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Strauss & Co is excited to announce its upcoming May Timed-Online auction, which features a special focus session titled Namibian Horizons. The auction presents a rare opportunity for art collectors and enthusiasts to own a piece of Namibia's natural beauty through a selection of 37 extraordina...

One of the highlights of the upcoming online auction is a notable example by Adolph Jentsch titled South West Africa Landscape.

One of the highlights of the upcoming online auction is a notable example by Adolph Jentsch titled South West Africa Landscape.

This is one live-virtual auction of modern and contemporary art, fine wine and decorative arts (jewellery, silver and furniture) you don't want to miss...

  Irma Stern’s Children Reading the Koran (1939) leads strong catalogue of historical artworks High-value works by Alexis Preller, Vladimir

Irma Stern’s Three African Women (estimate R4 – 5 million) is a tightly framed study of a trio of amaMfengu (or Fingo) women that the artist likely encountered during her 1941 trip to the Eastern Cape. Still Life with Lilies (estimate R6 – 8 million) features a favourite flower displayed in a Chinese storage jar possibly acquired in Zanzibar. Stern frequently shuttled between South Africa and Europe by boat and developed a lifelong interest in the traditions and labours of seafaring cul...