art magazine spring 2016

ART MAGAZINE
SPRING 2016
EDITORIAL
Our Spring Sales 2016
Decorative Arts
January 26 – 27, 2016
Preview:
January 23 – 25, 2016
Jewellery and Watches
May 12, 2016
Fine Art
May 13, 2016
European Applied Arts
May 14, 2016
Preview:
May 6– 10, 2016
Contemporary Art
June 2, 2016
Modern Art
June 2, 2016
Discoveries
June 1, 2016
Preview:
May 27-30, 2016
Asian Art
June 9, 2016
Preview:
June 4– 7, 2016
Dear Friends of
VAN HAM Fine Art Auctioneers,
Cover:
Gerhard Richter (1932)
Cage f.ff | Detail of Cage IV 2015
Color offset print on Aludibond
under Plexiglas | 90 x 90 cm
Estimate: € 70,000
Result: € 166,000
VAN HAM completed its fall season with
numerous record-making sales and followed
closely on the success of the spring period.
2015 marked the most successful year in
company history and likely the most dynamic
development among German auction houses. Our strategy of strengthening our offerings in Contemporary Art helped us establish
a strong position in this core area of the art
market and produce growth of over 100
percent. Thanks to the tremendous efforts
of our department this fall, we celebrated
the best Modern and Contemporary Art
sale to date. Highlights of the sale include
several works by Gerhard Richter, which
were offered in a benefit sale for fiftyfifty, a
charitable organization that fights homelessness. Other notable lots include works
by ZERO artists Heinz Mack and Otto Piene.
Collectors of the early twentieth century
modern art showed excitement for paintings
by Gabriele Münter, Lovis Corinth, and Karl
Hofer.
VAN HAM’s remarkable growth is also
visible in its establishment of VAN HAM
Art Estate, which is now directed by an art
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historian and boasts new expansive facilities
for the management and analysis of artists’
estates. In support of the new endeavor,
on January 20, 2016, VAN HAM will host
the symposium “Management of Artists’
Estates.” The demand for and necessity of
such events is clear: VAN HAM hosted six in
2015 alone. Given the lack of symposia on
the topic, there has been little serious discussion of the financial and legal challenges, as
well as the continued marketing needed for
successful estate management. Our event
is designed to address precisely those concerns. Taken together with our expansion in
the Contemporary Art category, VAN HAM’s
efforts in developing its estate management services confirm our commitment to
present-day developments and established
services.
Our Jewellery and Watches sales continue to
dominate the German market. The market
for wristwatches has developed with particular verve, while traditional pocket watches
remain especially interesting to our clients
from the Far East. In all other sales categories, VAN HAM maintains its leadership
position in Germany.
In the Fine Art sale, exotic and late Impressionist motifs of high-quality, 19th-century painting proved most appealing. The
German-American painter Carl von Marr led
the sale. His estate from Villa Messerschmitt
was presented in a detailed special edition
catalogue. VAN HAM Art Estate also organized this sale.
The Applied Arts sale brought similar
successes. Global buyers were drawn to
the thrill of the unusual; ornate silversmith
pieces; works from outstanding porcelain
manufactories; and objects by masters like
David Roentgen. VAN HAM has also established itself as a market leader in Germany
for this collecting area.
Even we were surprised by the strength
of our newest department. The Asian
Art sale, organized in collaboration with
Kunsthandel Klefisch, has emerged as a
consistent success. This fall, the sale of the
antique German Netsuke collection, attracted international clients.
We are thrilled to announce our selection as one of the “Marken des Jarhunderts”
(Brands of the Century) for 2016. Every three
years, a jury chaired by the publisher Dr.
Florian Langenscheidt presents this award to
leading companies in their respective fields
of activity. We have you—our clients—to
thank for this award. We value the trust you
have placed in us. Our development has only
been possible because you have selected
VAN HAM for your consignments and purchases.
Last but not least, I am especially
pleased to announce that Robert van den
Valentyn, Head of the Modern and Contemporary Art Department, will now join VAN
HAM as a partner. Mr. van den Valentyn
has been a key driver behind much of VAN
HAM’s success in recent years.
2016 promises to be an exciting year
for our clients and all of us at VAN HAM.
Our team of over 30 art historians and art
experts is eager to advise you on your consignments and purchases.
With best wishes from Cologne,
Markus Eisenbeis
(General Partner)
CONTEMPORARY
NEXT SALE:
JUNE 1 + 2, 2016
CONSIGNMENTS
ACCEPTED THRU
LATE MARCH
4 | 5
Our Specialists in
Modern Art
Contemporary Art
Robert van den Valentyn
[email protected]
Tel. +49 (221) 925862-19
Hellei Schadkami
[email protected]
Tel. +49 (221) 925862-22
Martina Dellmann
[email protected]
Tel. +49 (221) 925862-50
Alexandra Velten
[email protected]
Tel. +49 (221) 925862-35
Ann-Marie Wieckhorst
[email protected]
Tel. +49 (221) 925862-62
”It was a golden autumn in Cologne.
