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.
Strauss & Co posted a record turnover of R215 million in 2016, the highest combined income achieved by the company in a single year since its inception in 2009. While the narrative around individual sales matter, it was Strauss & Co’s capacity to achieve a sell-through rate of over 80% at its four live auctions in Johannesburg and Cape Town that contributed to its resounding performance.
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
Painting remains the benchmark medium for South African art collectors, with quality works by Irma Stern, J.H. Pierneef, Alexis Preller, Walter Battiss and Robert Hodgins commanding reliably firm prices at Strauss & Co live auctions.
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
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
Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery, 6 March 2017
• 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
From the Property of a European Gentleman
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
