– World record for Anton van Wouw - World record for a still life by Irma Stern - World record for a tapestry by Athi-Patra Ruga
Paris Calling: Strauss & Co’s Five-sale Cape Town Auction Week Celebrates French Influence on South African Art
CAPE TOWN – For generations of South African artists and collectors, Paris has exerted a magnetic influence, defining artistic aspiration and shaping connoisseurship. Strauss & Co’s Cape Town Auction Week (31 March – 2 April 2025) showcases the extent of this influence in the catalogues for its five specialist sales of collectable modern and contemporary
Archived: Strauss & Co’s 2019 & 2018;Saturday Live 2019 & 2013; An important new addition to the SA auction calendar
Strauss & Co, South Africa’s premier art auction house, is pleased to announce Saturday Live, the first-ever live auction to be held at the company’s newly expanded premises in Houghton, Johannesburg. The first in the new series of sales takes place on Saturday 8 June at 11.00 am, and offers collectors access to a curated catalogue of mid-range artworks by established artists, including Esther Mahlangu, Sam Nhlengethwa, Deborah Bell, Peter Clarke and William Kentridge.
A Timeless Selection of Heirlooms and Historical Treasures
CAPE TOWN — History. Heritage. Heirloom. The three H’s define the upcoming Strauss & Co Jewellery Timed Online Auction; The Classics Edition: History. Heritage. Heirloom, opening 20th March 2025 at 8 am and closing on 31st March 31, 2025 at 2pm. The collection weaves these themes throughout many classic pieces, celebrating craftsmanship, design and skilled
Archived: First Strauss & Co Fine Wine Auction set to take place in Johannesburg on 8 June 2019
Three perfect-score South African wines go under the hammer
Archived: An exciting selection of contemporary art alongside ground-breaking Louis Khehla Maqhubela and Douglas Portway exhibition, & 2018 A Meeting of Minds & 2019 at RMB Turbine Art Fair (TAF) 12 & 2013; 14 July 2019
Since the inception of the RMB Turbine Art Fair (TAF) seven years ago, Strauss & Co’s leading-edge booth and its much-anticipated historical art exhibitions have been major drawcards, attracting throngs of new and established art lovers and collectors.
March Interiors: A Timed Online Sale Featuring Exceptional Antiques
CAPE TOWN — Strauss & Co is pleased to present ‘March Interiors’, a timed online sale showcasing an exceptional selection of antique furniture and silver. This curated sale — opening on 20th March 2025 and closing on 2nd April at 2 pm —highlights a wide range of rare and significant interior pieces filled with elegance
Archived: Peter Haden, a vital force in 1960s Johannesburg, remembered at Strauss & Co
Strauss & Co is delighted to announce the first exhibition at its new Houghton space, a presentation of historical bronzes by sculptor Peter Haden. Organised by Gavin Watkins, in association with Strauss & Co, and composed of various figurative and abstract pieces, the exhibition Peter Haden: Almost Forgotten offers a penetrating insight into this little-known modernist sculptor.
Return of the Big Five – Pioneer modernists headline Cape Town Auction Week
Pioneer modernists Laubser, Pierneef, Preller, Sekoto and Stern headline Strauss & Co’s Cape Town Auction Week
Archived: Strauss & Co creates a meeting of great minds at the RMB Turbine Art Fair
Strauss & Co is pleased to announce its participation in the seventh annual RMB Turbine Art Fair (RMB TAF), with a curated exhibition devoted to influential painters Louis Khehla Maqhubela and Douglas Portway. The exhibition, which is titled A Meeting of Minds, is the cornerstone of Strauss & Co’s contribution to the 2019 RMB TAF at its new location at 10 Fricker Road, Illovo.
