Two South African auction stalwarts, Anton van Wouw and JH Pierneef, topped the rankings at Strauss & Co’s first virtual-live sale of 2021 when prime examples of their work traded hands for R5.1 million each. The sale earned a total of R 59.376 million.
Strauss & Co Senior Art Specialist Marion Dixon discusses highlighted lots in Session 2 – Contemporary Art, of the May 2021 Virtual Live Auction.
Strauss & Co Senior Art Specialist Wilhelm van Rensburg is in conversation with Sanlam Art Collection curator Stefan Hundt as they discuss the extensive collection, its origins, the acquisition policy, and the remarkable role Sanlam plays in the art ecology of South Africa.
Strauss & Co is pleased to provide advance details of its forthcoming live virtual sale, Impression/Expression: from Hugo Naudé to Georgina Gratrix, due to be held on Tuesday, 14 September 2021 at 6pm. The 90-lot sale, which will be livestreamed from Johannesburg, broadly explores the legacies of impressionism and expressionism, two important western art movements,
Strauss & Co is pleased to announce details of the latest edition of its popular online-only sales, which commences on Monday, 20 September 2021.
Strauss & Co Fine Wine Auctions produced another white glove sale on Sunday, with 90 lots from three great South African producers selling for R1,785,112.
At last, it seems as if the South African art scene is emerging from pandemic purgatory and enjoying a bit of reprieve and restoration.
Strauss & Co reaffirms its commitment to collaboration in March sale featuring portrait focus curated by Heather Gourlay-Conyngham.
Strauss & Co is thrilled to announce details of its first live auction of 2022.