Van Ham broke records in the Modern
and Contemporary“
Die Welt, 28.11.15
It is hard to believe: the sale of six graphic
works by Gerard Richter brought a total of
575,000 euros for the benefit of fiftyfifty,
a charitable organization that supports the
homeless in Düsseldorf. The highly attractive
series sold in its entirely and established a new
benchmark for Richter’s oeuvre of graphic
works. A work by Polke, created in 1987 as
the annual gift for members of a museum
in Mönchengladbach, also set a new price
point with a result of 147,000 euros. Works
by ZERO artists also surpassed expectations.
Whether for early works by Heinz Mack
or Piero Manzoni, Gotthard Graubner’s
Kissenbild, or Yves Klein’s attractive “Victoire
de Semotrace”: demand from buyers was
consistent across the board and produced
correspondingly high hammer prices.
The sale of a small work by Karin Kneffel from
2008 is especially notable. The artist, who is
from Düsseldorf, has received growing interest
for the past two years and promises more developments in the near future. That the market for Spanish artists is slowly improving also
became clear after the exorbitant hammer
price of 236,500 euros for a large work on
wood by Antoni Tàpies. However, it was the
Parisian market that prevailed over the Iberian
competition. The brilliant selection of works
this fall rewarded the department with a new
sale record and an increase of 20 percent over
the spring 2015 period.
Robert van den Valentyn
Heinz Mack (1931)
Dynamic Structure White on Gray
1958 | Synthetic resin on canvas
80 x 105 cm
Estimate: € 200,000
Result: € 281,500
CONTEMPORARY
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Karin Kneffel (1957)
Untitled #20 (Dalmatian on carpet)
2008 | Oil on canvas | 60 x 80,5 cm
Estimate: € 20,000
Result: € 134,000
Victor Vasarely (1906 – 1997)
“Harom – A K”| 1972–1974
Acrylic on Wood | 67 x 67 cm
Estimate: € 25,000
Result: € 57,500
Alexander Calder (1898 – 1976)
Oublié | 1972 | Gouache on
CANSON & MONTGOLFIER
VIDALON LES ANNONAY
75 x 110.5 cm
Estimate: € 50,000
Result: € 83,000
CONTEMPORARY
ROBERT VAN DEN VALENTYN
BECOMES PARTNER
Prior to joining VAN HAM in 2002 as department head, the art historian Robert van den
Valentyn successfully and single-handedly led
an art dealership in Cologne. With great enthusiasm, he devoted himself to his new role
in the Modern and Contemporary Department, which at the time was still in its infancy. Under van den Valentyn’s leadership, the
department produced numerous successes
and added further specialists to its team. In
the past decade, the department has realized
a kind of growth unparalleled in the German
auction business. The average growth since
Antoni Tàpies (1923 – 2012)
Ochre with Six Collages
1973 | Mixed media on wood
130 x 195.5 cm
Estimate: € 100,000
Result: € 236,500
Left: Robert van den Valentyn
Right: Markus Eisenbeis
2002 has been 34 percent. The department
benefited from a growing contemporary art
market worldwide, but at VAN HAM, we also
attribute these successes to the tremendous
performance of Robert van den Valentyn and
his team.
As a sought-after expert for Sigmar Polke
and the ZERO group, as well as a frequent
consulting specialist for international institutions and museums, Robert van den Valentyn
has become a key figure in the art world – a
name that stands for dedication to his work
and to art. In 2009, he expanded his respon-
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sibilities by becoming a member of the board
of directors. Since 2001, he has worked with
Markus Eisenbeis and Reinhard Signer as
another auctioneer at VAN HAM.
I am thrilled to welcome Robert van
den Valentyn as partner at VAN HAM Art
Auctions. A deep history of commitment and
collaboration underscores our partnership,
which is sure to lend our company continued
momentum in the years to come.
