Strauss & Co offers accessible works in year-end auctions

Strauss & Co has launched its year-end auctions, featuring five concurrent timed online sessions from 20 November to 8 December 2025, plus a separate contemporary sale titled 'In the Now' running until 9 December. The auctions offer a wide range of modern and contemporary works at accessible price points, including pieces by major South African artists such as Irma Stern, William Kentridge, Sam Nhlengethwa, Norman Catherine, and Alexis Preller. Sessions include 'Re/View' with works from previous auctions, focused sessions on paintings, sculpture, and works on paper, and an 'Art Club' session curated by Strauss & Co specialists.

This auction series matters because it targets emerging collectors and those seeking affordable fine art as gifts or personal acquisitions, broadening access to the art market. By offering works by renowned artists at relatively low estimates—such as Stern's 'Group of Figures' at R15,000-20,000 and Nhlengethwa's 'Under the Bridge' at R5,000-7,000—Strauss & Co is making high-quality art more attainable. The inclusion of the educational 'Art Club' initiative also helps cultivate new collectors by deepening their knowledge and appreciation of art, potentially expanding the South African art market's base.