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; Aware of Being Aware
28 Nov 2021
Sold for ZAR 8 794
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; The Memory of Water: Iron (Metal)
28 Nov 2021
Sold for ZAR 82 075
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Study for Unearthed
9 Nov 2021
ZAR 50 000 - 70 000
 
Deborah Bell; Horse and Rider
9 Nov 2021
Sold for ZAR 91 040
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Misericordia
9 Nov 2021
Sold for ZAR 91 040
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Humanity Unbound III
7 Nov 2021
Sold for ZAR 227 600
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Moral Lesson I
7 Nov 2021
Sold for ZAR 204 840
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; The Lovers
7 Nov 2021
Sold for ZAR 105 000
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Waiting for the Miracle to Come – John the Baptist
7 Nov 2021
ZAR 80 000 - 120 000
 
Deborah Bell; Pledge
25 Oct 2021
Sold for ZAR 25 795
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; White Lion
25 Oct 2021
Sold for ZAR 14 070
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Stone
11 Oct 2021
Sold for ZAR 170 700
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

Results in green indicate post sales.