William Kentridge

Strauss & Co’s flagship live sale showcases the international reach of South African contemporary art

Grace Mumo — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Since 1994, when South Africa’s isolation ended, artists such as Lisa Brice, William Kentridge and Penny Siopis built international practices. They have exhibited at leading museums and biennials, attracting a growing collector base and the South African contemporary art auction. Strauss & Co’s flagship live-virtual Evening Sale in Cape Town on Tuesday, 15 September 2026 [...]

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Strauss & Co Brings Four Exceptional Luxury Art Auctions Celebrating South African Masters

Grace Mumo — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0000

A monumental late landscape by J.H. Pierneef, Bushveld Landscape, Approaching Storm, Sabi Sands (1952), leads Strauss & Co’s July auction week in Johannesburg, on 21–22 July 2026. Estimated to fetch R5–7 million / $302 298 – 423 216, the painting headlines a strong Evening Sale of fresh-to-market modern and contemporary art. Strauss & Co Brings [...]

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A Curated Survey of South African Art | June Spotlight Sale

Grace Mumo — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000

Three important modernist portraits by Irma Stern, Gerard Sekoto and Maggie Laubser headline Strauss & Co’s live-virtual June Spotlight Sale of modern and contemporary art on Tuesday, 23 June 2026, a curated survey of South African art | june spotlight sale comprising 82 lots, the sale forms part of Strauss & Co’s expanding programme of specialist live auctions and [...]

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Investing in African Luxury Art: Strauss & Co November Flagship Sales Unveiled

Grace Mumo — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:00:00 +0000

A major event in the Johannesburg auction calendar, Strauss & Co’s November Flagship Sales (17–19 November 2025) will showcase the finest South African modern and contemporary art across four auctions. The live-virtual Evening Sale (Tuesday, 18 November, 7pm) features landmark works from museum retrospectives of Maggie Laubser, George Pemba and Alexis Preller Maggie Laubser’s double-sided [...]

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High Note: Strauss & Co to Present Star-Studded Auction of Art and Ceramics, Headlined by Works from Mimi Coertse’s Collection

Grace Mumo — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Strauss & Co is proud to unveil High Note, a live-virtual auction of modern and contemporary art taking place on Tuesday, 22 July 2025 at 7pm. The curated sale forms part of a July auction trilogy and features an extraordinary consignment of eight works from the private collection of South African soprano legend Mimi Coertse, [...]

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Paris Calling: Strauss & Co’s Five-sale Cape Town Auction Week Celebrates French Influence on South African Art

Grace Mumo — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 08:00:00 +0000

For generations of South African artists and collectors, Paris has exerted a magnetic influence, defining artistic aspiration and shaping connoisseurship. Strauss & Co’s Cape Town Auction Week (31 March – 2 April 2025) showcases the extent of this influence in the catalogues for its five specialist sales of collectable modern and contemporary art, furniture, silverware, [...]

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