The diverse artistic traditions from KwaZulu-Natal receive a special focus on Strauss & Co’s coming Johannesburg live auction, due to be held at the Wanderers Club on 13 November. The sale, which also includes a selection of remarkable highveld landscapes and rare wartime South African artworks, contains 59 lots by historical and contemporary artists from the Zulu kingdom.
William Kentridge’s Cat Steals the Show at Johannesburg Auction Week
Rare works by Kentridge, Makamo, Pemba and Tladi attract collectors at Johannesburg Auction Week Johannesburg Auction Week featured a strong consignment of lots by Kentridge, including rare and collectable works on paper offered in a standalone auction titled Defining Impressions. Nine of the top-ten earners in this curated auction were by Kentridge, led by an
Archived: Namibian artists feature prominently in Strauss & Co’s upcoming Johannesburg auction
Strauss & Co is delighted to present a number of important artworks by artists who lived and worked in Namibia, as well as by renowned South African artists who were captivated by the country’s natural beauty.
Strauss & Co Unveils Exclusive Online Sale of Chinese Decorative Arts Masterpieces
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Archived: Kumalo’s lost Madala comes to market
Sydney Kumalo was in his early thirties when he began work on his Madala series, highly collectable bronzes depicting old men and cast in small editions by dealer Egon Guenther. A very rare example from this series, Madala VI (estimate R700 000 – 900 000), will go on sale at Strauss & Co’s live auction at the Wanderers Club, Johannesburg, on 13 November.
Internationally acclaimed but irrefutably South African: Strauss & Co’s marquee summer auction features important works by Billie Zangewa and William Kentridge
• Contemporary consignment led by early drawings and bronzes by William Kentridge
• High-value works by Billie Zangewa, Athi-Patra Ruga and Robert Hodgins
• Spotlight printmaking sale includes rare 1978 etching by William Kentridge
• Additional timed-online auction includes Tracey Rose and Walter Oltmann
Archived: Top 10 Lots, 13 November 2017
Important South African and International Art
Moses Tladi and Gerard Sekoto, who opened museum doors for black artists, lead an impressive offering of black moderns at Johannesburg Auction Week
• Three rare landscapes by Moses Tladi lead museum-quality offering of paintings by pioneer black moderns
• High-value lots by Peter Clarke, Dumile Feni and Gerard Sekoto
• Bronzes by Ezrom Legae and Sydney Kumalo from John and Elisabeth Bradley Collection
Archived: Strauss & Co’s bumper year ends on a resounding high note
Strauss & Co’s fourth and final live auction of 2017 ended on a high note in Johannesburg, with combined sales totalling R76 million. The exceptional result, achieved on a solid 84.32% value sell-through rate, helped push the company’s annual turnover into record territory. Combined sales for the financial year to date are R322 584 601.
International buyers flock to Strauss & Co’s spotlight auction featuring Chagall, Miró and an undiscovered Renoir
• Renoir’s Fruits (Oranges et Citrons) fetches R4.575 million / $238 300
• Spotlight sale earns R8.825 million/ $462 250 after 75% lots sold
• New buyers account for more than half of successful bids
• Strong showing by modernist British and European artists
