strauss & Co art specialists for an obligation free valuation of your collection of modern and contemporary art. We are currently collecting consignments for the May Johannesburg Flagship Auction. DATE26 March 2024 TIME9am – 4pm VENUEVan Wouw House, 299 Clark Street, Brooklyn Please contact danel@straussart.co.za for further enquiries
Van Wouw House, 299 Clark Street, Brooklyn
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Events Archive
March
- 17 Mar 2024 PANEL DISCUSSION: The Life and Work of Lisa Brice
- 16 Mar 2024 SPECIALIST WALKABOUT
- 16 Mar 2024 FAMILY DAY: Cape Town
- 5 Mar 2024 ART CLUB: Cape Town
February
- 18 Feb 2024 WALKABOUT: Curatorial Voices & Woven Legacies
- 17 Feb 2024 WALKABOUT: Curatorial Voices & Woven Legacies
- 14 Feb 2024 Art Business Conference, Africa
- 14 Feb 2024 WALKABOUT: Alfred Thoba – True Love
- 10 Feb 2024 FLOW AMONGST THE ART: guided by Jeanea Dumas
- 8 Feb 2024 VALUATION DAY: Jewellery (Cape Town)
- 7 Feb 2024 WALKABOUT: True Love – Alfred Thoba
- 6 Feb 2024 ART CLUB: Johannesburg
- 5 Feb 2024 PREVIEW: Curatorial Voices
- 5 Feb 2024 EXHIBITION: Alfred Thoba
- 2 Feb 2024 VALUATION DAY: Jewellery (Johannesburg)
November
- 21 Nov 2023 ART CLUB: Cape Town
- 7 Nov 2023 PRE-AUCTION COCKTAIL: Modern and Contemporary Art
- 6 Nov 2023 PRE-AUCTION COCKTAIL: Defining Impressions
- 5 Nov 2023 SUNDAY AT STRAUSS & CO: Walkabout and Children’s Workshop
- 4 Nov 2023 PANEL DISCUSSION & WALKABOUT: Prof Danie Joubert Collection
October
- 27 Oct 2023 PREVIEW: Johannesburg Auction Week
- 21 Oct 2023 TALK: Master Printer Jillian Ross
- 21 Oct 2023 SATURDAY AT STRAUSS & CO
- 13 Oct 2023 Music with Niël Rademan
- 13 Oct 2023 FASHION SHOW: VIVIERS’ ‘Future Fossils’
- 13 Oct 2023 TALK SERIES: Social Responsibility in the Arts
- 12 Oct 2023 TALK SERIES: Exploring the Rich Artistic Heritage of the Eastern Cape
- 12 Oct 2023 TALK SERIES: The Sydney Kumalo/Ezrom Legae Catalogue Raisonné
- 11 Oct 2023 Art culinaire and fine wine with Strauss & Co
- 11 Oct 2023 TALK SERIES: William Kentridge: Bound & Unbound
- 11 Oct 2023 TALK SERIES: Contemporary South African Ceramics
- 10 Oct 2023 WALKABOUT AND PREVIEW with Frank Kilbourn
- 10 Oct 2023 TALK SERIES: Cheviot Place 6, Crossroad of artists, authors and intellectuals (1956–1990)
- 10 Oct 2023 TALK SERIES: From Cape to Paris
- 9 Oct 2023 TALK SERIES: A Man of All Seasons – Johannes Vermeer and the recent retrospective at the Rijksmuseum
- 9 Oct 2023 VALUATION DAYS
- 7 Oct 2023 ON EXHIBITION | Preview at Oude Leeskamer
- 3 Oct 2023 JOHANNESBURG ART CLUB | CLAY FORMES
September
- 19 Sep 2023 PRE-AUCTION COCKTAIL: Modern and Contemporary Art, Evening Sale
- 16 Sep 2023 PANEL DISCUSSION: Irma Stern, Praying Arab
- 16 Sep 2023 FAMILY DAY: Cape Town Auction Week
