Auction Preview: Important South African and International Art at Strauss & Co. Johannesburg, Jun 4

What: Important South African and International ArtWhere: Strauss & Co. The Ballroom 21 North Street Illovo Johannesburg South AfricaWhen: 4 June 2018, 03.00 pmPublic Viewing: 1 June 2018, 10.00 am – 05.00 pm; 2 June 2018, 10.00 am – 05.00 pm; 3 June 2018, 10.00 am – 05.00 pmTop lots of the sale:- Alexis Preller (South African, 1911 – 1775): Poseidon. Intaglio, oil on fibre glass, 92.5 cm x 107 cm x 23 cm. Estimate: R 3,000,000 – R 5,000,000 (US$ 236,236 – US$ 393,726)- William Kentridge (South African, 1955 - ): Deep Pool, from the series Colonial Landscape. Signed and dated ’96, inscribed with the artist’s name and the date. Charcoal and pastel on paper, 120 cm by 260 cm. Estimate: R 3,000,000 – R 4,000,000 (US$ 236,236 – US$ 314,981)- Alexis Preller (South African, 1911 – 1775): Self Portrait as an Old Man. Signed and dated ’50. Oil on canvas, 50.5 cm by 60.5 cm. Estimate: R 3,000,000 – R 5,000,000 (US$ 236,236 – US$ 393,726)- Alexis Preller (South African, 1911 – 1775): Consider The Lizard. Signed and dated ’55, incised with the artist’s name, Oil on canvas, 57.5 cm by 69 cm. Estimate: R 3,000,000 – R 4,000,000 (US$ 236,236 – US$ 314,981)- Alexis Preller (South African, 1911 – 1775): Head (Adapting Itself To The Unendurable). Signed and dated ’49. Oil on canvas laid on board, 44 cm by 40 cm. Estimate: R 3,000,000 – R 4,000,000 (US$ 236,236 – US$ 314,981)- Vladimir Tretchikoff (South African, 1913 – 2006): Witch doctor. Signed, oil on canvas, in the artist’s frame, 101 cm by 75 cm. Estimate: R 2,000,000 – R 3,000,000 (US$ 157,491 - US$ 236,236)- Alexis Preller (South African, 1911 – 1775): Contrapuntal Figures II. Signed and dated ’64, oil on canvas, 85 cm by 100 cm. Estimate: R 2,000,000 – R 3,000,000 (US$ 157,491 - US$ 236,236)- Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African, 1886 – 1957): Shingwedzi – Kruger Wildtuin. Signed and dated ’55, incised with the artist’s name, the date and the title on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 44 cm by 59 cm. Estimate: 1,500,000 - 2,500,000 (US$ 118,118 – US$ 196,863)- Jacob Hendrik Pierneef (South African, 1886 – 1957): Mountain Landscaped With Clouds. Signed, inscribed with the artist’s name, the medium and the title on the reverse. Oil on canvas, 50 cm by 61 cm. Estimate: 1,200,000 - 1,600,000 (US$ 94,495 – US$ 125,993)- Alexis Preller (South African, 1911 – 1775): The Storm / The Mapogga Woman. Signed and dated ’49, inscribed with thje artist’s name, the title “The Mapog Woman”, “Retrospective”, and the name of the owner at the time. Lebel adhered to the reverse, oil on canvas board, 29.5 cm by 24.5 cm. Estimate: 1,000,000 - 1,200,000 (US$ 78,746 - US$ 94,495)For details, visit: https://www.straussart.co.za/Click on the slideshow for the highlights of the sale.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/Founder: Louise Blouin