Luxury and collectability is a hallmark of each of the 928 lots of visual art, decorative arts, furniture, jewellery and fine wine featured in Strauss & Co’s forthcoming marquee sale, NORTH/SOUTH (8-11 November 2020). Spread over four days and composed of eight curated sessions, this dynamic hybrid auction features a number of rare and high-value lots of particular interest to collectors.
Archived: John Muafangejo, the Namibian master of linocut, shines at Strauss & Co auction
New world record set for the artist
Archived: New world records for Keith Alexander and Sydney Kumalo at Strauss & Co sale
Robust bidding for top-notch works by Lynn Chadwick, JH Pierneef, Alexis Preller and Irma Stern offered in the final session of Strauss & Co’s three-day live sale in Johannesburg culminated in strong individual sale prices as well as new world records for painter Keith Alexander and sculptor Sydney Kumalo.
Archived: Unmatched bidder enthusiasm for bespoke Pierneef sale presented by Strauss & Co
JH Pierneef proved his status as the most beloved of the South African landscape artists when all 69 lots in Strauss & Co’s first-of-its-kind single-artist auction dedicated to this modernist icon found buyers.
Archived: Targets exceeded in successful art auction to secure Archbishop Tutu’s legacy project
More than R3.5-million was raised for the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation when top-notch artworks, great wines and once-in-a-lifetime experiences went on auction through auctioneers Strauss & Co on 22 September 2021.
Archived: Vladimir Tretchikoff – The people’s painter
Caxton Reporter in North Coast Rising Sun He’s been called the ‘King of Kitsch’ and the art world’s cognoscenti scorned his artworks as ‘popular’ and commercial’. Few South African artists have been more divisive than Vladimir Tretchikoff, or ‘Tretchi’ as he’s affectionately known by his fans and collectors. The public loved him, the art establishment loved to
Archived: Goldblatt and Muholi lead Strauss & Co’s Johannesburg Auction Week photography session
Celebrated globally for its strong tradition of innovation and witnessing, South African photography has enjoyed broad-based support from both institutional and private collectors internationally.
Q3 Update and Announcement by Frank Kilbourn
Archived: Contemporary South African ceramics get star billing in Strauss & Co sale
As part of its commitment to developing new collectors, Strauss & Co is proud to announce a focus on contemporary South African ceramics in its forthcoming NORTH/SOUTH sale. A vital medium with a rich history, Strauss & Co has devoted an entire session to showcasing the best examples of South African ceramics in a session titled New Collector. This new and long-overdue session will be held on the penultimate day of Strauss & Co’s ambitious, four-day sale, on Tuesday, 10 November 2020 at 2pm.
Archived: Strauss & Co’s NORTH/SOUTH sale topped by Irma Stern, but new trends emerge
Private and institutional bidders from over 20 countries on five continents participated in Strauss & Co’s first-ever dual-city marquee sale, NORTH/SOUTH, which concluded on 11 November with sales totalling R98.6 million from 628 lots sold achieving a 70% sell-through rate and three new world records. Held concurrently in two locations, Cape Town and Johannesburg, the multi-day sale attracted a mix of online, telephone and in-person bidders drawn by the first-rate consignment of collectable art, fine wines, decorative arts and jewellery.
