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.


290 lots offered      72.41% sold      ZAR 23 297 599
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Deborah Bell; Shaman
20 May 2019
ZAR 250 000 - 350 000
 
Deborah Bell; Custodians (Face of Waters, Lady of the Beast, Hearer of Cries, Upon This Rock)
20 May 2019
Sold for ZAR 398 300
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Crying Pot
18 Mar 2019
Sold for ZAR 68 280
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Forgotten Gods III
4 Mar 2019
Sold for ZAR 8 208
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Crossing I, Forgotten Gods
16 Feb 2019
Sold for ZAR 227 600
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Warrior II
16 Feb 2019
Sold for ZAR 256 050
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Archaeus
12 Nov 2018
Sold for ZAR 73 970
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Chimaera
12 Nov 2018
Sold for ZAR 39 830
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; The Lovers
12 Nov 2018
Sold for ZAR 159 320
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Odyssey Three
17 Sep 2018
ZAR 30 000 - 40 000
 
Deborah Bell; Dance of Salomé
16 Jul 2018
ZAR 8 000 - 12 000
 
Deborah Bell; Odyssey Three
4 Jun 2018
ZAR 35 000 - 45 000
 

Results in green indicate post sales.