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; Crying Pot Study
28 Feb 2023
Sold for ZAR 87 938
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Crying Pot, Crying Pots Series
28 Feb 2023
Sold for ZAR 93 800
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Pot, Journey Pot Series
28 Feb 2023
Sold for ZAR 93 800
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Full Frontal
13 Feb 2023
Sold for ZAR 4 690
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; The Swing
13 Feb 2023
ZAR 20 000 - 30 000
 
Deborah Bell; Harmonia I
13 Feb 2023
Starting at ZAR 20 000
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Deborah Bell; Diana
28 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 8 208
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Triumph I
7 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 34 140
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Mediterranean Affairs I
7 Nov 2022
Sold for ZAR 68 280
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Forgiveness
25 Oct 2022
Sold for ZAR 14 070
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; I Believe in All That Has Never Been Spoken
25 Oct 2022
Sold for ZAR 25 795
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Deborah Bell; Mirror Notebook
25 Oct 2022
ZAR 8 000 - 12 000
 

Results in green indicate post sales.