Strauss & co - 2017 Review

Hodgins also commented on Preller in his article, describing the painter as “another artist who shows infrequently,” adding that demand for his work was constant. That demand endures. Vigorous bidding throughout 2017 for works by this Pretoria-born painter confirmed Preller’s growing status as South Africa’s leading post-war painter. The top Preller lot at auction in 2017 was a transformative study of a wounded soldier, Fleurs du Mal (1944). The work sold for R8 184 960, well above the high estimate. The next best Alexis Preller Fleurs du Mal Sold R8 184 960, 13 November 2017 36