Yours sincerely,
Markus Eisenbeis
ZERO
Left
Heinz Mack (1931)
Light Relief | 1964
Aluminum on fiberboard
66 x 86.5 cm
Estimate: € 100,000
Result: € 192,000
Right
Gotthard Graubner (1930 – 2013)
“yello” | 1998/1999
Mixed media on canvas over
synthetic wadding on cotton
Ca. 133 x 105 x 23 cm
Estimate: € 80,000
Result: € 140,500
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ZERO
Left
Nobuo Sekine (1942)
“phases of nothingness No 8-9”
1971 | Mixed media
80 x 60,5 x 10 cm
Estimate: € 18,000
Result: € 128,000
*Int. auction record for this artist
Piero Manzoni (1933 – 1963)
Achrome | 1961 – 1962
Mixed media | 24 x 19.5cm
Estimate: € 100,000
Result: € 128,000
Right
Yves Klein (1928 – 1962)
Victoire de Samothrace
1962/1973 | Color pigment
and resin on plaster
51 x 25 x 31.5 cm
Estimate: € 80,000
Result: € 140,500
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RICHTER & POLKE
Left
Gerhard Richter (1932)
Cage f.ff | Cage I-VI
| 2015
Color offset print on Aludibond
under Plexiglas | each 90 x 90 cm
Estimate: each € 70,000
Total result: € 575,000
Benefit Sale for fiftyfifty, Düsseldorf
Right
Sigmar Polke (1941 – 2010)
Untitled (Mönchengladbach 1987)
1987 | Acrylic, spray-paint on paper
99.5 x 70 cm
Estimate: € 50,000
Result: € 147,000
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Bernd and Hilla Becher
(1931 – 2007 / 1934 – 2015)
“Kühlturm Bochum”
Gelatin silver print on Agfa paper
40 x 30.3 cm
Estimate: € 1,000
Result: € 14,000
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Thomas Ruff (1958)
Nudes ox03 | 2006
C-Print | 143,5 x 93 cm
(164,5 x 114cm)
Estimate: € 20,000
Result: € 38,000
MODERN ART
NEXT SALE:
JUNE 1 + 2, 2016
CONSIGNMENTS
ACCEPTED THRU
LATE MARCH
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Our Specialists in
Modern Art
Contemporary Art
Robert van den Valentyn
[email protected]
Tel. +49 (221) 925862-19
Hellei Schadkami
[email protected]
Tel. +49 (221) 925862-22
Martina Dellmann
[email protected]
Tel. +49 (221) 925862-50
Alexandra Velten
[email protected]
Tel. +49 (221) 925862-35
Ann-Marie Wieckhorst
[email protected]
Tel. +49 (221) 925862-62
Six years ago, the weekly magazine Der
Spiegel reported on a restitution case at
VAN HAM for the painting “Three Nudes in
the Forest” by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner. “Sharing with dignity,” the headline commented.
At that time, VAN HAM was a pioneer in
the proactive and transparent management
of restitution cases. In the recent fall sale,
a similarly prominent case was restituted:
the painting “Roses and Lilacs” by Lovis
Corinth. Thanks to VAN HAM’s strategic
meditation, both consignments and the
Kristeller heirs reached an agreement that
made an excellent sale possible. Professional
and reliable advice in restitution cases still
offers the best chance toward a conflict-free
resolution that also takes moral and historical problems into account.
An audience of seasoned collectors was
pleased with the diverse and high-quality
offering in the Modern Art catalog. 217,500
euros for Willi Baumeister‘s „Tableau
africain,“ 256,000 euros for Karl Hofer‘s
„Stillleben mit Laute” (Still Life with lute)
and 384,000 euros for Gabriele Münter’s
“Bauernhaus bei Regen” (Farmhouse in the
Rain): these are just the top portion of a sale
in which results danced between five- and
six-figures. Such results carried over to the
Hofer offerings, which were sold entirely, as
well as for Fritz Klimsch’s bronze „Olympia,“
which set an international auction record for
the artist with a result of 128,000 euros.
Robert van den Valentyn
Willi Baumeister (1889 – 1955)
Tableau africain | 1942
Oil on fiberboard | 45 x 53 cm
Estimate: € 120,000
Result: € 217,500
MODERN ART
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Left
Fritz Klimsch (1870 – 1960)
Olympia | 1937 | Bronze,
brown patina | 155 x 87 x 115 cm
Estimate: € 45,000
Result: € 128,000
*Int. auction record for this artist
Right
Gabriele Münter (1877 – 1962)
“Bauernhaus bei Regen”
1914 | Oil on painting board
33 x 41 cm
Estimate: € 250,000
Result: € 384,000
MODERN ART
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“The fruits of provenance research for the auction
trade were revealed with a lot in the Modern Art
sale on November 26 at Van Ham in Cologne.”
FAZ, November 22, 2015
Left
Karl Hofer (1878 – 1955)
“Stillleben mit Laute” | 1929/30/31
Oil on canvas | 66 x 100 cm
Estimate: € 200,000
Result: € 256,000
Right
Lovis Corinth (1858 – 1925)
Roses and Lilacs | 1918
Oil on canvas | 70.5 x 60.5 cm
Estimate: € 100,000
Result: € 268,500
Always expect the unexpected – this
phrase surely crossed the minds of the
American heirs who received some
unexpected news from Germany last fall.
