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.
The Appointment of Strauss & Co’s Advisory Board Members
CAPE TOWN – Strauss & Co, Africa’s leading art auction house, is delighted to announce the appointment of four respected professionals – Millard Arnold, Heba El Kayal, Liesl Fichardt and Greg Maloka – to its newly constituted Advisory Board. This important consultative body broadens Strauss & Co’s intelligence network at a time of growing interest in the diverse creative expressions and artisanal traditions of Southern Africa. Its establishment further complementsStrauss & Co’s marketing and educational initiatives in key international markets.
Archived: Art valuations by visiting UK expert
International art expert and auctioneer, Dendy Easton, will be in Cape Town this week to provide free valuations and participate in the Strauss & Co auction on March 14th.
August ART, with a focus on art from KwaZulu-Natal
The timed online auction includes works that range from unique ceramics, textiles and sculptures to expressive paintings. The sale highlights KwaZulu-Natal artists through a selection of works that celebrate the rich artistic heritage of the region with historically significant pieces by established artists as well as contemporary works by emerging artists. Key historical names include artists such as Nils Andersen, Christopher Tugwell, John Ferguson, and Kathleen Anderson.
Archived: Own a piece of Cape heritage
Treasures once part of the historic Vergelegen estate in Somerset West will be sold by Strauss & Co in their much anticipated auction on 14 March.
August Art Month at Welgemeend
CAPE TOWN – Strauss & Co is pleased to announce that it will once again collaborate with art collectors and philanthropists Frank and Lizelle Kilbourn in hosting August Art Month at Welgemeend, a vibrant month-long programme of activities at Welgemeend manor house in central Cape Town. A joint initiative of the volunteer group Friends of Welgemeend and Kilbourn family, the eleventh edition of this boutique arts and culture event will run from 1–31 August 2024.
Archived: Bad Man tops Great Sale
At Strauss & Co’s auction Monday in Cape Town, Robert Hodgins’ roguish Bad Man with Great Threads sold for R2,4 million, more than three times the pre-sale estimates.
Together for Pangolins: Charity Auction
Pangolins have been on the planet for 80 million years. They survived a mass extinction, 66 million years ago, when an asteroid collided with Earth, wiping out 75% of earth’s animals, including non-bird dinosaurs. Now, a pangolin is poached every five minutes, making them the most poached mammal on earth, threatened with extinction at the hands of man, and the title of ‘the most poached mammal on the planet’.At Strauss Art Auctioneers, a curated collection of mainly pangolin-themed artworks and sculptures, aims to raise funding for the African Pangolin Working Group.
Archived: Top Ten, 14 March 2016
Important South African and International Art, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Archived: Let Strauss & Co’s specialists value your art
Do you know what your art is worth? Strauss & Co specialists will provide free valuations at their Johannesburg premises on Tuesday 5 April 2016.
