Strauss is holding its latest auction in Cape Town on March 18. Running to more than 600 lots, it offers a wide mix of material: 19th century, post-war and contemporary art, antiques and decorative arts, Asian works and jewellery.
The sale is distinguished by numerous named collections including South African paintings from the Shill collection and the late Sol Munitz collection, both of which feature works by Irma Stern. Pictured above right is her 1947 oil on canvas, The Mauve Sari, from the Sol Munitz collection, which is guided at R13-17m.