Strauss & Co is thrilled to announce its annual Sweets & Fortified Wine Auction, showcasing a collection of vintage wines that epitomise excellence. This month’s auction also features an enticing array of new rarities in the Additional Finds session, promising enthusiasts an unparalleled opportunity to acquire exceptional bottles.
Cape Town – Strauss & Co is delighted to announce Art Rooted in Nature, a two-part auction that celebrates the profound connection between South African artists and the natural world. Coinciding with the vibrant Hermanus Fynarts Festival 2024 and running from 7 to 25 June, the auction offers collectors a compelling selection of artworks that emphasize themes of both human and non-human elements in nature.
JOHANNESBURG – In March 2009, when Strauss & Co held its inaugural live auction of important South African art in Johannesburg, the catalogue included two works on paper by the acclaimed contemporary artist William Kentridge. Both works found eager buyers. In the ensuing 15 years, as Kentridge’s astonishingly diverse practice has gained ever wider international
JOHANNESBURG – Irma Stern, the Cape painter who decisively modernised South African painting a century ago, forms an important part of Strauss & Co’s premier Evening Sale, which take place at 7pm on Tuesday, 28 May 2024 in Johannesburg. The 85-lot catalogue of modern and contemporary art is anchored by Stern’s important and paradisiacal 1930 portrait of a seated young woman, Cape Girl with Fruit (estimate on request).
Strauss & Co unveils luxury solitaires and fine jewels in their upcoming Diamond Edition auctions online Day Sale from May 17-27, 2024 and live virtual Evening Sale on May 27, 2024
Strauss & Co is privileged to present the auction of a beautifully curated private cellar from a respected collector in our upcoming timed online wine auction.
A diverse and exciting selection of Modernist and Contemporary works including a single-owner collection makes up Strauss & Co’s May ART Online Sale, taking place from Friday 3 to Monday 13 May.
VENICE – On Tuesday, 16 April 2024, a generous abundance of African creative talent – including artists and curators directly involved in the official programme for the 60th Venice Biennale – will contribute their knowledge and insight to the African Art in Venice Forum (AAVF 2024). Established in 2017, the AAVF is a public and free discursive platform held biannually during the opening week of the Venice Biennale.
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.
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.
