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; Figure with Green Hair
27 Nov 2023
ZAR 18 000 - 24 000
 
Deborah Bell; First Blush
27 Nov 2023
ZAR 5 000 - 7 000
 
Deborah Bell; Sentinel VI
8 Nov 2023
Sold for ZAR 211 050
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Who Can Own You
7 Nov 2023
Sold for ZAR 140 700
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; She Wolf
6 Nov 2023
Sold for ZAR 164 150
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Am I Welcome Here
2 Nov 2023
Sold for ZAR 220 000
Deborah Bell; Seal My Ears
9 Oct 2023
Sold for ZAR 22 278
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Baggage I
9 Oct 2023
Sold for ZAR 11 725
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Celebration
11 Sep 2023
Starting at ZAR 8 000
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Deborah Bell; Ma Ubu I
11 Sep 2023
Sold for ZAR 6 097
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Dance of Salome
11 Sep 2023
Starting at ZAR 6 000
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Deborah Bell; Ulysses
10 Jul 2023
Sold for ZAR 9 967
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

Results in green indicate post sales.