Archived: Vigorous bidding for the contents of Harcroft House in Constantia

Strauss & Co ended its 2019 programme of live sales on a confident note when the contents of Harcroft House, a distinguished Cape manor home in Constantia, was sold. The highest earner among the 558 lots on offer was a Chinese early Republican period, four-panel scroll painting depicting birds in flowering trees, which sold for R432 440, more than four times the estimate.

Archived: 2019 Cassirer Welz Award Winner

Bag Factory Artists’ Studios, in partnership with Strauss Education and Kalashnikovv Gallery is proud to announce Duduzile (DuduBloom) More as the winner of the prestigious Cassirer Welz Award. Now in its ninth year, the award honours two doyens of art auctioneering in South Africa: Reinhold Cassirer and Stephan Welz. We would also once again like to congratulate the other three finalists for this year’s Cassirer Welz Award: Boitumelo Motau, Khotso Motsoeneng and Thebe Phetogo. Duduzile was announced as the winner of the award on 25 November at Strauss & Co in Johannesburg.

Archived: Strauss & Co’s 2019, 2020 contemporary art sale is a bumper offering of pan-African talent

A new wave of internationally celebrated South African artists, among them Nicholas Hlobo, Athi-Patra Ruga and Simphiwe Ndzube, lead Strauss & Co’s much-anticipated Contemporary Art auction, due to be held in Cape Town on 15 February. Now in its third year, this benchmark annual sale coincides with the Investec Cape Town Art Fair and will feature 102 carefully vetted lots, among them a consignment of pan-African works from a South African collector.

March ART – A Tribute to South Africa-influenced Art with Special Focus on writer Melvyn Minnaar

Strauss & Co is delighted to announce its upcoming March ART auction, a timed online sale that will close on 10th March 2025 at 2pm. The sale showcases a curated selection of South Africa-influenced Art, celebrating the diversity and evolution of artmaking in the country. Notably, this sale includes a special focus on the collection

Archived: Strauss & Co Contemporary sale features globally acclaimed young artists

Strauss & Co, the leading auction house for South African art, is pleased to offer works by African artists at the cutting edge of current artistic practice globally. Many of the artists featured in the company’s forthcoming Cape Town sale of contemporary African art – among them Lisa Brice, Omar Victor Diop, Zanele Muholi, Berni Searle and Mary Sibande – have in the last few years presented well-received exhibitions across of the world.

Strauss & Co’s February Sales record strong collector interest in Modernist Painting and Contemporary Mohair Tapestry

CAPE TOWN – Strauss & Co commenced its 2025 sales programme with February Sales, one live and six online auctions encompassing art, wine and design. Held during the bustling week of 12th edition of the Investec Cape Town Art Fair and 2nd edition of the Stellenbosch Triennale, the seven curated auctions netted a combined income of R18 511 384 / $1 005 681.