An exquisite selection of highly sought-after fine and rare Italian and Spanish wine is going under the hammer in the Strauss & Co Virtual Live Auction taking place on Sunday, 14 May at 11am.
Myths, Legends, Deities: Strauss & Co explores historical and cultural narratives through art
Art has long served as a vessel for articulating myths and developing narratives around important figures in various cultures throughout history. Strauss & Co’s April online-only auction of modern and contemporary art engages with a few examples of this cultural practice, with a new themed focus on Myths, Legends, Deities.
Archived: Top Ten, 12 October 2015
Important South African and International Art, Furniture, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Archived: Art Nouveau: The Birth of Modern Style with Guest Lecturer, Dr Gregorio Thaon di Revel Mazzonis di Pralafera
We have a special treat for our Strauss & Co audience.
Archived: Strauss & Co’s May Timed Online Auction Celebrates Namibian Landscape Art
Strauss & Co is excited to announce its upcoming May Timed Online auction, which features a special focus session titled Namibian Horizons.
Brisk trade at Strauss & Co’s late-summer auction culminates in red-hot prices for works by Brice, Preller, Stern and Sekoto
CAPE TOWN – Robust bidding for blue-chip paintings by Lisa Brice, Maggie Laubser, Alexis Preller, Gerard Sekoto, Irma Stern and Vladimir Tretchikoff characterised Strauss & Co’s vibrant flagship evening sale on Tuesday, 19 March. Confirming her gilt status at auction, Irma Stern’s The Smoker, a captivating depiction of a Zanzibari man painted in 1945, sold to a telephone bidder for R17 156 250 / $905 310. The 94-lot sale of modern and contemporary art earned a healthy total of R45 554 355/ $2 400 400 from 72% lots sold.
Archived: Van Wouw Dagga Smoker won with ten cent raffle ticket among highlights at Strauss & Co’s Johannesburg Auction on 9 November 2015
Strauss & Co’s summer auction on 9 November at the Wanderers Club will include among its highlights an Italian casting of Anton van Wouw’s famous Dagga Smoker. The sculpture was donated by the artist as a raffle prize to raise funds for the Dutch Relief Fund during World War 2. Tickets cost one shilling (10 cents). At the time the sculpture was valued at 60 pounds. It is expected to fetch in excess of R350 000 on auction this November.
Archived: Strauss & Co’s upcoming March timed online auction celebrates colour and nuance
Leading auction house Strauss & Co’s current online auction, featuring modern and contemporary art, opens today Monday, 6 March, with a special session dedicated to the theme “Celebrating Colour.”
Archived: Rare colour work by exiled south African artist Dumile Feni sells for new world record price at Strauss & Co sale in Johannesburg
New collectors interested in South African modernism are diversifying tastes and affirming new auction heroes within this vibrant category.
A Collector’s Cornucopia: Furniture, Ceramics & Silver at Strauss & Co
Strauss & Co, South Africa’s leading auction house, is delighted to unveil a cornucopia of collectables and period furniture in its forthcoming March 2024 online Decorative Arts sale. The auction, which includes a selection of visiting card cases from the collection of British collector and businessman Richard J Stanes, opens on Monday, 18 March at 8am.
