Strauss & Co

Strauss & Co is a fine art auction house and art consultancy based in South Africa. It holds live virtual and timed online auctions of modern and contemporary art, jewellery, watches, ceramics, furniture and wine, including the annual Cape Winemakers Guild Auction. The house also runs private sales and art advisory services that match specific artworks with collectors' wishlists. It offers monthly art valuation days in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Pretoria and KwaZulu-Natal, and holds an Art Auction East Africa sale. Strauss & Co focuses on South African and African artists such as Irma Stern, Alexis Preller, JH Pierneef, Gerard Sekoto, George Pemba and Maggie Laubser. It also publishes catalogues and stories and runs an ArtClub programme of events.