The painting “Roses and Lilacs” by Lovis
Corinth, which was consigned for sale
in the Fall Modern Art sale at VAN HAM,
was formerly part of a private collection in
Berlin whose contents were in part confiscated during World War II. The American
heirs were unaware of their inheritance
until VAN HAM conducted research and
initiated contact to begin the restitution
process. VAN HAM’s efforts paid off for
all involved parties, as the total sale result
of 285,000 surpassed everyone’s expectations.
ACHENBACH ART
AUCTION XXL
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Thomas Struth (1954)
”Grafenberger Wald, Düsseldorf 2006“
2006 | C-Print | 265.7 x 600 cm
(Frame: 273.7 x 608 cm)
Estimate: € 40,000
Result: € 73,500
Hans-Peter Feldmann (1941)
”100 Jahre”
Installation with 101 gelatin
silver prints each | 41 x 31 cm
Estimate: € 15,000
Result: € 88,500
With a total result of approximately 1.5
million euros, Achenbach Art Action XXL
seamlessly built on the successes of the prior
Achenbach sale on June 15. Both sales netted
a total of 10.5 million euros. The superlative
language heard so frequently in June also
continued through the fall season, as the
XXL sale offered the most large-format and
installation pieces ever before in a German
auction. Under the slogan “Big, Bigger, XXL,”
the sale drew an excited audience to view and
bid on an impressive selection of installations,
paintings, and sculptures. As the third in a
three-part series of Achenbach sales, the XXL
sale was the largest and most extensive sale
of Contemporary Art and exceeded all expectations, in turn confirming VAN HAM’s leading
position the category. Pavel Pepperstein’s
installation “Landscapes of the Future,” first
exhibited in the Russian Pavillion at the 53rd
Venice Biennale attracted a swath of global
bidders. Ultimately, it was two clients in Russia
who exchanged bids to produce the result of
243,000 euros – marking an international sale
record for Pepperstein.
At 6 meters wide and 2.65 meters wide,
Thomas Struth’s “Grafenberger Wald, Düsseldorf 2016” was the largest of the large format works in the sale. Local bidders will likely
recognize the piece from its former place in
the legendary Monkey’s restaurant by Helge
Achenbach. For its new owner, the work was
worth an impressive 73,500 euros. The sale
of the set of 101 gelatin silver prints “100
Years” by Hans-Peter Feldmann achieved an
international auction record for this artist
(Result: 88,500 euros). As in the Achenbach
sales held in June, the fall sale sold numerous Immendorff monkey sculptures to eager
bidders. Whoever had missed her chance in
June took part the second time around. The
highest result was achieved for the work
“Malerstamm Caspar,” a towering, 2-meter
high piece that sold for 100,000 euros.
The four-part work “Self Portrait of You
+ Me (Four Jackies)” by the Scottish artist
Douglas Gordon aroused great interest and
attracted numerous international bidders
on the phones. The mirror with portraits of
Jackie Kennedy realized a remarkable result
of 48,500 euros. The work of the French
composer Olivier Mosset made a surprising
leap from an estimated 8,000 euros to 41,000
euros.
VAN HAM also proudly set a new international sales record for the Düsseldorf artist
Stefan Kürten. His painting „Worried Life
Blues“ from 2008 sold for 32,000 euros.
Pavel Pepperstein (1966)
No. 38 from “Landscapes of the future“
One of 49 Works | 2009
Pencil and ink on paper
Estimate: € 100,000
Result: € 224,000
*Int. auction record for this artist
JOSEPH BEUYS
JOSEPH BEUYS SALE 2016
Left
Joseph Beuys (1921 – 1986)
“Granit IV” | 1949
Watercolor on card
14.6 x 19.2 cm
Estimate: € 15,000
Result: € 166,000
Joseph Beuys (1921 – 1986)
Hasenstein | 1982
Basalt stone, gold spray
paint | 40 x 45 x 160 cm
Estimate: € 40,000
Result € 70,000
View of the exhibition at Villa Zanders,
Photo credit: Michael Wittassek
Joseph Beuys (1921 – 1986)
Erdtelephon [Earth Telephone]
1973 Screen print on felt board
99 x 60 cm
Abbildungen unten:
Joseph Beuys (1921 – 1986)
Samurai-Schwert [Samurai Sword]
1983 Steel blade, felt roll | 9 x 54 x 9 cm
We are pleased to announce that a special
section of art by Joseph Beuys will feature in
our 2016 Contemporary Art sale. A collection of 180 multiples forms the core of the
sale. Many of the objects have been exhibited in museums prior to their consignment at
VAN HAM. The group of objects come from
a private collector based in the Rhineland
and contains, along with more typical objects
such as the “Intuition Box” or the “Samurai
Sword,” ephemera such as postcards and
posters with motifs from Beuys’ “Aktionen.”
