An extraordinary portrait by sought-after painter Alexis Preller depicting Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea, will go on sale at Strauss & Co’s June auction in Johannesburg.
April ART: Expressions of Labour and Form
JOHANNESBURG – Strauss & Co is pleased to present April ART, a Timed Online Auction running from 11 to 22 April 2025, with bidding open throughout the Easter weekend. The sale highlights a broad spectrum of artistic expression, including portraiture, landscape, still life, and sculpture, while also exploring the theme of work across various industries.
Archived: Brave new virtual world @ Strauss & Co
With the internet playing a greater role in the lives of consumers as the digital revolution continues to accelerate and online shopping platforms are steadily becoming the preferred environment of young millennials, Strauss & Co are making fine and decorative art auctions a virtual reality.
Gerard Sekoto’s 1947 self-portrait is the toast of the global north
In 2024, curator Adriano Pedrosa included Gerard Sekoto’s earliest known self-portrait in his exhibition Stranieri Ovunque – Foreigners Everywhere at the 60th Venice Biennale. Painted in October 1947, shortly after his arrival in London en route to Paris, where he remained in self-exile away from the Apartheid regime until his death in 1993. The work
Archived: The Discerning Eye of a Collector
Property of the Estate Late Vyvyan Myerson (1939-2017)
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: Alexis Preller, a star feature of Strauss & Co 2019 upcoming Johannesburg sale
Four impressive works by Alexis Preller, including an imaginative 1950 self-portrait, are among the outstanding works on offer at Strauss & Co’s forthcoming live sale in Johannesburg, due to be held at the Wanderers Club on 4 June 2018.
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: Strauss & Co’s upcoming Johannesburg sale studded with museum-calibre works
A museum-quality artwork by William Kentridge, a gripping 1950 self-portrait by Alexis Preller and an intimate post-impressionist painting by Edouard Vuillard are among the outstanding lots at Strauss & Co’s forthcoming live sale in Johannesburg, to be held at the Wanderers Club on 4 June.
Archived: Alexis Preller leads Strauss & Co 2019 upcoming Johannesburg sale
Two important works by Alexis Preller painted twenty years apart – one a gripping self-portrait from 1950, the other an enigmatic visualization of the mythical Greek god of the sea produced in 1970 – are among the outstanding lots by this acclaimed artist to go under the hammer at Strauss & Co’s forthcoming live sale in Johannesburg, to be held at the Wanderers Club on 4 June.
