Strauss & Co is delighted to announce details of its forthcoming live sale in Johannesburg on 12 November. The sale, which has a combined pre-sale estimate of R80 million, is a celebration of Johannesburg and its many talented artists, curators and collectors. The sale commemorates the city’s important role in shaping South African art history.
Chairperson’s Report
I am pleased to present this Chairperson’s Report for the trading year January to December 2023. Strauss & Co enjoyed another brisk year of trade. We successfully hosted 57 auctions of modern and contemporary art, decorative arts, jewellery and fine wine, including six charity auctions. Notwithstanding significant headwinds, our total revenue increased by 2% compared
Archived: Strauss & Co November sale hits a high note with bold results from their An Unsung History auction & 2013, setting new records for contemporaries Moses Tladi and JH Pierneef
In a packed saleroom at the Wanderers Club on Monday, November 12th, an exceptional casein landscape by J.H Pierneef and an oil painting by Moses Tladi set new records at Strauss & Co’s live Summer sale, which confirmed it as the pioneering auction house on the African continent.
Strauss & Co and The Nel Erasmus Art Legacy Trust Present Conflux: A Retrospective by South African Postwar Artist Nel Erasmus
Strauss & Co and The Nel Erasmus Art Legacy Trust are pleased to present Conflux – A Confluence of Daring and Discovery by Nel Erasmus. This retrospective exhibition showcases over ninety artworks spanning seven decades, highlighting the artistic journey of one of South Africa’s leading postwar abstract artists. Beginning on her 95th birthday, November 27, Conflux carefully traces the evolution of
Archived: Works from leading Contemporary Artists from Africa and its Diaspora in Zeitz MOCAA Benefit Auction
Cape Town (16 November 2018) – A selection of exciting works from leading contemporary artists from Africa and its diaspora will be up for auction at Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (Zeitz MOCAA). Held in partnership with Strauss & Co, the much-anticipated live auction will take place at the museum on Saturday 1 December 2018.
Rare abstract and ceramic works characterise Strauss & Co’s current month-long sale ‘View/Re/View’
Strauss & Co’s current online sale View/Re/View, open from 11 December 2023 until 15 January 2024, spans a century of Southern African art. The online auction is Strauss & Co’s final sale for the year, and provides a fantastic cross-section of Southern African art from the last century, ranging from Pre-War to Contemporary. Featuring over
Archived: Strauss & Co 2019 benchmark sale of contemporary art returns to the V&A Waterfront
Strauss & Co is pleased to announce the second of its contemporary art sales, the only such sale in South Africa devoted exclusively to this exciting category. The announcement of this 107-lot sale, due to be held on 16 February during the run of the Investec Cape Town Art Fair (15 – 17 February), coincides with news that Jack Ginsberg, noted Johannesburg collector and philanthropist, has joined the board of Strauss & Co.
CALLING FOR CONSIGNMENTS: Paintings by J.H. Pierneef and Cinga Samson headline second-instalment of Strauss & Co’s Africa-focused auction in February 2024
• Spotlight auction of art from the African continent on 19 February 2024
• High-value works by Ankomah, Kentridge, Pierneef and Samson
• International symposium
Archived: Great excitement surrounds Strauss & Co 2019 March sale of historically significant works
Strauss & Co is thrilled to announce details of its extraordinary offerings from four major private collections due to be sold at its much-anticipated March 2019 auction in Cape Town. This sale will feature top-class paintings from The Shill Collection and The Late Sol Munitz Collection, as well as Cape furniture pieces from The Collection of Dr Johan Bolt and Orien- tal works of art from The Dr JR and Mary Strong Collection.
Strauss & Co’s penultimate online auction for 2023 features a focus on Line | Colour | Shape | Form
Strauss & Co’s November timed online sale of Modern and Contemporary Art, open from 17 to 27 November, provides a unique overview of South African work using art elements in dynamic ways, and offers established and first-time collectors the opportunity to grow their collections.
