Following on Strauss & Co’s recording-topping March live sale in Cape Town, which generated a headline turnover of R70.6 million on a solid 84% sell-through rate, the company is embarking on a valuation road show in the Eastern Cape.
Broad interest in historical and contemporary art underpins Strauss & Co’s solid results
Museum-grade quality works by a broad range of historical and contemporary artists, the vast majority from South Africa, successfully changed hands at Johannesburg Auction Week, Strauss & Co’s major summer auction of art and wine.
Archived: Prime views: Strauss & Co sale features exceptional landscapes by SA masters
The landscape was the bedrock of the emerging South African painting canon. This fact is reflected in the exceptional examples by early 20th century South African masters Maggie Laubser, Hugo Naudé, Frans Oerder and JH Pierneef on offer at Strauss & Co’s forthcoming live sale at the Wanderers Club on 5 June.
Strauss & Co’s final live sale of 2022 honours the legacy of art collector, Dr Matthys Johannes Strydom
Strauss & Co is honoured to present an impressive holding of 20th century South African art from the Dr Matthys Johannes Strydom Family Collection in a timed-online auction (Day Sale) and a standalone live-virtual sale (Evening Sale).
Archived: Chagall and a Ritzy Restauranteur at Strauss & Co
Marc Chagall’s Pour Gustave Zumsteg at Strauss & Co’s 14 March auction tells the great story of a restauranteur and the leading artists of the day.
Strauss & Co presents the most prestigious fine wine collection ever to come to market in SA
Strauss & Co: The Coats Family Cellar, arguably the most prestigious fine wine collection ever to come to market in South Africa will go under the hammer in a live virtual auction at Strauss & Co on Sunday 6 November 2022.
Archived: Rare Tretchikoff painting found in Pietermaritzburg
A Vladimir Tretchikoff painting, which had been sold by the artist after a chance meeting with a Pietermaritzburg couple in 1959, could earn its new pensioned owner over half a million when it goes on auction in May.
Irma Stern’s bold portrait of a modern woman presents an opportunity for collectors
Tastes regularly shift in the art world, but over the last half century Irma Stern has remained highly prized among collectors of South African art, outperforming all other artists at auction.
Archived: Picasso and Battiss Converse at Strauss Auction
Strauss & Co’s 14 March auction offers art lovers insights into the art and ideas shared by Picasso and Battiss when they met in Paris in the 40s.
International report identifies Strauss & Co as dominant reseller of works by William Kentridge
As William Kentridge’s bumper year of global museum exhibitions engages new audiences, and ahead of sales of works by the artist at Strauss & Co in Johannesburg next week, a new international report identifies Strauss & Co as art market leader selling works by William Kentridge.
