Irma Stern’s striking oil portrait from 1956, Lot 226, Woman with Blue Headscarf (estimate R2 000 000 – R3 000 000), is one of a number of remarkable works from the collection of Liselotte and Walter Hardebeck going under the hammer at Strauss & Co’s upcoming 7 November sale in Johannesburg. Other notable works from this collection include Lot 223, Stern’s Watussi Chief’s Wife (with Head Dress), a charcoal drawing from 1946 (estimate R200 000 – 300 000), and a group of five little-seen works by Alexis Preller.

Much loved Afrikaans actor, director, author, screenwriter and producer Tos Du Toit’s collection of South African art will be sold at Strauss & Co on Monday 7 November in Johannesburg.

The sale of rare and important paintings by Alexis Preller, some held in major collections and unseen for decades, capped a day of vigorous bidding at Strauss & Co’s summer auction in Johannesburg. This auction of important South African and international art, the last of Strauss & Co’s four annual live sales, drew a full house to the city’s illustrious Wanderers Club.

Strauss & Co – Important South African and International Art – Johannesburg 7 November 2016

A year of robust auction sales at Strauss & Co has seen South Africa’s leading auction house achieve a record turnover of R218 million (a 4% increase on 2015).