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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Dylan Lewis

South African 1964- 


Dylan Lewis was born in Johannesburg in 1964. He began as a painter but built his artistic career on the success of his animal sculptures. While he has sculpted smaller cats, his main focus has been on large predators: lions, cheetahs, and leopards. These cats embody a metaphorical quality for Lewis, and he has rendered them performing many different activities of their daily lives, such as hunting, playing, stretching, and resting. After ten years working in this genre, he shifted his focus to the naked human form to investigate the wildness of the human psyche. This exploration of nudity was also a reaction against the religious beliefs and conservatism of his upbringing, wherein this subject was prohibited. His early female figures, falling under the heading ‘forbidden forms,’ are erotic, emotive, and ambiguous. In 2017, he opened the Dylan Lewis Sculpture Garden in Stellenbosch. The indigenous garden, particularly concentrated on fynbos, is a marriage of his love for the outdoors and sculpture – he has carefully shaped the land, curated the plants, and placed more than 60 of his sculptures along the 4 km of winding paths. Lewis is popular with local and international collectors and has held numerous exhibitions worldwide, including in France, Australia, Canada, the USA, and the UK.


183 lots offered      74.86% sold      ZAR 46 658 044
 

  Including Premium and VAT Results include Buyer's Premium and VAT
Dylan Lewis; Leopard Lying in Tree Maquette (S351)
28 May 2024
Sold for ZAR 330 625
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Dylan Lewis; Trans Figure (S263)
28 May 2024
Sold for ZAR 234 500
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Dylan Lewis; Sleeping White Rhinoceros Maquette (S3)
15 Apr 2024
Sold for ZAR 93 800
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Dylan Lewis; The Artist's Son, Joel Lewis (S88)
19 Mar 2024
ZAR 300 000 - 500 000
 
Dylan Lewis; Surveying Cheetah III Maquette (S348)
19 Mar 2024
Sold for ZAR 454 000
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Dylan Lewis; Cheetah Standing on Slope (S108H)
19 Mar 2024
Sold for ZAR 1 575 000
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Dylan Lewis; Resting Leopard Maquette (S450)
11 Mar 2024
ZAR 140 000 - 160 000
 
Dylan Lewis; Trans-Figure V Maquette (S255)
12 Feb 2024
ZAR 200 000 - 300 000
 
Dylan Lewis; Cheetah Bust Maquette (S196)
27 Nov 2023
ZAR 100 000 - 150 000
 
Dylan Lewis; Sleeping Oriental Cat III (S93)
27 Nov 2023
Sold for ZAR 93 800
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Dylan Lewis; Stretching Oriental Cat (S149)
8 Nov 2023
Sold for ZAR 117 250
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Dylan Lewis; Leopard IV (S451)
7 Nov 2023
Sold for ZAR 175 875
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

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Results in green indicate post sales.