- 16 Sep 2023 WALKABOUT: Cape Town Auction Week
- 13 Sep 2023 PREVIEW OPEN: Cape Town Auction Week
- 9 Sep 2023 ARTIST WALKABOUT: Diane Victor
- 5 Sep 2023 ART CLUB QUIZ NIGHT
- 5 Sep 2023 BOOK SIGNING: Diane Victor – Prints, Drawings, Smoke
- 5 Sep 2023 OPENING NIGHT: The Children’s Communication Centre Charity Auction
August
- 30 Aug 2023 VALUATION DAY: Pretoria
- 29 Aug 2023 VALUATION DAY: Johannesburg
- 24 Aug 2023 WELGEMEEND: Strauss & Co Talk
- 21 Aug 2023 EXHIBITION: Artology
- 20 Aug 2023 WELGEMEEND: Classical music concert
- 19 Aug 2023 WELGEMEEND: Strauss & Co Talk
- 18 Aug 2023 WELGEMEEND: Walkabout with Frank Kilbourn
- 17 Aug 2023 WELGEMEEND: Strauss & Co Talk
- 16 Aug 2023 WELGEMEEND: Social Cocktail
- 12 Aug 2023 WELGEMEEND: Strauss & Co Talk
- 11 Aug 2023 WELGEMEEND: Walkabout with Frank Kilbourn
- 10 Aug 2023 WELGEMEEND: Strauss & Co Talk
- 8 Aug 2023 ART CLUB: Johannesburg
- 8 Aug 2023 WELGEMEEND: Walkabout with Frank Kilbourn
- 5 Aug 2023 WELGEMEEND: Walkabout with Frank Kilbourn
- 4 Aug 2023 WELGEMEEND: Valuation Day
- 3 Aug 2023 WELGEMEEND: Strauss & Co Talk
- 3 Aug 2023 WELGEMEEND: Valuation Day
- 3 Aug 2023 WELGEMEEND: Exhibition – Cape Moments/ Kaapse Oomblikke
July
- 29 Jul 2023 Diane Victor Drawing Workshop
- 26 Jul 2023 In-Service Teacher Training Workshop
- 26 Jul 2023 Pre-Service Teacher Training Workshop
- 23 Jul 2023 WALKABOUT – JH Pierneef: Close to Home
- 22 Jul 2023 WALKABOUT – JH Pierneef: Close to Home
- 20 Jul 2023 Sydney Kumalo: Black Modernist Sculptor
- 19 Jul 2023 WEEKLY WALKABOUT: The Sculptures of Sydney Kumalo & Ezrom Legae
- 19 Jul 2023 EXHIBITION – JH Pierneef: Close to Home
- 12 Jul 2023 WEEKLY WALKABOUT: The Sculptures of Sydney Kumalo & Ezrom Legae
- 11 Jul 2023 Ezrom Legal: Personal Encounters
- 5 Jul 2023 WEEKLY WALKABOUT: The Sculptures of Sydney Kumalo & Ezrom Legae
- 4 Jul 2023 ART CLUB: Cape Town
June
- 28 Jun 2023 WEEKLY WALKABOUT: The Sculptures of Sydney Kumalo & Ezrom Legae
- 27 Jun 2023 Egon Guenther: An Eye for the Future
- 24 Jun 2023 A Walkabout with authors Charles Skinner and Gavin Watkins
- 22 Jun 2023 EXHIBITION: The Sculptures of Sydney Kumalo and Ezrom Legae
- 15 Jun 2023 LECTURE: Hermanus Fyn Arts
- 14 Jun 2023 LECTURE: Hermanus Fyn Arts
- 12 Jun 2023 VALUATION DAY: Hermanus
- 8 Jun 2023 VALUATION DAY AND LECTURE: Somerset West
- 6 Jun 2023 ART CLUB: Johannesburg
- 6 Jun 2023 VALUATION DAY & LECTURE: Stellenbosch
- 5 Jun 2023 VALUATION DAY: Pretoria
May
- 26 May 2023 RMB LATITUDES TALKS
- 26 May 2023 RMB LATITUDES TALKS
- 26 May 2023 RMB LATITUDES TALKS
- 24 May 2023 VALUATION DAY & LECTURE: Knysna
- 23 May 2023 VALUATION DAY & LECTURE: Plettenberg Bay
- 22 May 2023 VALUATION DAY & LECTURE: Gqeberha
- 16 May 2023 JHB AUCTION WEEK: Modern and Contemporary Art
