Strauss and Co brings the Johannesburg Auction Week exhibition
Art lovers are invited to the Johannesburg Auction Week art exhibition taking place at the Strauss and Co in Houghton.
Prior to the Johannesburg Auction Week, Strauss and Co hosted the media for a preview and walkabout with art specialists. The walkabout in Houghton on October 26 preceded the auction week from November 6 – 8.
Senior art specialist Wilhelm Van Rensburg said prints were very collaborative efforts between the master printer and assistant. Therefore on November 6 they would exhibit Defining Impressions: A Selection of Prints from South African Studios. The 80 lots on offer are linked to six printing studios which include The Artists’ Press, Artist Proof Studio, The Caversham Press, David Krut Workshop, Legate Lithography Editions (LL Editions) and Jillian Ross Print. He said alongside prints by Willem Boshoff, Phillemon Hlungwani, Robert Hodgins, Themba Khumalo, Blessing Ngobeni, Nelson Makamo, Lady Skollie and Diane Victor, there is a substantial presentation of works on paper by William Kentridge.
“On 7 November is the evening sale which includes high value staff and on November 8 is the day sale of modern and contemporary art – a timed-online sale of 82 lots. Highlights include a mixed-media collage by Blessing Ngobeni and important photos by David Goldblatt and Tracey Rose. The sale extends on the landscape theme of the preceding evening sale,” said Van Rensburg.
Head of Sale at Strauss and Co, Dr Alaistair Meredith said Johannesburg Auction Week offers fabulous variety, from rare modernist oils and bronzes to contemporary prints, paintings and textiles by artists with significant museum and institutional interest. “Moses Tladi is now highly sought after at market, more so since his acquisition by the Iziko South African National Gallery. William Kentridge and Tracey Rose have recently both received international career retrospectives, in London and New York respectively. A new catalogue raisonné devoted to the sculptures of Sydney Kumalo and Ezrom Legae, coupled with an exhibition in London, has further stimulated interest in these two important mid-century sculptors.”
Art lovers can also make their way to Strauss and Co on November 4 for a walkabout from 10:00 – 15:00 and panel discussion from 11:00 – 12:00. On November 5, they can enjoy a walkabout from 10:00 – 15:00 and a children’s printmaking workshop from 11:00.
The Johannesburg Auction Week exhibition is open daily for viewing between 09:00 – 16:00 at 89 Central Street, Houghton.
Details: For more info: www.straussart.co.za
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