Strauss & Co auction celebrates the heritage and global impact of Eastern Cape artists

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Cape Town – Strauss & Co, Africa’s leading auction house, is thrilled to announce its upcoming July online-only ART auction, which includes a special focus on the Eastern Cape and its strong tradition of landscape painting. Opening for bidding on Monday, 1 July, the four-part auction presents collectors with an opportunity to acquire exceptional pieces by influential Eastern Cape painters Brian Bradshaw and Robert Brooks, as well as bid on pieces by Hylton Nel and Athi-Patra Ruga, globally renowned artists shaped by the Eastern Cape and recently celebrated by luxury brand Dior.

Archived: Strauss & Co 2019 digital journey pays dividends in a changing business landscape

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Robust bidding for the 695 lots in Strauss & Co’s second online auction for 2020 saw this “lockdown” sale total R6 million from 499 lots sold, (inclusive of aftersales), a new company record for online. Speaking via Zoom from his home in Cape Town due to restrictions imposed by a national health lockdown, Strauss & Co chairperson Frank Kilbourn said the sale affirmed a company decision in 2013 to embark on a digital journey.

Art Rooted in Nature: A Celebration of South African Art inspired by the Natural World

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Cape Town – Strauss & Co is pleased to announce Art Rooted in Nature, a two-part auction that celebrates the profound connection South African artists have with the natural world. The auction showcases a rich medley of artworks aimed to celebrate nature in all its forms. Both the online-only Day Sale and virtual-live Evening Sale auction conclude on Tuesday, 25 June 2024.

The people have voted: SA artists at the 2024 Venice Biennale come up tops at Strauss & Co’s Johannesburg auction 

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Johannesburg – George Pemba and Gerard Sekoto, major historical painters who this year are posthumous debutantes at the 2024 Venice Biennale, were among the top-performing artists in Strauss & Co’s recent Evening Sale of Collectable Art, concluded on Tuesday, 28 May 2024. The virtual-live auction, the culminating event of a four-part auction season in Johannesburg, saw strong results achieved for works by William Kentridge and Irma Stern, respectively stars of the Venice Biennale in the 1950s and post-2000s. 

Archived: Trove of superb Irma Stern paintings tops Strauss & Co’s 2019 Live Virtual May sale

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Strauss & Co is very pleased to announce details of its much-anticipated autumn sale, due to be held on Sunday 10 and Monday 11 May. This important two-day sale includes paintings by several important twentieth-century moderns, including Irma Stern, items from three notable single-owner collections of decorative arts and a Bordeaux-themed sale of rare wines from South Africa and France.

Strauss & Co Presents: South African Design, Past & Present – A Celebration of Artisanal Excellence

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Strauss & Co is delighted to announce South African Design, Past & Present an exquisite showcase featuring a curated selection of furniture, metalware and ceramic art that bridges historical and contemporary design practices. The items selected for this sale offer a taste of design that reflects the diverse influences, materials, and forms shaping creative expression in South Africa. This selection also provides tangible evidence of the innovation and diversity of artisanal excellence, deeply rooted in a knowledge of social, cultural, and environmental influences.

Archived: Travelling artists: Battiss, Pierneef, Preller and Stern lead Strauss & Co’s 2019 Live Virtual May sale

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Travel was central to the life and work of Walter Battiss, JH Pierneef, Alexis Preller and Irma Stern, four important twentieth-century moderns whose work forms the core of Strauss & Co’s superb art offering to be auctioned online on Monday, 11 May. The change in format of Strauss & Co’s autumn sale of important South African moderns was necessitated by the current Covid-19 outbreak.