The Late Peter and Regina Strack Collection
Woven Legacies – Celebrating the evolution of artisanal craftsmanship
Strauss & Co is thrilled to announce its upcoming timed online sale, Woven Legacies, Celebrating African Artistry, opening Tuesday 6th and will close at one minute intervals from 2pm on Tuesday 20th February. The sale signals a dynamic celebration of the evolving appreciation for artisanal craftsmanship across the continent. Long considered subordinate to the higher
Archived: Important Namibian paintings from The Late Peter and Regina Strack Collection poised to go under the hammer in South Africa
Strauss & Co, South Africa’s leading auction house, is honoured to present 20 works in various media from the Namibia-based collection of the Late Peter and Regina Strack. The sale, which includes three rare Adolph Jentsch oils and a major Fritz Krampe oil, will be offered in a dedicated segment at the auction house’s forthcoming sale in Cape Town on 15 October.
Rhône-Themed Auction kicks off first Strauss & Co wine auctions for the year
The Rhône theme, which has rapidly become one of the most sought-after selections at Strauss & Co and is set to take centre stage for the first timed online wine auction of 2024 from Monday 5February until it closes at one minute intervals from 18h00 on Monday 12 February Over the past decade, South African
Archived: Unstinting connoisseurship: Important collections form the bedrock of Strauss & Co 2019 Spring sale
A commanding selection of works from single-owner collections, including a museum-quality Irma Stern still life, Namibian landscapes by Adolph Jentsch and an important Japanese satsuma vase, are some of the highlights from Strauss & Co’s forthcoming Spring sale. The sale, which also includes a late-period landscape by JH Pierneef from 1945 and two striking portraits by Maggie Laubser from the 1920s, will be held in Cape Town on 15 October at the Vineyard Hotel in Cape Town.
Important Cinga Samson painting leads 2024 edition of Strauss & Co’s collaborative African art auction
• Landscape-themed auction led by 2017 Cinga Samson painting
• Art experts from Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa provide curatorial input
• Art Business Conference returns to focus on key issues in today’s art market
• ArtTactic’s advances report on African art sales to provide market context
Archived: Single-owner collections snapped up by collectors at Strauss & Co spring sale
• Strauss & Co auction totals R50 million, with a 76% sold rate, the highest in the current market • Stern masterpiece realises R9.1 million • New world auction records achieved for Fritz Krampe and Judith Mason A vivid floral still life by South Africa’s foremost painter, Irma Stern, was the top lot at Strauss & Co’s R50-million grossing spring sale in Cape Town, selling for R9.1 million. The sale, Strauss & Co’s fourth and penultimate live sale of the year, also saw two new world records achieved for works by Judith Mason and Fritz Krampe
A new exhibition by Strauss & Co and Kalashnikovv Gallery celebrates the legacy of South African Modernist Alfred Thoba
The life and work of South African Modernist Alfred Thoba (1951 – 2022) is highlighted in a new commemorative exhibition at Strauss & Co’s Johannesburg space, running from 5 February to 1 March 2024.
Archived: Four singular artists bolster Strauss & Co 2019 R80-million Johannesburg sale
Biggest art auction to be held in Southern Africa with paintings worth over R80 million at Strauss & Co set to break records Museum quality masterwork paintings by South Africa’s leading artists set to take Strauss & Co’s sale to record breaking levels A feast of 11 Irma Sterns; 17 Pierneeefs; 9 Maggie Laubsers; 5 Alexis Prellers and a Tribute to Unsung Artists with a selection of their work on sale
A special focus on The White House Gallery in Strauss & Co’s online sale showcases rare international prints
Strauss & Co’s first timed online sale for 2024, open from 5 to 12 February, features a special tribute to Alan Uria and The White House Gallery, and a rare offering of international prints.