The collection represents years of careful and
passionate collecting of Beuys’ serial objects.
The intrigue and significance of multiples in
Beuys’ larger oeuvre has been explored in
exhibitions such as the 2014 Pinakothek der
Moderne show “Ich bin ein Sender” or in the
permanent collection of the Kunstmuseum
Bonn. Beuys defined his work with multiples in a conversation with Jörg Schellmann
in 1970: “Yes, there are two things that
overlap here. Certainly I am looking for an
object that will be multiplied, one that has
a corresponding character that admits that
one has multiplied it. But actually, it is more
important to speak of its distribution, to
reach a wider circle of people….” (Cat. Rais.
Schellmann, p. 9)
A crucial aspect of Beuys’ work with multiples is the artist’s confrontation with political
and economic issues, as demonstrated in his
project “Art Capital” or “Roses for Direct
Democracy.” On this point, Beuys remarked
that he did not wish to politicize art, but
rather sought to extinguish or overcome the
term “politics” “because we have become acquainted with the term over the last historical
period as a reference to complicity between
the interests of the state and big business.”
Beuys wanted to find an alternative to the
two worlds dominating the East and the West
at that time by deliberately ignoring the term
politics. He did so because he believed that
both society and one’s intellect had suffered
because of it (Cat. Rais. Schellmann, p. 24).
The sale will be featured in a special
edition catalogue, which will allow audiences
to encounter a wide range of Beuys’ objects,
works on paper, and ephemera. We would
be pleased to compliment this offering
with additional works by the artist. We are
currently inviting consignments now through
the end of March 2016.
FINE ART
NEXT SALE
MAY 13, 2016
CONSIGNMENTS
ACCEPTED THRU
MID MARCH
Our Specialists in
16th-19th Century Painting
Reinhard Singer
[email protected]
Tel. +49 (221) 925862-20
Stefan Hörter
[email protected]
Tel. +49 (221) 925862-24
The estate of the German-American painting
Carl von Marr featured in the fall Fine Art
sale and a special edition catalogue. Thomas
Lidtke, former director of the Museum
of Wisconsin Art and an expert in Marr’s
oeuvre, produced a remarkable summary of
the artist’s work and biography in an introductory article. Many of the paintings offered in the sale were thrilling discoveries for
Lidtke as well. Three large-format, outstanding works sold to a private German collector:
“Der sinkende Tag” sold for 51,000 euros;
“Der Schritt der Zeit” changed owners for
25,500 euros; and “Der Maler” realized a
result of 35,500 euros. The careful curatorial
and presentation efforts supporting this ex-
ceptional estate were rewarded with a total
result of over 250,000 euros and a sales
percentage of over 80 percent.
Alongside the works from Villa Messerschmitt, a tableaux by Cornelis Springer
with exceptional historical documentation
attracted numerous collectors and dealers.
The artist created “Sint Maartenskerk in
Zaltbommel” after he visited the site in
1859. The history of the work is particularly
well documented, which made the work
particularly attractive to collectors: the
collection of the Zaltbommel City Museum
contains sketches and a charcoal drawing of
this particular view of the city. The painting
bears Springer’s artist’s seal and his personal
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signature. The London dealer Nieuwenhuijs
commissioned the work. After an extensive
bidding exchange between German, Dutch,
and British collectors, the painting returned
to the London market for 172,500 euros.
The exotic canvas “Brazilian Landscape in Rio
de Janeiro” stems from the direct descendants of the artist, Otto Grashof. Grashof
settled in Brazil in 1852 in order to be able
to travel more easily through South America.
Grashof’s personal letters document the
creation of the painting. An American prospective buyer bid against German collectors
and drove the sale price of the exotic motif
up to 121,500 euros.
The fall sale also demonstrated rising de-
mand for painting from the Barbizon School
and early French Impressionists. Charles
Francois Daubigny, one of the most important representatives of the Barbizon School
and hence a pioneer of the Impressionist
movement, achieved a result of 35,500
euros with his painting “Bord de rivière,
le soir.”
Among the sale’s wide selection of works,
a clear shift in taste could be felt in the area
of Fine Art. Demand here is progressive
selectively, and only well-maintained and
well-researched pieces produce exceptionally
high hammer prices. In addition, unusual
and outstanding pieces within an artist’s
body of work continue to achieve above-av-
erage results. Of particular note here was
the attractive “Still life with Champagne
Flute” by Düsseldorf artist Emilie Preyer,
which sold for 70,000 euros.
