Archived
Top 10 Lots, 4 June 2018
4 Jun 2018
Important South African and International Art
73.52% lot sell-through rate
75.83% value sell-through rate
Auction Total: R 56.301 Million
Lot 274
Alexis Preller
South African 1911-1975
Head (Adapting Itself to the Unendurable)
Sold R 7 055 600
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Lot 288
Alexis Preller
South African 1911-1975
Poseidon
Sold R 3 414 000
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Lot 307
William Kentridge
South African 1955-
Deep Pool, from the series Colonial Landscape
Sold R 3 414 000
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Lot 304
Alexis Preller
South African 1911-1975
Contrapuntal Figures II
Sold R 2 731 200
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Lot 310
Vladimir Tretchikoff
South African 1913-2006
Witch Doctor
Sold R 2 276 000
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Lot 251
Edouard Vuillard
French 1868-1940
Goûter en plein air (Tea in the open air)
Sold R 1 138 000
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Lot 279
Alexis Preller
South African 1911-1975
The Storm/The Mapogga Woman
Sold R 1 138 000
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Lot 303
Sydney Kumalo
South African 1935-1988
Figure on a Bull
Sold R 1 081 100
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Lot 313
Walter Battiss
South African 1906-1982
People Who Live Under Tables
Sold R 1 024 200
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Lot 322
Adriaan Boshoff
South African 1935-2007
It Was a Good Day
Sold R 1 024 200
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2018 Press Releases
November
- 7 Nov 2018 City story: Strauss & Co sale explores how Johannesburg defined a nation & 2019 art history
- 7 Nov 2018 Four singular artists bolster Strauss & Co 2019 R80-million Johannesburg sale
- 16 Nov 2018 Strauss & Co November sale hits a high note with bold results from their An Unsung History auction & 2013, setting new records for contemporaries Moses Tladi and JH Pierneef
- 20 Nov 2018 Works from leading Contemporary Artists from Africa and its Diaspora in Zeitz MOCAA Benefit Auction
October
- 8 Oct 2018 Important Namibian paintings from The Late Peter and Regina Strack Collection poised to go under the hammer in South Africa
- 8 Oct 2018 Unstinting connoisseurship: Important collections form the bedrock of Strauss & Co 2019 Spring sale
- 16 Oct 2018 Single-owner collections snapped up by collectors at Strauss & Co spring sale
September
- 13 Sep 2018 Kwazulu-Natal School artworks and Scandinavian Jewellery, Silver and Furniture among online sale highlights
- 16 Sep 2018 Strauss & Co awarded prestigious Chairman 2019 Premier Award at 21st BASA Awards
- 20 Sep 2018 Important works by visionary collectors on offer at Strauss & Co 2019 October sale
- 21 Sep 2018 From Pierneef to Kentridge: landscapes ground Strauss & Co 2019 October sale
- 21 Sep 2018 The Late Peter and Regina Strack Collection
August
- 10 Aug 2018 The Strauss Art Hub on the Keyes Art Mile
- 28 Aug 2018 Strauss & Co recognised with two Business and Arts South Africa Awards nominations
July
- 9 Jul 2018 Strauss & Co Showcases Online Auction and Stern Still Lifes at RMB Turbine Art Fair
- 26 Jul 2018 Art Month at Welgemeend highlights achievements of women artists
- 26 Jul 2018 Four masterclasses on art and collecting during Art Month at Welgemeend
June
- 4 Jun 2018 Top 10 Lots, 4 June 2018
- 5 Jun 2018 Abstract South African Art in focus for Strauss & Co 2019 first themed online sale
- 5 Jun 2018 Preller, Kentridge and Tretchikoff top Strauss & Co 2019 Johannesburg sale
- 15 Jun 2018 Radiant Irma Stern still life leads Strauss & Co's 2019 offerings for the second half of 2018
May
- 2 May 2018 The Discerning Eye of a Collector
- 7 May 2018 Alexis Preller, a star feature of Strauss & Co 2019 upcoming Johannesburg sale
- 18 May 2018 Alexis Preller leads Strauss & Co 2019 upcoming Johannesburg sale
- 18 May 2018 Strauss & Co 2019 winter sale shines a spotlight on abstraction
- 18 May 2018 Strauss & Co's upcoming Johannesburg sale studded with museum-calibre works
- 22 May 2018 Contemporary art shines on Strauss & Co Johannesburg sale
March
- 6 Mar 2018 Strauss & Co sets new world record for still life by Erik Laubscher
- 6 Mar 2018 Top 10 Lots, 5 March 2018
- 16 Mar 2018 An unseen and thrilling Preller to go on sale at Strauss & Co
- 28 Mar 2018 Brave new virtual world @ Strauss & Co
February
- 19 Feb 2018 Strauss & Co's debut Contemporary Art auction identifies the next generation of stars
- 20 Feb 2018 Breakthrough moments: Strauss & Co sale includes formative works by key artists
January