Strauss & co - 2019 Mid-year Review

Contents What’s on at Strauss & Co 5 Special Events 6-7 Strauss & Co reports bumper mid-year results, with first-ever R100-million sale 9 Benchmark sale delivers strong returns 10 Twentieth-century moderns retain their lustre 14 Painting and photography dominate contemporary sale 25 Single-owner collections lift decorative arts 29 Strauss & Co explores new terroir 32 Refocusing energies on the middle market 35 Creative strategies to foster a vibrant art community 36 Looking ahead to the second-half of 2019 38 Forthcoming Auctions and Events 39 Igshaan Adams Untitled (detail) Sold R182 080 World record for the artist 3