Reinhard Singer
Cornelis Springer
(1817 – 1891)
Sint Maartenskerk in Zaltbommel
Oil on wood | 61 x 50 cm
Estimate: € 30,000
Result: € 172,500
FINE ART
Left
Carl von Marr (1858 – 1936)
“Der Maler” [The Painter]
Oil on canvas | 152 x 175 cm
Estimate: € 20,000
Result: € 35,500
Right
Carl von Marr (1858 – 1936)
“Der sinkende Tag” [The Sinking Day]
Oil on canvas | 240 x 189 cm
Estimate: € 50,000
Result: € 51,000
*Int. auction record for this artist
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FINE ART
Left
Charles Francois Daubigny
(1817 – 1878)
“Bord de rivière, le soir”
Oil on canvas | 45 x 69.5 cm
Estimate: € 17,000
Result: € 35,500
Right
Otto Grashof (1812 – 1876)
Brazilian Landscape nearby Rio de Janeiro
Oil on canvas | 66 x 100 cm
Estimate: € 45,000
Result: € 121,500
*Int. auction record for this artist
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FINE ART
Left
Bodhan von Kleczynski
(1852 – 1920)
Wild Sleigh ride
Oil on canvas | 74.5 x 120 cm
Estimate: € 12,000
Result: € 21,500
Right
Emilie Preyer (1849 – 1930)
Still life with Champagne Flute
Oil on canvas | 31.5 x 24.5 cm
Estimate: € 22,000
Result: € 70,000
*Int. auction record for this artist
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EUROPEAN
APPLIED ARTS
NEXT SALE:
MAY 14, 2016
CONSIGNMENTS
ACCEPTED THRU
MID MARCH
Our Specialists in
European Applied Arts
Christoph Bouillon
[email protected]
Tel. +49 (221) 925862-32
Susanne Mehrgardt
[email protected]
Tel. +49 (221) 925862-56
Barbara Janßen
[email protected]
Tel. +49 (221) 925862-14
This year’s European Applied Arts fall sale
was one of the most successful in VAN
HAM’s history, securing once again the auction house’s leading position in the market in
Germany. An offering that was exceptional
in both breadth and depth drew the interest
of many collectors, museums, and organizations well in advance of the sale.
Highlighting the sale was the collection
of significant Faience from the Baltic Sea
region. Assembled over several years by
the Hamburg-based businessman Dieter
Boretius, the collection featured in two large
professional publications prior to the sale.
Many eager collectors, along with interna-
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tional dealers, ensured an outstanding total
result of 100,000 euros. We are also pleased
to announce that the second half of the
collection will be sold in our Decorative Arts
sale on January 26 and 27, 2016.
Individual pieces from the famous Meissen
Swan Service rarely appear on the market.
VAN HAM was able to offer a remarkable
seven pieces of the service, which were
created for the Count von Brühl. All objects
stemmed from a private collection in
Westphalia and were assembled in the early
1990s. Together, the objects achieved a top
result of 174,000 euros.
After exhibiting continued strength in
recent years, another rare and previously
unknown work from the Neuwied manufactory of David Roentgen was offered in the
fall sale. A German collector purchased the
museum-quality multipurpose table (1785-90)
for 70,000 euros.
Also beloved category among bidders
was large and magnificent Historicist pieces.
Exemplary of this area is an exquisite pair of
girandoles on mirror présentoirs. These large
and highly decorative works by the Berlin
silversmith H. Meyen attracted an international clientele and doubled their estimate with a
result of 64,000 euros.
The fall sale confirmed that rare, museum-
quality pieces across a wide range of
applied arts achieve top prices. However,
curious, large, and magnificent works,
particularly from the Historicist period,
remain beloved pieces among our clients
worldwide.
Christoph Bouillon
Dieter Boretius collection, Hamburg
Faience from the Baltic Sea Region
Detail: Bishop | Kellinghusen | Ca. 1770s
Total result: € 108,000
EUROPEAN
APPLIED ARTS
Heinrich Graf von Brühl, who managed the
Meissen Porcelain Manufactory beginning
in March 1733 and was promoted to the
imperial courts in 1737, was also known
for his extraordinary festivals. In order to
demonstrate his position as the Royal Polish
and minister of the Electoral Secret Cabinet
in Saxon, von Brühl commissioned the Meissen manufactory to produce an exquisite
dinner service with tableware, terrines, and
chandeliers.
The first trial plate with decorative variations
was created between 1736 and 1737. During the second half of 1737, Brühl selected
the Swan Service, which the manufactory
then produced through 1742 after templates
made by Kaendler, Eberlein, and Ehder.
“Heinrich Graf von Brühl’s commission of
the Swan Service around 1730 spurred the
development of porcelain tableware design
onto its artistic peak. Never before had
such an extensive and excessive display of in-
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novative sculptural design been poured into
a table service, (…).” (From: Exhibition Cat.
