Strauss & Co is South Africa’s leading fine art auction house and the global leader in the South African art market. With an average turnover per annum of over R155 million and an average sell-through rate of 85%, Strauss & Co has sold 9, of the 10, most expensive paintings ever auctioned in South Africa and holds numerous artist’s records. Strauss & Co is founded on exceptional expertise and prestigious presentation and is synonymous with top quality art, furniture, decorative arts and jewellery. Strauss & Co was established in 2008 by celebrated figures in the business world, Elisabeth Bradley and Dr Conrad Strauss, and art doyen Stephan Welz, with the purpose of placing auctioneering on a plane worthy of the best South Africa has to offer in both the fine and decorative arts. Strauss & Co is the first auction house to bring online auctions of fine and decorative arts to South Africa.
Grandi nomi dell'arte sudafricana, da quella contemporanea a quella tradizionale, dalla pittura alla scultura, andranno all'asta questo aprile. Anche le arti decorative, i gioielli e il buon vino sono tra i tesori da collezione disponibili.
"Children Reading the Koran" di Irma Stern ha stabilito un record presso la casa d'aste sudafricana Strauss & Co per il prezzo più alto all'asta per qualsiasi opera venduta nel continente africano.
Prima del COVID-19, uno degli argomenti più discussi nel settore dell'arte e delle aste era la scena artistica africana.