- 14 May 2023 JOHANNESBURG AUCTION WEEK: Rare and Fine Wine from Italy and Spain
- 14 May 2023 FAMILY DAY: Workshop & Walkabout
- 13 May 2023 WALKABOUT: JHB Auction Week
- 10 May 2023 Women’s Art High Tea
- 2 May 2023 ART CLUB: Cape Town
- 2 May 2023 PREVIEW: JHB Auction Week
- 1 May 2023 MAY TIMED ONLINE AUCTION: Namibian Horizons
April
- 21 Apr 2023 TRAVELLING EXHIBITION in Cape Town
March
- 28 Mar 2023 LIVE VIRTUAL AUCTION: Modern and Contemporary Art
- 28 Mar 2023 LIVE VIRTUAL AUCTION: Jewellery, Silver and Furniture
- 27 Mar 2023 TIMED ONLINE AUCTION: Monochrome: Modern and Contemporary Art
- 27 Mar 2023 LECTURE: Art Nouveau – The Birth of a Modern Style
- 26 Mar 2023 LIVE VIRTUAL AUCTION: Bordeaux Theme
- 25 Mar 2023 LECTURE: Investing in Your Art Collection
- 24 Mar 2023 LECTURE: The Bold and Brilliant Women Expressionists of South Africa
- 14 Mar 2023 VALUATION DAY & ART TALK
- 13 Mar 2023 AUCTION PREVIEW
- 7 Mar 2023 ART CLUB: Cape Town
February
- 28 Feb 2023 LIVE VIRTUAL AUCTION – Curatorial Voices: Modern and Contemporary Art from Africa
- 25 Feb 2023 WALKABOUT – Curatorial Voices: Modern and Contemporary Art from Africa
- 22 Feb 2023 VALUATION DAY: Pretoria
- 13 Feb 2023 EXHIBITION: The Sculptures of Sydney Kumalo and Ezrom Legae
- 8 Feb 2023 VALUATION DAY: Stellenbosch
- 2 Feb 2023 VALUATION DAY: Hermanus
January
- 31 Jan 2023 VALUATION DAYS: Val de Vie Estate
- 25 Jan 2023 VALUATION DAY: Paarl
- 23 Jan 2023 VALUATION DAY: Franschhoek
December
- 16 Dec 2022 OFFICE CLOSURE: Cape Town & Johannesburg
- 8 Dec 2022 NORVAL FOUNDATION BENEFIT AUCTION 2022
November
- 28 Nov 2022 EXHIBITION – Clément Sénèque, 1896-1930, A Private Collection of his Paintings
- 21 Nov 2022 SELL WITH US: Modern and Contemporary Art from Africa
- 19 Nov 2022 LECTURE – Stories on the Wall: The Dr Matthys Johannes Strydom Family Collection
- 19 Nov 2022 WALKABOUT – The Dr Matthys Johannes Strydom Family Collection
- 18 Nov 2022 WALKABOUT – Focus on Kentridge
- 17 Nov 2022 PUBLIC AUCTION PREVIEW – Dr Matthys Johannes Strydom Family Collection
- 9 Nov 2022 Live Virtual Auction: ROBERT HODGINS
- 6 Nov 2022 JHB Auction Week Walkabout: Family Fun Art Day
- 5 Nov 2022 JHB Auction Week Walkabout: William Kentridge & Robert Hodgins
- 3 Nov 2022 JHB AUCTION WEEK: 3-9 November 2022
October
- 30 Oct 2022 JHB Auction Week Walkabout: JH Pierneef & Irma Stern
- 29 Oct 2022 JHB Auction Week Walkabout: Sculpture
- 18 Oct 2022 Live Talk & Video Premiere: ROBERT HODGINS
- 18 Oct 2022 Auction Preview: JHB Auction Week
- 14 Oct 2022 Woordfees Lecture: Investing in Your Art Collection
- 13 Oct 2022 Woordfees Lecture: Technical Imaging in the Iziko National Gallery
- 12 Oct 2022 Walkabouts: Morkelhuis, Stellenbosch
- 12 Oct 2022 Woordfees Lecture: What is South African Fine Wine?