Schwanenservice, 2000, p. 24)
Seven pieces from the Swan Service
Meissen | 1737 – 1738
Porcelain, decorated with
paint and gold Porzellan
Estimate: € 48,000
Total Result: € 174,500
EUROPEAN
APPLIED ARTS
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Left
Magnificent pair of girandoles
with mirrored présentoirs
Berlin | Late 19th-century
Meyen & Co.
Estimate: € 28,000
Result: € 64,000
Right
Museum-quality Classicism
Multipurpose Table
Neuwied | ca. 1785 – 90
Workshop of David Roentgen
Estimate: € 30,000
Result: € 70,000
JEWELLRY AND
WATCHES
NEXT SALE:
MAY 12, 2016
CONSIGNMENTS
ACCEPTED THRU
MID MARCH
Our Specialists in
Jewellery and Watches
Dr. Nina Lindau-Thöne
[email protected]
Tel. +49 (221) 925862-83
Julia Bartlewski
[email protected]
Tel. +49 (221) 925862-82
The Department of Jewellery & Watches
completed its first year in VAN HAM’s new
premises with a total result of over 2.7 million euros, securing our leading position in
this category on the German auction market.
Highlights and a new focal point of this sale
were a number of untreated gemstones.
A Burmese sapphire achieved 19,000 euros.
As 80 percent of all sapphires are treated
the demand for untreated colored gemstones is growing steadily.
Further, buyers’ demand for Historicist
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pieces from the Art Nouveau and Art Déco
periods become clear with the sale of a
fine achat brooch by Paul Emile Brandt
for 20,000 euros. Signed pieces from
notable historical periods and unique works
attracted great interest and sent hammer
prices climbing.
A dazzling necklace with coral and emerald trim was particularly popular among
Chinese bidders. The piece is a valuable,
red Sardinia coral completed by the jeweler
Hülse Berlin/ Hamburg and sold for 20,000
euros. Emeralds also experienced great popularity in the sale, as demonstrated by the
sale of a wonderful emerald and diamond
ring for 14,000 euros and another emerald
ring by Hülse for 10,000 euros.
A timeless, ca. 18-carat jeweled necklace
with 93 brilliants of the finest color and
clarity levels sold for 51,000 euros.
The quality of the selection of wristwatches in the fall sale was the highest ever offered at VAN HAM. A year calendar by Patek
Philippe, executed in fine platinum, sold for
44,500 euros. A brilliant blue Rolex Daytona
in white gold with a sapphire bezel changed
owners for 33,000 euros.
Dr. Nina Lindau-Thöne
Coral, Emerald, and Diamond Set
Germany | Ca. 1997
Estimate: € 4,000
Result: € 20,000
JEWELLRY AND WATCHES
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Above
Van Cleef & Arpels
Lion Pendant
Italy | Ca. 1950
Estimate: € 2,200
Result: € 5,000
Below
Sapphire-Diamond-Ring
England | Ca. 1930
Estimate: € 10,000
Result: € 12,000
Sapphire-Diamond-Pendant
Germany | Ca. 1990
Estimate: € 7,000
Result: € 25,500
Patek Philippe
Patek Philippe
Year calendar with chronograph
Men’s wrist watch | Switzerland
Estimate: € 30,000
Result: € 44,500
IWC
Portuguese minute repetition men’s
wrist watch | Switzerland
Estimate: € 45,000
Result: € 44,500
Rolex
Daytona
Men’s wrist watch
Switzerland
Estimate: € 20,000
Result: € 33,000
ASIAN ART
WITH KUNSTHANDEL
KLEFISCH
NEXT SALE:
JUNE 9, 2016
CONSIGNMENTS
ACCEPTED THRU
EARLY APRIL
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Our Specialists in
Asian Art
Christoph Bouillon
[email protected]
Tel. +49 (221) 925862-32
Trudel Klefisch
[email protected]
Tel. +49 (221) 925862-88
Walter Bruno Brix
[email protected]
Tel. +49 (221) 925862-28
Hua Yan
[email protected]
Tel. +49 (221) 925862-80
After two exceptionally successful sales
in 2015, the Department of Asian Art has
secured its place at VAN HAM and already
counts among the leading German auctions
in this category.
In particular, Chinese und Buddhist art
attracted numerous new and seasoned
collectors from Asia to Cologne. Particularly
popular this fall were figural depictions of
Buddha: a 17th-century Shakyamuni Buddha with lacquer gilding and a monumental
Buddha from the Konbauung Dynasty in
Myanmar (Burma), dated to 1876, proved
most thrilling. Great attention also fell to
a set of nine plates from Lacque Bugauté.
Scenes from the classic “Book of Songs”
appeared as landscapes in minute motherof-pearl, gold, and silver inlays.
