Ketterer Kunst New Auction House Opens
Published June 7th, 2009
“Today’s art market demands, apart from high quality, the factors of rarity and market freshness,” thus Robert Ketterer, auctioneer and owner of Ketterer Kunst. And he adds: “I’m very glad, especially at our grand Welcome Auctions on 19/20 June 2009 in our new Munich House, to be in a position to provide an extremely choice offering of over 320 objects that meet those requirements.”
The Ernst Barlach bronze “Der Geistkämpfer” [“Spirit Fighter”] exemplifies this trend. According to the Ernst Barlach Lizenzverwaltung [licence administrators], this is probably one of only two casts made during the artist’s lifetime, in 1937. The astringent beauty of this work, which, according to www.artnet.de, has not been seen on the market for more than a quarter of a century, is bound to make an impact on bidders. Made as a solitary figure from the monument warning against war in St Nicholas’ in Kiel on a 1 : 4 scale, this bronze, which is nearly 120 cm high, occupies a special place in Barlach’s œuvre because of its history (estimate: € 150 000-250.000).
Pre-sale viewing (selected works):
27-29 May, Ketterer Kunst, Am Meßberg 1, Hamburg
30 May - 6 June, Ketterer Kunst, Fasanenstrasse 70, Berlin
7-8 June, F. G. Conzen GmbH, Völklinger Strasse 24, Düsseldorf
9-10 June, Kunsthandel Michael Draheim, Taunusstrasse 9, Wiesbaden
11-18 June (all works), Ketterer Kunst, Joseph-Wild-Strasse 18, Munich-Messe
Auction dates:
19 June – Old Masters and Art of the 19th Century, followed by Modern Art
20 June – special auction Bauhaus jointly with Quittenbaum, followed by Post War/Contemporary Art
at Ketterer Kunst, Joseph-Wild-Str. 18, Munich-Messe
kettererkunst.de
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