Look to Kentridge, Clarke, Hodgins and other contemporary artists as the momentum of contemporary South African art sales looks to further increase in 2016, so says Anton Welz, auctioneer at Stephan Welz & Co. According to Welz, 2015 was a year marked by a very active contemporary market, during which published results of local fine art auction houses […]Read More
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An internationally exhibited photograph of a leopard, by world-renowned South African filmmaker and photographer Beverley Joubert, is helping to put the spotlight on endangered species. Joubert’s Eye of the Leopard, which is valued at R20 000 – R30 000, will be auctioned by Stephan Welz & Co. on Tuesday 26 May and a substantial percentage of […]Read More
The 21 ICONS fine-arts portraits, by filmmaker and photographer Adrian Steirn, were presented and offered on auction at the 21 ICONS Charity Auction and Gala Dinner held at the CSIR in Pretoria on 28 February 2015. The silent auction will conclude on the 31 March to accommodate international bidders. The gala dinner was a historic […]Read More
Hot on the heels of Bonhams London South African sale in October 2014, which was dominated by the works of expressionist painter Irma Stern, Stephan Welz & Co. will be auctioning Stern’s very large Nude (88cm x 88cm) as part of its Fine Arts and Collectables Sale in Cape Town, to take place Tuesday 17 […]Read More
28 February 2015 will be a historic occasion in South Africa. For the first time, under one roof, icons who were part of the debut season of the 21 Icons project will come together for a charitable cause and donate the proceeds from the fine art portraits to their own chosen charities. The 21 ICONS […]Read More
Through the Lens Fine Art & Collectable items, including memorabilia, paintings and South African photography will go under the hammer on Tuesday 9 September at 18h30. “Photography is now beginning to feature as the recognised art form it deserves to be in South Africa,” says Senior Art specialist Imre Lamprecht of Stephan Welz & Co. […]Read More
Never, never and never again shall it be that this beautiful land will again experience the oppression of one by another and suffer the indignity of being the skunk of the world – Nelson Mandela, 1994 The words of Nelson Mandela’s inaugural speech still reverberate 20 years later. In 2004, they served as the inspiration for […]Read More
Art lovers and collectors need look no further than Cape Town for their own version of Afrika Burn…with the auctioning of a ‘flaming’ sculpture by artist Anton Smit at Stephan Welz & Co. on Tuesday, 10 June. The 2,5 metre tall sculpture, entitled Burning Man, depicts a human figure who transforms into flames, and is valued at […]Read More
Conrad Botes, Norman Catherine, Diane Victor and Brett Murray are amongst the artists featured in a special selection of contemporary South African works, which will be a key component of the Stephan Welz & Co. Decorative and Fine Arts Auction on 19 – 20 November in Johannesburg. “We’ve been highlighting South African contemporary art in […]Read More
After remaining underground for close to 40 years, a masterpiece by Alexis Preller, along with works by Gerard Sekoto and contemporary artists like Zanele Muholi and Sanell Aggenbach, will be on auction: just some of the fruits of one gentleman’s lifelong pursuit of art collecting will be featured as a flagship component of the upcoming […]Read More