Non-selling exhibition of artworks by George Milwa Mnyaluza Pemba (1912-2001) and Robert Hodgins (1920-2010), accompanied by an illustrated printed catalogue.
Archived: George Pemba and Robert Hodgins: Social Stances
Mary Eleanor Hibbert Cape Silver Collection’: A One-of-a-Kind Cape Silver Collection
Strauss & Co is pleased to present ‘Mary Eleanor Hibbert Cape Silver Collection’, one of the most important collections of Cape silver assembled over many decades. The Live Virtual Auction, taking place on Wednesday, 9 July, features rare pieces, including a double beaker, alms dish, sugar bowls, snuff boxes and 18ct gold clasps from the
Archived: Strauss & Co pulls back the wraps on Winter Online Sale
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.
Archived: Major Pierneef Landscape heads Strauss & Co July flagship auction
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.
What the Fook? A landmark single-artist auction from Strauss & Co celebrates the inspired life of Walter Battiss
CAPE TOWN – Strauss & Co is proud to announce What the Fook? The Life and Work of Walter Battiss, the first-ever single-artist auction in South Africa devoted to South African artist Walter Battiss (1906–1982). This timed-online sale, which runs from 12 to 30 June 2025, honours Battiss by showcasing his core practice: painting, printmaking
Archived: From Venice to Virtual: Strauss & Co’s 2019 sale features acclaimed contemporary artists
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).
High-value works by Warhol, Stern and Kentridge anchor Strauss & Co’s exciting winter auction
CAPE TOWN – Two giants of twentieth-century art, Andy Warhol and Irma Stern, lead the catalogue for Strauss & Co’s upcoming live-virtual auction of modern and contemporary art, to be held on Tuesday, 24 June 2025 in Cape Town. The 71-lot sale brings together a compelling selection of established names and emerging voices, including high-value works by William Kentridge, Erik Laubscher and Alexis Preller, alongside two floral still lifes by in-demand painter Vladimir Tretchikoff.
Archived: Strauss & Co’s live virtual auction sets new South African wine record with Kanonkop
Strauss & Co established a new South African wine-auction record when a rare vertical tracking three decades of Kanonkop’s Paul Sauer, South Africa’s most iconic red wine, sold to an online bidder for R546 240 at the start of its three-day virtual auction. The exceptional offering of 19 large-format bottles of Kanonkop’s signature Bordeaux-style wine attracted considerable interest and eventually sold for double the pre-sale estimate.
Making Impressions: Deborah Bell & David Krut, Collaboration in Print
Strauss & Co Shines Light on Printmaking Through a New Sale; ‘Making Impressions: Deborah Bell & David Krut, Collaboration in Print’
Archived: Stalwarts and newcomers ensure solid results at Strauss & Co’s 2019 three-day live sale
The emergence of a new class of younger collectors coupled with a strong showing by auction favourites J. H. Pierneef and Irma Stern enabled Strauss & Co to achieve solid results from its three-day live sale of South African fine wine and Modern, Post-War and Contemporary art. The sale was live-streamed from Strauss & Co’s offices in Johannesburg and Cape Town to an international audience and it attracted a large cohort of online and telephone bidders. The sale, which concluded on Tuesday evening with Session 5, earned a total of R66.9 million with a satisfying lot sell-through rate of close to 80%.
