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In the spirit of things: Products on the first Cape Fine Brandy online auction being held by Strauss & Co

A brandy idiot gets hammered at auction

Strauss & Co is selling a selection of rare, aged Cape fine brandies from South Africa’s top distillers

Showcase: Zanele Kumalo will take part in Design Week South Africa, which will be on in Joburg and Cape Town

Diary: Design Week South Africa kicks off, African Women artists shine in London, look out for the inaugural Hazendal Festival

Your essential dose of art and culture

Hope: Photographs by Ilvy Njiokiktjien capture the lives of the
born-free generation.

Diary: Generation of Hope, Balinese Girl, Choreographies of the Impossible

Your essential dose of art and culture

Just joking: Kwanda Radebe hosts the comedy and jazz series.

Diary: Jokes & Jazz for UKZN, Strauss & Co photography auction, Locarno comes to Cape Town

Your essential dose of art and culture

Illuminating: Artist Solomon Mugutso says his work is about giving people hope and helping them to see the light inside them. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Painter pursues hope and light through his work

Solomon Mugutso takes inspiration from the lives of everyday people for his paintings

Irma Stern’s ‘Arum Lilies and Bananas’ (1925)

Going, going, gone … for millions

South African artworks on a Strauss & Co auction are set to fetch some hefty prices

Visions with a Lover (1996) by Alfred Thoba
Photo: Strauss & Co

Cape Town braces for bidding wars

Rare art, pottery, jewellery and watches with price tags in the millions to go under the hammer for Cape Town Auction Week

Penny Siopsis, Act I Scene II

Strauss & Co’s November sale explores South African art’s love affair with Paris

‘Paris was a beacon for countless South African artists’

When is art an investment?

Unlike other hobbies, collecting art can create a long-term asset base of great value.