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; Shining through the Shadows
27 Nov 2017
Sold for ZAR 49 182
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Dance of Salomé
27 Nov 2017
ZAR 8 000 - 12 000
 
Deborah Bell; Saskia
13 Nov 2017
Sold for ZAR 36 378
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Sentinel Figure
13 Nov 2017
Sold for ZAR 431 984
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Extinguish my eyes
17 Jul 2017
Sold for ZAR 32 788
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Ulyses
17 Jul 2017
Sold for ZAR 18 736
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Seal my Ears
17 Jul 2017
Sold for ZAR 25 762
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Shining Through the Shadows
6 Mar 2017
Sold for ZAR 68 208
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Ulysses II
6 Feb 2017
Sold for ZAR 11 710
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Ulyses III
6 Feb 2017
Sold for ZAR 11 710
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Marriage-a-la-Mode series, seven
7 Nov 2016
Sold for ZAR 68 208
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Unearthed VI
7 Nov 2016
ZAR 600 000 - 800 000