Johannesburg Flagship Auctions

For generations of progressive South African collectors, the names Dumile Feni, Maggie Laubser, Esther Mahlangu, George Pemba, J.H. Pierneef, Alexis Preller, Gerard Sekoto, Lucas Sithole, Irma Stern, Anton van Wouw and Edoardo Villa have represented a rock-solid canon. All these collectable modernist artists, many now receiving overdue international recognition, are represented in the catalogues for Strauss & Co’s two-part Day and Evening auction of modern and contemporary art in Johannesburg on Tuesday, 28 May 2024.

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Evening Sale

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Evening Sale

Modern and Contemporary Art

7:00pm → 9:37pm Tue, 28 May 2024

Johannesburg

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Day Sale

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Day Sale

Modern and Contemporary Art

Closed 2:00pm Tue, 28 May 2024

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The Diamond Edition

Recent Live Virtual Auction

The Diamond Edition

7:00pm → 7:57pm Mon, 27 May 2024

Johannesburg

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The Diamond Edition, Online

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The Diamond Edition, Online

Closed 2:00pm Mon, 27 May 2024

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VIEWING TIMES

Thursday, 9 – Tuesday, 28 May 2024

WEEKDAYS
9am – 4pm

WEEKEND – 25 & 26 May
9am – 4pm

VENUE
Strauss & Co, 89 Central Street, Houghton, Johannesburg

AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS: Evening Sale
Gerard Sekoto | Girl in Blue | R 300 000 – 500 000
Irma Stern | Woman with Veil | R 250 000 – 350 000
Irma Stern | Cape Girl With Fruit | R 10 000 000 – 12 000 000

George Milwa Mnyaluza Pemba | 3 Figures
R 300 000 – 500 000

Gerard Sekoto | Policeman Checking Papers, Paris
R 200 000 – 300 000

Alexis Preller | Fisherman Mending Nets, Beau Vallon
R 3 000 000 – 4 000 000

Vladimir Tretchikoff | Chrysanthemums in a Vase | R 1 200 000 – 1 600 000
William Kentridge | WWI (Zeno Writing) | R 3 000 000 – 4 000 000
William Kentridge | Preparing the Flute | R 3 500 000 – 4 000 000
AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS: Day Sale
Marjorie Wallace | Interior | R 80 000 – 120 000
Strat Caldecott | Village Square | R 150 000 – 200 000
Robert Hodgins | Heldentenor: Rehearsing Siegried (sic) | R 150 000 – 200 000
Beezy Bailey | Out of the Forest (Tribute to Nelson Mandela) | R 150 000 – 200 000
Hussein Salim | Blur (detail) | R 15 000 – 20 000
Walter Battiss | Presence on a Chair; Shape on a Seat; Shape on a Seat no.2, three | R 50 000 – 70 000
Maggie Laubser | Wild Flowers | R 450 000 – 650 000
Maggie Laubser | Two Blue Cranes and Sheep | R 350 000 – 450 000
AUCTION HIGHLIGHTS: The Diamond Edition