Artists

From Albert Adams to Portia Zvavahera, Strauss & Co maintains a detailed database of every artist sold at auction since 2009. Whether it is painting, sculpture, works on paper, photography, ceramics or new media, this searchable database lists by artist every lot offered and provides aggregated data useful to collectors. Famous South African artists like William Kentridge, JH Pierneef, Alexis Preller and Irma Stern are introduced with helpful biographies along with the best contemporary artists.



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Deborah Bell

South African 1957- 


Deborah Bell is one of South Africa’s most celebrated contemporary artists. Bell received her BAFA (Hons) and MFA degrees at the University of the Witwatersrand. She works in a range of media on canvas and paper, produces drypoint etchings and large-scale bronzes. Her earlier more political work has given way to a broader, deeper investigation into the border between mortality and immortality, matter and spirit, presence and absence, the quotidian and the mythic, the grounded and transcendent. Bell has collaborated on various historically important projects with contemporaries such as William Kentridge and Robert Hodgins. Her work is represented in public and private collections around the world including the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, NY, USA; the Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, USA; the Hara Museum, Tokyo, Japan; and the IZIKO South African National Gallery, Cape Town. As well as a career as an artist, Bell has worked as a lecturer at various South African tertiary institutions, including the University of the Witwatersrand.


293 lots offered      72.70% sold      ZAR 23 652 449
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Deborah Bell; Waiting for the Miracle to Come
5 Apr 2022
Sold for ZAR 147 940
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Waiting for the Miracle to Come II
5 Apr 2022
Sold for ZAR 159 320
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Warrior VIII
5 Apr 2022
Sold for ZAR 34 140
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; See Line Woman Dressed in White, Sleep All Day Ball/Bawl All Night
21 Feb 2022
ZAR 180 000 - 220 000
 
Deborah Bell; Archetype XII
29 Nov 2021
ZAR 25 000 - 35 000
 
Deborah Bell; Expulsion II
29 Nov 2021
Sold for ZAR 11 725
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Madonna della Misericordia
29 Nov 2021
ZAR 8 000 - 12 000
 
Deborah Bell; Displacement
29 Nov 2021
Sold for ZAR 12 898
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Figural Ceramic Vessels, two
29 Nov 2021
ZAR 7 000 - 9 000
 
Deborah Bell; Massif
28 Nov 2021
Sold for ZAR 29 313
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Seer
28 Nov 2021
Sold for ZAR 19 933
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Chimera
28 Nov 2021
Sold for ZAR 17 588
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT