Africa’s leading auction house, Strauss & Co will host their first official London private sale and loan exhibition dedicated to Alexis Preller in March.
Strauss & Co Opens in London
Archived: Strauss & Co to auction contents of historic Constantia mansion
Leading auction house Strauss & Co is privileged to be offering the entire contents of Harcroft House – an imposing 64-roomed Arts and Crafts mansion in the heart of Constantia in Cape Town. The 558-lot auction will take place in situ on Monday 18 November and will be preceded by three days of public viewing, from Friday 15 to Sunday 17 November.
Woven Legacies – Celebrating the evolution of artisanal craftsmanship
Strauss & Co is thrilled to announce its upcoming timed online sale, Woven Legacies, Celebrating African Artistry, opening Tuesday 6th and will close at one minute intervals from 2pm on Tuesday 20th February. The sale signals a dynamic celebration of the evolving appreciation for artisanal craftsmanship across the continent. Long considered subordinate to the higher
Archived: Vigorous bidding for the contents of Harcroft House in Constantia
Strauss & Co ended its 2019 programme of live sales on a confident note when the contents of Harcroft House, a distinguished Cape manor home in Constantia, was sold. The highest earner among the 558 lots on offer was a Chinese early Republican period, four-panel scroll painting depicting birds in flowering trees, which sold for R432 440, more than four times the estimate.
Rhône-Themed Auction kicks off first Strauss & Co wine auctions for the year
The Rhône theme, which has rapidly become one of the most sought-after selections at Strauss & Co and is set to take centre stage for the first timed online wine auction of 2024 from Monday 5February until it closes at one minute intervals from 18h00 on Monday 12 February Over the past decade, South African
Archived: 2019 Cassirer Welz Award Winner
Bag Factory Artists’ Studios, in partnership with Strauss Education and Kalashnikovv Gallery is proud to announce Duduzile (DuduBloom) More as the winner of the prestigious Cassirer Welz Award. Now in its ninth year, the award honours two doyens of art auctioneering in South Africa: Reinhold Cassirer and Stephan Welz. We would also once again like to congratulate the other three finalists for this year’s Cassirer Welz Award: Boitumelo Motau, Khotso Motsoeneng and Thebe Phetogo. Duduzile was announced as the winner of the award on 25 November at Strauss & Co in Johannesburg.
Important Cinga Samson painting leads 2024 edition of Strauss & Co’s collaborative African art auction
• Landscape-themed auction led by 2017 Cinga Samson painting
• Art experts from Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa provide curatorial input
• Art Business Conference returns to focus on key issues in today’s art market
• ArtTactic’s advances report on African art sales to provide market context
Archived: Strauss & Co’s 2019, 2020 contemporary art sale is a bumper offering of pan-African talent
A new wave of internationally celebrated South African artists, among them Nicholas Hlobo, Athi-Patra Ruga and Simphiwe Ndzube, lead Strauss & Co’s much-anticipated Contemporary Art auction, due to be held in Cape Town on 15 February. Now in its third year, this benchmark annual sale coincides with the Investec Cape Town Art Fair and will feature 102 carefully vetted lots, among them a consignment of pan-African works from a South African collector.
A new exhibition by Strauss & Co and Kalashnikovv Gallery celebrates the legacy of South African Modernist Alfred Thoba
The life and work of South African Modernist Alfred Thoba (1951 – 2022) is highlighted in a new commemorative exhibition at Strauss & Co’s Johannesburg space, running from 5 February to 1 March 2024.
Archived: Strauss & Co at the Stellenbosch Woordfees, 6-15 March 2020 & 9 A Sophisticated Cultural Presence
When Frank Kilbourn sits down with Gerhard Marx, festival artist of the Stellenbosch Woordfees 2020, for a pleasant public heart-to-heart, the audience will quickly get that the executive chairperson of Strauss & Co has a solid hand on and a passion for the convoluted, but exciting, territory of contemporary art.
