Johannesburg Auction Week: 14-16 MAY 2023

LIVE VIRTUAL AUCTION
Modern and Contemporary Art
Tuesday, 16 May 2023 at 7pm
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LIVE VIRTUAL AUCTION
Rare and Fine Wine from Italy and Spain
Sunday, 14 May 2023 at 11am
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TIMED ONLINE AUCTION
Azaria to Zerffi: Selected Works from a Family Collection
Opens: Monday, 8 May 2023 from 8am

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JOHANNESBURG
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Weekdays: 9am – 5pm
Saturday, 13 and Sunday, 14 May: 9am – 5pm

VENUE: Strauss & Co, 89 Central Street, Houghton, Johannesburg

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Strauss & Co, 89 Central St, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg, 2198

WOMEN’S ART HIGH TEA
DATE: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
TIME: 10am
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WALKABOUT
DATE: Saturday, 13 May 2023
TIME: 10am
WALKABOUT Family Day
DATE: Sunday, 14 May 2023
TIME SLOTS: 10am & 12pm
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PRESS RELEASES

Strauss & Co confirms its rock-solid reputation with a catalogue of blue-chip works by South African modernists for its May auction

“Strauss & Co has a rock-solid reputation for handling blue-chip works by South African modernists, as was confirmed in March by our sale of a Zanzibar-period Stern for a new African record,” says Dr Alastair Meredith, Head of Sale, Strauss & Co. “Our forthcoming sale has peak works by acclaimed artists working at their zeniths, including Irma Stern with her large and gossamer still life, Dumile Feni with his rare and enigmatic colour drawing of a family, and William Kentridge with his hand-painted etching of a tree.”  

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Important Black Modernist Artists Lead Strauss & Co May Auction In Johannesburg

Important works by the two celebrated modernists, Dumile Feni and Gerard Sekoto, will feature in leading African art auction house, Strauss & Co’s sale on 16 May 2023 in Johannesburg. The auction offers a stunning selection of works by important black African modernists, among them Peter Clarke, Ben Enwonwu, David Koloane and George Pemba.

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AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS
Modern and Contemporary Art

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LOT 49 Gerard Sekoto | Up Prinsloo Street | R 2 500 000 – 3 500 000 (approx. $ 136 433 – 191 006)

Irma Stern

LOT 42 Still Life with Dahlias and Pumpkin | R 10 000 000 – 12 000 000 (approx. $ 545 733 – 654 879)
LOT 21 Arum Lilies and Bananas |
R 2 000 000 – 3 000 000
(approx. $ 109 147 – 163 720)
LOT 18 Woman with White Headscarf |
R 1 200 000 – 1 600 000
(approx. $ 65 488 – 87 317)
LOT 36 Potted Caladium on a Windowsill |
R 800 000 – 1 200 000
(approx. $ 43 659 – 65 488)
LOT 24 Malay Woman | R 4 500 000 – 5 500 000
(approx. $ 245 580 – 300 153)
LOT 29 Figures on a Beach | R 4 000 000 – 6 000 000
(approx. $218 293 – 327 440)

Jacob Hendrik Pierneef

LOT 22 Landscape with Mountains and Trees |
R 1 500 000 – 2 000 000
(approx. $ 82 490 – 109 987)
LOT 48 Perdestal, Klipriviersberg |
R 900 000 – 1 200 000
(approx. $ 49 494 – 65 992)
LOT 56 Farmhouse, Tulbagh | R 1 500 000 – 2 000 000 (approx. $ 82 490 – 109 987)
LOT 65 Stellenbosch Berge | R 400 000 – 500 000
(approx. $ 21 997 – 27 498)
LOT 63 Waterberg, Northern Transvaal | R 1 200 000 – 1 800 000
(approx. $ 65 992 – 98 988)
LOT 47 Extensive Landscape, Study for Klipriviersberg, Alberton | R 1 200 000 – 1 600 000 (approx. $ 65 992 – 87 990)

Zwelidumile Geelboi Mgxaji Mslaba ‘Dumile’ Feni

LOT 51 Blue Suede Shoe (detail) | R 2 000 000 – 3 000 000 (approx. $ 109 147 – 163 720)
LOT 53 Lovers | R 150 000 – 180 000 (approx. $ 8 249 – 9 899)
LOT 52 Memoriam Historica | R 180 000 – 240 000
(approx. $ 9 898 – 13 198)

William Kentridge

LOT 16 You Who Never Arrived | R 1 000 000 – 1 500 000 (approx. $ 54 994 – 82 490)
LOT 34 White Iris | R 450 000 – 500 000
(approx. $ 24 747 – 27 497)
LOT 33 Iris II (In Clamp) | R 500 000 – 600 000
(approx. $ 27 497 – 32 996 )