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.
Strauss & Co sets out its stall as the premium destination for fine art sales in South Africa as the company continues with an exciting curatorial programme and a roster of monthly online sales which offer buyers truly collectable art at accessible price points. Each set of sales in a packed programme for 2026 has
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, Africa’s leading auction house, continues to demonstrate its specialist expertise in the stewardship and sale of important single-owner collections, achieving excellent results in February with an important collection and announcing a series of significant private collections to headline its March 2026 season in Cape Town. On Saturday, 21 February 2026, Strauss &
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.
Strauss & Co is proud to announce the tenth annual Legacy Exhibition at its Houghton premises, celebrating the enduring influence of South African modernists on contemporary artists. Previous exhibitions have paired figures such as Dorothy Kay with Mary Sibande (2023), and Gerard Sekoto with Lena Hugo (2025). This year, the exhibition honours the remarkable work
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.
African Art in Venice Forum 2026 African Art Dialogues and Strauss & Co announce a special collaboration with the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art at the 2026 edition of the African Art in Venice Forum, hosted during the opening week of the 61st Venice Biennale. The opening breakfast, on Tuesday 5 May 2026, at Hotel Monaco &
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).