Demand for Chinese painting was also
extremely high. Above all, it was the 1920
painting “Incense and Plum Blossoms” by
Fang Junbi, one of the most important Chinese artists of the twentieth century, that
thrilled buyers. As an internationally recognized and leading expert in Netsuke, Trudel
Klefisch curated an exceptional selection of
attractive Japanese belt buckles. A further
highlight was a significant German private
collection established well before the Second World War. Numerous eager collectors,
experts, and dealers ensured notable price
increases. A powerful figure of a Sennin
Gama from the 18th century achieved a
result of 44,000 euros – nearly nine times its
estimate.
The fall sale confirmed that new-to-market objects from historic, European private
collections, particularly from the 19th or
early 20th century, constitute the focus of
the market and achieve top prices for this
new, broader, and geographically diverse
audience for art.
Christoph Bouillon
Junbi Fang
1898 Fujian, China 1986 | Incense and
Plum Blossoms | Republican Period 1920s
Oil on canvas | 39.5 x 27.5cm
Estimate: € 12,000
Result: € 61,000
ASIAN ART
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Significant Buddha
Bronze | Myanmar/Burma,
Mandalay | Konbauung Dynasty
Dated 1876 | Height 112 cm,
Width 93 cm, Depth 66 cm
Estimate: € 33,000
Result: € 38,000
Buddha Maitreya
Slate | Gandhâra | 2th/3th century
Height 44 cm, Width 22,5 cm
Estimate: € 30,000
Result: € 44,500
Buddha Shakyamuni
Bronze | China | Qing Dynasty
17th century | Height 36.5 cm
Estimate: € 20,000
Result: € 30,500
ASIAN ART
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Set of nine small plates
Lacque Burgauté | China
Qing Dynasty | 18th/19th century
ø 12.4 cm
Estimate: € 15,000
Result: € 23,000
Rare set of eight cups
Lacque Burgauté | China
Qing Dynasty, Kangxi Period
18th century
Estimate: € 15,000
Result: € 25,500
Netsuke
Sennin Gama with large frog | Ivory
Japan | 18th century |
Height 12.6 cm
Estimate: € 5,000
Result: € 44,500
Netsuke
Lying boar | Tagayasan wood
Japan | late 18th century
Estimate: € 18,000
Result: € 25,500
Netsuke
Kirin with raised head | Ivory
Japan | 18th century | Height 11.7 cm
Estimate: € 32,000
Result: € 42,000
VAN HAM ART ESTATE
ARTISTS’ ESTATE MANAGEMENT
How can one enliven the work of an artist
posthumously? Why do some artists disappear unacknowledged after their deaths?
These questions form the core of the symposium “Management of Artists’ Estates,”
which VAN HAM will host on January 20,
2016.
In recent years, the subject has gained in
importance and the demand for long-term
solutions and strategies is high. However,
the comprehensive approaches need to
professionally address the topic have lacked
heretofore. The lawyer Anna Kathrin Distelkamp of dtb rechtsanwälte in Berlin and
Markus Eisenbeis, director of VAN HAM Fine
Art Auctioneers, have engaged these issues
for several years. Initiated by Distelkamp
and Eisenbeis, the symposium aims to establish a forum where specific difficulties can
be discussed and potential solutions can be
proposed. Stefan Koldehoff, a cultural editor and author, will moderate the daylong
event and discuss complex themes with
presenters. The symposium’s participants are
professionals from the fields of art, museums, and foundations, as well as lawyers,
tax consultants, and art dealers.
By founding VAN HAM Art Estate, Markus
Eisenbeis provided the auction house with
another arena dedicated to the complex
topic of artists’ estates. The successful
management of an estate and financial
opportunities made possible through strategic marketing of artworks count among
the tasks of VAN HAM Art Estate. Only
those artists whose works remain a topic of
conversation will experience posthumous
growth in market value. Working with
estates is highly complex and includes a
conservation report as well as an inventory
and scholarly analysis.
In addition, estate management entails
potential collaboration with galleries, museums, and institutions in order to realize
publications, exhibitions, and market presence. VAN HAM now maintains spacious
facilities for viewing, analyzing, presenting,
and storing estates.
INTRODUCING
JULIA REPKE
In summer 2015, the art historian Julia
Repke assumed responsibility for VAN
HAM Art Estate. From 2003 to 2007,
Repke worked as a specialist in Modern
and Contemporary Art at VAN HAM Art
Auctions. Prior to joining VAN HAM Art
Estate, Repke deepened her experience in
the international art trade while working
in Hamburg and Berlin. For the past six
years, she worked for an internationally
renowned gallery in Beijing and Berlin. She
looks forward to devoting herself fulltime
to the stimulating work of artists’ estate
management.
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Prof. Dr. Albert Mayer
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