- 11 Oct 2022 Woordfees Lecture: Stories on the Wall
- 11 Oct 2022 Art Valuation Days: Stellenbosch
- 10 Oct 2022 Woordfees Lecture: The Cape Country House
- 10 Oct 2022 Strauss & Co Exhibition: Toyota US Woordfees
September
- 18 Sep 2022 AUCTION WEEK: 18-21 September
- 17 Sep 2022 WALKABOUT: Cape Town Auction Week
- 12 Sep 2022 AUCTION PREVIEW: Cape Town
- 8 Sep 2022 YouTube Premiere: William Kentridge – In Print
- 2 Sep 2022 INVITATION TO CONSIGN
August
- 23 Aug 2022 Art Valuation Day: Johannesburg
- 5 Aug 2022 Welgemeend Art Month 2022
July
- 27 Jul 2022 Exhibition Walkabout: Mary Sibande & Dorothy Kay
- 11 Jul 2022 EXHIBITION: Mary Sibande & Dorothy Kay
- 1 Jul 2022 SELL WITH STRAUSS & CO
June
- 28 Jun 2022 OPEN FOR PREVIEW – JH Pierneef: En Route
- 20 Jun 2022 Valuation Day – Pretoria
- 14 Jun 2022 Lecture in Hermanus: JH Pierneef
- 13 Jun 2022 Valuation Day – Hermanus
- 11 Jun 2022 Walkabout: Inspiration and Protégé
- 4 Jun 2022 Lecture: Irma Stern – with Dr Kathy Wheeler
- 2 Jun 2022 Auction Preview – Irma Stern: Time | Line
May
- 25 May 2022 Valuation Days – Cape Town
- 16 May 2022 Invitation to Consign
- 14 May 2022 Walkabouts: May Live Auction – Johannesburg
- 11 May 2022 Jewellery Valuation Day – Johannesburg
- 3 May 2022 Auction Preview: May Live Auction – Johannesburg
April
- 21 Apr 2022 Video Premiere: Joachim Schönfeldt and the Venice Biennale
- 20 Apr 2022 Livestream of African Art in Venice Forum (AAVF)
- 13 Apr 2022 Webinar: NFT x FINE WINE
- 12 Apr 2022 Webinar: Spotlight on South Africa – Exploring the history of the SA Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
- 11 Apr 2022 Webinar: Exploring the history of African Pavilions at the Venice Biennale
- 3 Apr 2022 April Live Virtual Auction – Cape Town
- 2 Apr 2022 Walkabout: Auction Highlights – with Frank Kilbourn
- 1 Apr 2022 In-person Lecture: Portraiture – Pictures that Breathe
- 1 Apr 2022 Walkabout: Decorative Arts Highlights
March
- 31 Mar 2022 Webinar: Exploring the Figure
- 31 Mar 2022 Walkabout: Figuration – Past and Present
- 28 Mar 2022 Auction Preview: Live Virtual Auction – Cape Town
- 10 Mar 2022 Webinar: Portraits – March Online-Only Auction Theme
- 8 Mar 2022 Lecture: The South African Art Market Through the Pandemic
- 7 Mar 2022 March 2022 Online-Only Auction
February
- 28 Feb 2022 Valuation Days: KwaZulu-Natal
- 14 Feb 2022 Online-Only Auction: Emerging Painting Invitational Auction
- 14 Feb 2022 Exhibition – Giving Direction: Figuration Past and Present
- 14 Feb 2022 February 2022 Online-Only Auction
- 10 Feb 2022 Webinar: Where to from here with figurative Contemporary African Art?
- 9 Feb 2022 Webinar: Giving Collecting Direction
- 7 Feb 2022 Webinar: Giving Historical Context
January
- 31 Jan 2022 CONSIGNMENTS CLOSING: April 2022 Live Virtual Auction
- 27 Jan 2022 Valuation Day: Hermanus
- 26 Jan 2022 Valuation Day: Paarl
- 25 Jan 2022 Valuation Day: Stellenbosch
- 24 Jan 2022 Valuation Day: Durbanville
- 12 Jan 2022 Valuation Day – Newlands, Cape Town
December
- 9 Dec 2021 2021 Norval Foundation Benefit Auction
- 2 Dec 2021 Reach for a Dream Christmas Charity Auction with Dan Nicholl
November
- 29 Nov 2021 Cassirer Welz Award 2021
- 23 Nov 2021 Webinar – Andile Dyalvane Ceramics
- 22 Nov 2021 November Online-Only Auction; 3 Auctions Closing over 3 Days
- 10 Nov 2021 Linn Ware and 20th Century Ceramics Online Auction
- 6 Nov 2021 Marigold Beads Pop-Up Shop
- 5 Nov 2021 Open for Preview: Johannesburg Auction Week
October
- 30 Oct 2021 Johannesburg Auction Week: Public Previews
- 28 Oct 2021 FNB Art Joburg Open City Weekend
- 19 Oct 2021 Museum Moments: East London Museum
