Strauss & Co launches a BUY NOW DROP SHOP with a "Midnight-to-Midnight Sale"
27 Nov 2024
For four days only, collectors are invited to participate in the exclusive Midnight-to-Midnight Sale, where they can acquire exceptional artworks from a curated selection by established and emerging artists across a variety of mediums — at a fixed price, with no competitive bidding. Enjoy a seamless and immediate buying experience from midnight on Thursday, 28th November, to 11:59pm on Monday, 2 December.
TheMidnight-to-Midnight Sale opens at 00:00 on Thursday 28th November and closes at 23:59 on Monday, 2nd December. Artworks will only be available for a four-day window. Once the clock runs out, the works are no longer available. No competitive bidding —simply select your favourite piece and buy it at the listed price, which is only available during this special sale.
How to Buy: Visit the shop during the allotted hours, select the artwork you wish to acquire, and click Buy. It’s that easy!
BUY NOW / Midnight-to-Midnight Highlights
Andrew Verster • William Kentridge • Cecil Skotnes • Mustafa Maluka • Cameron Platter • Mostaff Muchawaya • Maggie Laubser • Erik Laubscher • Deborah Bell • Walter Battiss • Fred Page
Abstract Composition
Ai 26's Smoke Tik, Beaufort West
Art in a State of Siege (100 Years of Easy Living)
threads, 2023
Daniel Cloete, Goat Farmer. Pootjiespram, Richtersveld. Northern Cape, 23 December 2003
View From Kensington, Ponte City
Strauss & Co Shop
The Strauss & Co Shop offers art, jewellery and objects available for immediate purchase online outside of the regular Strauss & Co auction calendar. Items sold through the Shop are available for a limited time and on a pop-up basis only, and are carefully selected and curated by Strauss & Co’s team of specialists.
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