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Mid-Century Modern Furniture & Design: A Journey Through Design History
Spanning the elegance of Art Deco, the rigour of Bauhaus, and the warmth of Scandinavian minimalism, Mid-Century Modern Furniture & Design celebrates the timeless innovation of 20th-century design. Presented as a timed online auction from 4 September to 1 October 2025.

September ART And Embodied: A Selection Of Works Exploring The Figure
The sale coincides with “September ART”, a monthly timed online sale featuring works that highlight the breadth of South African art through its curated sessions: Art Club, Paintings, Works on Paper, Prints and Multiples, Sculpture and Ceramics and Books and Portfolios.

The Luxury Edit: Designer Handbags And Accessories
The timed online auction (25 September – 6th October 2025) brings together luxury goods from renowned international design houses; Bottega Veneta, Chanel, Gucci, Louis Vuitton, Yves Saint Laurent, alongside the South African design house, Lorenzi, the luxury leather goods brand founded in 1962 when the Caon Family immigrated from Italy to South Africa.

Two Cape Icons, Stern And Tretchikoff, Highlights Of Strauss & Co’s Flagship Cape Town Auction Series, Including Single-Artist Sale For Verster
Strauss & Co’s September auctions of modern and contemporary art, were held in Cape Town from 16 to 18 September 2025. The three-part programme included: a live Evening Sale of high-value Modern and Contemporary Art, an online Day Sale of Modern and Contemporary art and a landmark single-artist online auction devoted to Andrew Verster.

Retail Growth Signals Human Medicine Desire – Clur Index
Continuing growth across all retail centre formats is being driven by a strong and increasing desire for human medicine via physical social and community interaction, says Belinda Clur, managing director of Clur International.

Rare Works By Celebrated Durban Painter Andrew Verster To Be Offered In September Sale
Running from 25 August to 18 September 2025, the sale marks the first time an auction house has dedicated an entire sale to Andrew Verster’s work.

Cassirer Welz Award Winner Announced
Smiso Cele ( 11 Feb 2002) is a Johannesburg-based visual artist who recently completed his BA Honours in Visual Arts at the University of Johannesburg. Central to his practice is an exploration of the enmeshment between ecology and geopolitics.

Welgemeend Maand Van Kuns 2025
“In en Om Ons/ In and Around Us” Welgemeend 2025_

August Online Auctions – Horizons: Selected South African Landscapes And Seascapes And August ART
‘Horizons: Selected South African Landscapes and Seascapes’ traces South Africa’s rich topography through works by painters who depict the land and seas in diverse forms. The sale showcases artists’ affinity for and appreciation of South African landscapes and seascapes.

Art For South Africa: The Mimi Coertse Collection
Mimi Coertse, famed opera singer, is universally known as ‘The Voice for South Africa’, a title she earned in the 1950s, 60s and 70s when she indefatigably sang the most famous soprano roles on international opera house stages, defying the global cultural boycott against South Africa at the time.

Strauss & Co Auction Series Focuses On Contemporary Ceramics, Pierneef Prints And Artworks Collected By Soprano Mimi Coertse
Strauss & Co is pleased to announce details for High Note, a live-virtual auction of modern and contemporary art to be held on Tuesday, 22 July 2025 at 7pm. The sale, part of a trio planned for July, features a small consignment of eight works from the personal collection of acclaimed South African soprano Mimi Coertse, alongside notable works by William Kentridge, J.H. Pierneef and Lady Skollie.

Eastern Cape Echoes: Selected Works From Tsitsikamma To Lusikisiki, July ART, Johannesburg Spotlight Sale & More
Strauss & Co is pleased to present ‘Eastern Cape Echoes: Selected Works from Tsitsikamma to Lusikisiki’, a sale that brings together a selection of artworks by artists who either originate from, live in, or draw inspiration from the Eastern Cape — a region where storytelling takes root in fertile ground. Included in the Timed Online Auction (closing on Tuesday, 15th July) is a diverse offering of paintings, drawings, sculptures and prints, inspired by the dramatic coastline, lush forests, and rich biodiversity that define the Eastern Cape.

What The Fook? The Life And Work Of Walter Battiss
What the Fook? A landmark single-artist auction from Strauss & Co celebrates the inspired life of Walter Battiss.

Luxury Cruise Expert Gaynor Galbraith Neill’s Top 10 Must-Do Voyages
For luxury travellers seeking the world’s most extraordinary cruise experiences, few can rival the insight and knowledge of Gaynor Galbraith Neill.

Warhol And Stern Headline Strauss & Co’s Superb 70-Lot Catalogue For Its Live-Virtual Auction This June
Two giants of twentieth-century art, Andy Warhol and Irma Stern, lead the catalogue for Strauss & Co’s upcoming live-virtual auction of modern and contemporary art, to be held on Tuesday, 24 June 2025 in Cape Town.

Norval Student Art Prize Exhibition Opens On Youth Day
Norval Foundation is proud to announce that the inaugural Norval Student Art Prize (NSAP) exhibition opening and prize giving will be held on Monday, 16 June 2025, coinciding with Youth Day; a day that honours the courage and voices of South African youth.

The Engen Collection: Mapping South African Art Through Corporate Patronage
Artworks unseen for over four decades come to market for the first time.

Strauss & Co Presents June ART – Diverse Selection Features Artworks Across Price Points
Strauss & Co is pleased to announce June ART, a Timed Online Auction, taking place from 6th to 17th June at 2 pm.

Vladimir Tretchikoff Painting Smashes World Auction Record At Strauss & Co Sale In Johannesburg
Strauss & Co, Africa’s leading auction house, set a new world record for Russia-born South African painter Vladimir Tretchikoff on Tuesday night with the sale of his 1955 portrait Lady from the Orient for R31 110 000 / US$1 731 845 / £1 283 432.

New Pan-African Collaboration Aims To Promote East Africa Moderns To Wider Global Market.
Strauss & Co, Africa’s leading auction house, is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with Art Auction East Africa, the Kenya-based platform devoted to creating awareness and establishing a secondary market for modern and contemporary art from East Africa.