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.



Value your Art?Do you know the value of your Art?

Yannick Ackah

Ivorian 1992- 


Born in 1992 in Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire, Yannick Ackah is a contemporary artist whose work blends African cultural motifs with Western art history. Drawing inspiration from African sculpture and masks, Ackah’s style evokes the legacies of Picasso and Basquiat while maintaining a distinctive voice. His collage-like compositions incorporate materials such as paper, fabric, and magazines, creating textured surfaces that emphasize the mask as a central motif. Through his art, Ackah explores themes of identity, cultural appropriation, racism, and colonialism, offering a contemporary perspective on Africa and engaging with the ongoing restitution debate on ethnological masks.


We have not offered any works by Yannick Ackah at auction

Please contact us if you have any further enquiries.