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; See Line Woman Dressed in White, Sleep All Day Ball/Bawl All Night
11 Apr 2023
Sold for ZAR 110 001
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; See-Line Woman Dressed in Red, She Drink Tea, She Drink Coffee, Then She Go Home
11 Apr 2023
Sold for ZAR 110 001
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Sentinel III
28 Mar 2023
Sold for ZAR 750 913
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Sentinel VII
28 Mar 2023
Sold for ZAR 750 913
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Ubu Potentate; Ma Ubu; Left Luggage; Salutations; The Grand Tour; Ma Ubu, Political Advisor; Ma Ubu, Ubu and Ubu’s Mother; Throne for King Ubu, Ubu in Africa series, eight
28 Mar 2023
Sold for ZAR 70 001
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Horse and Rider IV
28 Mar 2023
Sold for ZAR 117 250
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; The Dance of Salomé
28 Mar 2023
Sold for ZAR 250 000
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Mirror Notebook
27 Mar 2023
Starting at ZAR 5 000
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Deborah Bell; Ma Ubu I
27 Mar 2023
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000
 
Deborah Bell; Ma Ubu III
27 Mar 2023
ZAR 10 000 - 15 000
 
Deborah Bell; Will You Never Know What You Are?
27 Mar 2023
Sold for ZAR 21 105
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Ulysses
13 Mar 2023
ZAR 8 000 - 12 000
 

Results in green indicate post sales.