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; Diary IV
17 Mar 2014
Sold for ZAR 47 746
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Oracle
15 Nov 2013
Sold for ZAR 4 802
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Kingfisher/ Fisherking
11 Nov 2013
Sold for ZAR 47 746
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Two Figures
11 Nov 2013
ZAR 200 000 - 300 000
 
Deborah Bell; Camera on a Tripod with Drawing Board
21 Oct 2013
Sold for ZAR 15 916
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Ararat
21 Oct 2013
Sold for ZAR 90 944
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Sphinx
17 Sep 2013
Sold for ZAR 90 000
Deborah Bell; Grace
30 May 2013
Sold for ZAR 85 000
Deborah Bell; To the Other Side
20 May 2013
Sold for ZAR 227 360
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; East - edge of the World
20 May 2013
Sold for ZAR 204 624
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; West - those who come before us
20 May 2013
Sold for ZAR 136 416
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Road to Damascus
20 May 2013
Sold for ZAR 363 776
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT