Strauss & Co is pleased to announce a single-artist auction devoted to one of South Africa’s most renowned and iconic painters, JH Pierneef.
Archived: Pierneef, painter of breath-taking vistas and opulent clouds, in Strauss & Co boutique auction
Record results for Sekoto and Siopis lead buoyant Strauss & Co Johannesburg sale
A sustained mood of optimism among collectors drove strong results for modern and contemporary art at Strauss & Co’s flagship Johannesburg auction on 26 May 2026, with record prices achieved for important paintings by Penny Siopis and Gerard Sekoto. The highlight of a busy programme of Johannesburg sales, the Evening Sale grossed R42 648 438.
Archived: Supporting Workers in the Golf Industry
GolfRSA launched the COVID-19 Help Fund in April to assist caddies and thousands of other loyal casual golf industry workers who have received little or no financial aid during the current pandemic crisis.
Archived: Exhibition Walkabout: Social Stances – George Pemba & Robert Hodgins
Exhibition walkabout with Strauss & Co Head Curator and Senior Art Specialist, Wilhelm van Rensburg.
Major works by Sekoto and Siopis headline Strauss & Co’s flagship modern and contemporary sale
Two extraordinary paintings by Gerard Sekoto and Penny Siopis, celebrated artists admired for their creative engagement with social life in South Africa, lead an impressive consignment of high-value paintings in Strauss & Co’s live-virtual Evening Sale: Modern and Contemporary Art. Painted fifty years apart, at either end of the defining historical event of high apartheid
Archived: Strauss & Co’s 2019 three-day July sale climaxes with an impressive survey collection of art
Strauss & Co is pleased to announce details of its high-quality offerings from its forthcoming virtual auction, which will be led by auctioneers in studios in Johannesburg and Cape Town and live-streamed through Invaluable.com over three consecutive days in late July. The sale commences on Sunday 26 July with a session devoted to fine wines from three esteemed Cape winemakers – Boekenhoutskloof, Klein Constantia and Kanonkop – and climaxes with the offering of two notable single-owner collections on Tuesday 28 July.
Archived: Early works by Pierneef, Pemba and Makamo lead Strauss & Co’s bumper winter sale
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.
Magnificent Jewels: Where Necklaces Shape the Modern Jewellery Collection
Strauss & Co presents Magnificent Jewels, a live sale taking place on Tuesday, 9 June at 7pm with necklaces as the defining thread across the catalogue. The theme feels timely. Recent red-carpet appearances at the 2026 Met Gala highlighted the statement necklace as a defining jewellery category. Emily Blunt wore a Mikimoto body necklace draped with sweeping strands of pearls, while
Archived: Decorative Arts Highlights on the July Online Auction
The July 2020 Online Auction is the Decorator’s dream.
Archived: George Pemba and Robert Hodgins: Social Stances
Non-selling exhibition of artworks by George Milwa Mnyaluza Pemba (1912-2001) and Robert Hodgins (1920-2010), accompanied by an illustrated printed catalogue.
