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.
Norval Foundation Benefit Auction 2022
Strauss & Co is delighted to be collaborating with the Norval Foundation for the Norval Foundation Benefit Auction 2022.
Archived: Top Ten Lots, 6 March 2017
Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery, 6 March 2017
Twinkle-twinkle little star, how about some Christmas cheer from Strauss & Co?
As the festive season draws near, Strauss & Co’s final auction of 2022 presents an opportunity to embelish the Christmas tree with some delightful gifts.
Archived: Strauss & Co sets new SA record for single-auction turnover
The big three – Irma Stern, Maggie Laubser and J.H. Pierneef – were central pillars of Strauss & Co’s monumental late-summer auction in Cape Town, which generated a record turnover of R70.6 million. The superb result, achieved on a solid 84% sell-through rate, surpassed the previous single-auction high of R66.8 million – set in Johannesburg in 2010 – by R3.8 million.
Strauss & Co’s upcoming November online-only auction offers art collectors a special focus on the Cape
The multi-session online-only sale of modern and contemporary art includes a special focussed session revealing numerous South African artists’ obsession with the Cape landscape over time, titled The Fairest Cape.
Archived: Strauss & Co’s Johannesburg sale spotlights a decade that changed everything
Strauss & Co’s forthcoming Johannesburg live sale, features a selection of important works by leading South African artists, including standout lots by stalwarts of the auction market, JH Pierneef, Alexis Preller and Irma Stern. The auction, which will be held at the Wanderer’s Club on 5 June, also includes a number of iconic works made in the 1990s.
The pedigree of art dealer and collector Matthys Strydom’s collection sees collectors pay premium prices at Strauss & Co auction
The legendary Cape art dealer and collector Matthys Strydom (1935-2022) received an enthusiastic send-off by art lovers following a week of remembrance in Cape Town organised by Strauss & Co. Strydom’s extensive art collection, which surveyed a century of South African art, was warmly received by the public when it went on view in the historical manor house of Welgemeend in Gardens, Cape Town.
Archived: Strauss & Co proudly supports the Friends of the South African Pavilion at Biennale Arte Venice 2017.
Strauss & Co, South Africa’s leading auction house by turnover and sell-through rate, is proud to announce its support of the Friends of the South African Pavilion, a network of contributing patrons at this year’s 57th Biennale Arte in Venice, which opens to the public on Saturday, 13 May 2017. Founded 1895, the Biennale Arte is the world’s most prestigious contemporary art event and an important platform to leverage national aspiration on a global stage.
Strauss & Co presents works owned by Matthys Strydom, art dealer and storyteller extraordinaire
Matthys Strydom (1935-2022), the legendary George art dealer whose survey collection of 20th-century South African painting goes on sale in Cape Town on Tuesday, 22 November 2022, was a committed storyteller.
