Archived: J. H. Pierneef: Close to Home traces a half-century of innovation and unbroken fascination with the South African landscape

Strauss & Co is delighted to announce details for J. H. Pierneef: Close to Home, the third edition of its annual single-artist auction devoted to J. H. Pierneef, South Africa’s preeminent landscape painter. The live-virtual auction features 57 artworks representative of the many facets of Pierneef’s prodigious career. The auction will be held on Tuesday, 25 July 2023 at Strauss & Co’s Johannesburg auction room.

Archived: Jewels Online: LAUNCH EDITION – Classic emeralds to contemporary designs

Leading African auction house Strauss & Co. is proud to announce the opening of their online standalone jewellery sale, curated by the company’s newly established jewellery department. The sale is open for view online until  2pm on 24th July and offers collectors and aficionados an eclectic selection that caters to a diverse range of tastes and budgets.

Archived: Strauss & Co’s upcoming timed online auction provides art collectors with a special focus on the Eastern Cape

Strauss & Co’s July timed online auction opens on Monday 2 July, and will have three sessions, offering buyers a curated selection of modern and contemporary art with a dedicated Eastern Cape focus. This themed auction will open with the latest iteration of Strauss & Co’s Art Club session as well as an Impression/Expression session in the sale.  This

The Venice Connection: Strauss & Co auction features more than a dozen artists feted at the Venice Biennale since 1950

CAPE TOWN – The Venice Biennale, an important recurring international art exhibition that this year celebrates its sixtieth edition, has over time become a reliable benchmark for judging artist careers. The catalogue for Strauss & Co’s flagship live auction of modern and contemporary art on Tuesday, 19 March 2024 includes work by more than a dozen artists linked to this prestigious international showcase, among them Irma Stern and Zanele Muholi.

ART WORLD LEADERS: Marlene Dumas, Irma Stern & Lisa Brice this month at Strauss & Co

Africa is currently leading the art market in terms of gender parity on secondary sales as women artists accounted for 64% of the total of the top 30 artists sales in 2023 (up from 32% in 2022) Source: ArtTactic Modern & Contemporary African Art Market Report.