- 9 Oct 2021 Lecture – Design Furniture from around the World
- 9 Oct 2021 Art Walkabout – October Live Auction
- 7 Oct 2021 Lecture: Back to Expressionism – Irma Stern’s Late Paintings
- 6 Oct 2021 Webinar: 100 Years of Design and Designers
- 5 Oct 2021 Webinar: Artists’ Focus – Erik Laubscher and Claude Bouscharain
September
- 30 Sep 2021 Museum Moments: University of Johannesburg Art Collection
- 29 Sep 2021 Museum Moments – Wits Art Museum (WAM)
- 28 Sep 2021 Webinar: Behind the Scenes
- 14 Sep 2021 Virtual Live Auction – IMPRESSION/EXPRESSION
- 4 Sep 2021 Masterclass: Irma & the Wildensteins – African Impressionism in Post-War Europe
- 1 Sep 2021 Masterclass: The Value in keeping Fine Wine
August
- 31 Aug 2021 Masterclass: JH Pierneef – Drawn from Life
- 30 Aug 2021 Masterclass: The Evolution of the Dinner Table
- 27 Aug 2021 Valuation Day – Pretoria
- 21 Aug 2021 60/360 Exhibition: Walkabout with Frank Kilbourn
- 18 Aug 2021 Museum Moments: The North-West University Art Collection
- 17 Aug 2021 Valuation Day: Welgemeend, Cape Town
- 16 Aug 2021 Valuation Day: Welgemeend, Cape Town
- 14 Aug 2021 60/360 Exhibition: Walkabout with Frank Kilbourn
- 14 Aug 2021 Welgemeend Art Month – 60/360 Exhibition
- 5 Aug 2021 Video Premiere – The Professor Leon Strydom and David Hall Collections
- 3 Aug 2021 Panel Discussion – Linn Ware
- 2 Aug 2021 Talkabout – A Collector’s Collection
July
- 20 Jul 2021 JH Pierneef and The Group of Seven
- 9 Jul 2021 Teacher Workshop: George Pemba & Robert Hodgins
- 8 Jul 2021 Virtual Walkabout with Koulla Xinisteris and Edward Tsumele
- 1 Jul 2021 Social Stances – Exhibition Opening
- 1 Jul 2021 George Pemba and Robert Hodgins: Social Stances – Exhibition
June
- 22 Jun 2021 Lecture – Durbanville: Selling During Covid
- 22 Jun 2021 Lecture – Durbanville: Pierneef
- 22 Jun 2021 Valuation Day – Durbanville
- 17 Jun 2021 Lecture – Hermanus: 18th Century Dinner Table
- 17 Jun 2021 Valuation Day – Hermanus
- 16 Jun 2021 Lecture – Hermanus: Keeping Fine Wine
- 16 Jun 2021 Lecture – Hermanus: Thomas Bowler
- 10 Jun 2021 Lecture – Franschhoek: Keeping Fine Wine
- 10 Jun 2021 Valuation Day – Franschhoek
- 9 Jun 2021 Museum Moments – Sanlam Art Collection
- 9 Jun 2021 Lecture – Paarl: Becoming Hugo Naudé
- 9 Jun 2021 Valuation Day – Paarl
- 8 Jun 2021 Lecture – Stellenbosch: Irma & the Wildensteins
- 8 Jun 2021 Valuation Day – Stellenbosch
- 7 Jun 2021 Lecture – Somerset West: Keeping Fine Wine
- 7 Jun 2021 Valuation Day – Somerset West
- 4 Jun 2021 Valuation Day – Johannesburg
- 3 Jun 2021 Valuation Day – Pretoria
- 2 Jun 2021 Video Premiere – Exploring Botanical Art
- 1 Jun 2021 Valuation Day – Cape Town Office
May
- 31 May 2021 June Online-Only Auction
- 16 May 2021 May Virtual Live Auction, Johannesburg
- 16 May 2021 Preview: May Virtual Live Auction, Johannesburg
- 11 May 2021 Panel Discussion: New Perspectives on Irma Stern
- 10 May 2021 Panel Discussion: William Kentridge – New Trajectories
- 5 May 2021 Museum Moments: The UCT Irma Stern Museum
- 4 May 2021 Special One Day Preview of Irma Stern paintings
April
- 29 Apr 2021 Talkabout: John Muafangejo Works from The Orde Levinson Collection
- 28 Apr 2021 Preview: May Virtual Live Auction, Johannesburg
- 10 Apr 2021 Talkabout: Art Highlights, April Live Virtual Auction
- 8 Apr 2021 Talkabout: Decorative Arts Highlights, April Live Virtual Auction
- 7 Apr 2021 Museum Moments: Walter Battiss Art Museum
- 6 Apr 2021 Preview: April Live Virtual Auction, Cape Town
March
- 29 Mar 2021 Talkabouts: March Online – Staff Picks
- 25 Mar 2021 Talkabouts: March Online – with guest curator Kim Kandan
- 17 Mar 2021 Museum Moments: Legacy Museum