Strauss & co - Review 2020

In 2016 Strauss & Co presented a trove of important works by Preller from the Hardebeck Collection that marked a period of intense buying. That momentumendures. Preller’s Space Angel , a commanding oil and gesso work from 1971, sold for R5.7 million to an online buyer in May. Thrones of Heaven , a large work mentioned earlier, sold for R2.8 million in November. Scale is important to an appreciation of Preller, but it is not always indicative of value. Preller’s diminutive but powerful oil on panel, The Kraal , from 1951, sold to a telephone bidder for R1.76 million in May. The Red Pineapples , a small tropically themed still life from 1949 consigned by the Tasso Foundation Collection, sold for R1.25 million. Alexis Preller Thrones of Heaven Sold R2 845 000 In 2016 Strauss & Co presented a trove of important works by Preller from the Hardebeck Collection that marked a period of intense buying. That momentum endures. 22