Strauss & Co is pleased to announce details for its live broadcast auction of modern, post-war and contemporary art, decorative arts and jewellery, as well as a standalone sale of sweet and fortified wines and whisky, due to be held on 11 and 12 July 2021.
A historically important Gerard Sekoto painting depicting Sophiatown, a multi-cultural suburb of Johannesburg destroyed under apartheid, leads an exceptional consignment of works by ground-breaking black artists in Strauss & Co’s flagship live-virtual Evening Sale of modern and contemporary art in Johannesburg on Tuesday, 26 May 2026 at 7pm. They include pioneer black modernists Gerard Bhengu
The July 2020 Online Auction is the Decorator’s dream.
Non-selling exhibition of artworks by George Milwa Mnyaluza Pemba (1912-2001) and Robert Hodgins (1920-2010), accompanied by an illustrated printed catalogue.
Strauss & Co is pleased to present 100 Years: Lalique, Silver and Art from the collection of Vera Dubin, a timed-online sale from 30 April to 25 May 2026. Shaped over a century, the collection of Dr. Vera Dubin offers a portrait of a life lived in close and continuous dialogue with the arts. Dubin’s
Sensitive to the current COVID-19 situation and in full compliance with the restrictions that have been imposed, Strauss & Co is forging ahead with the programme of Online auctions. It is indeed encouraging to note that, despite all the gloom and doom, there is unwavering interest in the arts, both fine and decorative.
Photography as a medium is faced, across all global markets, with a collecting challenge. The medium’s accessibility and reproducibility give rise to a perception among audiences that it is possible for anyone to do. This has been exacerbated by the rise of now ubiquitous smartphone cameras and an image culture rooted in social media. As
The cover lot of Strauss & Co’s winter Live Virtual auction, due to be held over three days from 26 to 28 July, is a monumental bushveld scene by JH Pierneef. Painted in 1953, Bosveld (estimate R9 – 12 million) is a masterpiece from this coveted painter’s late period and originates from a superb single-owner collection that includes museum-quality works by Gregoire Boonzaier, Dylan Lewis, Alexis Preller, Gerard Sekoto, Irma Stern and Edoardo Villa, among others.
Heirloom Futures is a landmark contemporary fashion exhibition and benefit auction celebrating African design, craftsmanship, and cultural storytelling. Presented by Norval Foundation in partnership with Buchanan & Co., the exhibition positions fashion as both cultural artefact and collectible art form. “Initiatives like Heirloom Futures create a platform where designers, collectors and audiences can engage with
Works by acclaimed artists Wim Botha, William Kentridge, Misheck Masamvu, Athi-Patra Ruga, Penny Siopis and Portia Zvavahera – artists who have all exhibited at the prestigious Venice Biennale – form part of the extensive contemporary art offering from Strauss & Co’s forthcoming winter Live Virtual sale, due to be held over three days from 26 to 28 July. Bidding for the contemporary consignment will commence on Monday, 27 July at 4pm with a work on paper by Kentridge, Telegrams from the Nose (estimate R90 000 – 120 0000).
