In addition to its famous live auctions which are highly anticipated events in the African art world, South Africa's leading fine art auction house Strauss & Co also runs regular online auctions, which present an opportunity for budding art collectors to start or build on an art collection from the comfort of their computer screen. With accessible reserve prices that start from as little as R2000, plus plenty of time to read up on the artists beforehand, these online auctions are an affordable way for art lovers to buy works by both historical and contemporary local artists that would not otherwise be available at a nearby gallery.

Strauss & Co's latest online auction is devoted entirely to South African abstract art with 138 lots to bid on that include prints, paintings, sculptures and works on paper by famous and lesser-known South African artists working in a broad array of styles that range from expressionism and 'action painting' to geometric abstraction and cubism. Among the major artists featured in this online auction are names such as Sam Nhlengethwa, Blessing Ngobeni, Robert Hodgins, Cecil Skotnes, Ernst Mancoba, David Koloane, Brett Murray and William Kentridge.

Browse the online auction here and register on the site to bid by clicking the "Register to bid" link or by contacting Strauss & Co at jhb@straussart.co.za. The online auction is open for bids from Wed Jun 6 at 08:00 until Mon Jun 11 at 20:00.