Strauss & co - 2017 Review

Local collector interest in Kentridge’s works from the 1980s and 90s may partly owe to their greater availability in South Africa; Kentridge only came to international prominence in the later 1990s, and has consistently exhibited abroad ever since. Another artist from this formative period, when Norman Catherine Identikit Sold R852 600, 5 June 2017 styles and media changed, who performed well at auction was Norman Catherine. He tallied R2.6 million in sales from 36 lots sold. A large 120 by 160cm oil titled Identikit (1990) sold for R852 600, bettering its estimate. 52