We have the privilege of building on the very solid results for 2022, a year in which we held 54 auction sessions, sold 6381 items and generated sales of R354 million. 2023 has kicked off with a bang and January has come and gone in a blur. February is always a very important month for
Prices for high quality South African and international art soared at Strauss & Co’s auction held this week in Cape Town. The sale achieved a total of R50 million and a value sell-through rate of over 84%, once again the highest in the current market, reaffirming Strauss & Co’s position as global leader for South African art. The packed saleroom, a regular feature of Strauss & Co’s evening sales, was marked by competitive bidding and many exciting surprises ensued.
Opening on Monday, 6 February 2023, Modern and Contemporary Art, with a focus on Abstraction, Strauss & Co’s first Timed-online auction of the new trading year, introduces its new regularised programme of curated online sales for 2023.
What is your art is worth? Have you ever had it valued? Are you thinking of selling? Highly regarded art specialists and auctioneers, Stephan Welz and Ruarc Peffers of Strauss & Co, will be visiting KwaZulu-Natal next week to offer obligation-free valuations in preparation for their next major auction of Important South African and International Art to be held in Johannesburg on 1 June 2015. They will be in Pietermaritzburg on 8 April and Durban on 9 April 2015 (see details below). Strauss & Co, South Africa’s premier auction house for fine and decorative arts, is the global leader in the South African art market and holds records for most major South African artists including Irma Stern, JH Pierneef, Anton van Wouw, Wolf Kibel, Walter Battiss, Stanley Pinker, Robert Hodgins, Penny Siopis et al.
Celebrating Esias Bosch’s (1923 – 2012) centenary, Strauss & Co is proud to present a single-artist, timed online auction of his work between 13 and 20 February 2023.
Important South African and International Art, Johannesburg, 1 June 2015, Lot 208
Important South African and International Art, Johannesburg, 1 June 2015, Lot 263
Strauss & Co, the leading auction house on the African continent, announced today the opening of a new artistic office space in Cape Town in 2023 at Brickfield Canvas, the creative hub and technology campus located at 35 Brickfield Road, Woodstock, Cape Town.
Important South African and International Art, Johannesburg, Lot 258
Strauss & Co is delighted to be collaborating with the Norval Foundation for the Norval Foundation Benefit Auction 2022.
