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VAN HAM presents a special auction highlight: the unique private collection of Professor Kasper König will be auctioned under the title “The Kasper König Collection - His Private Choice”. Over the course of many decades, the former director of Cologne's Museum Ludwig brought together more than 400 exciting works of Modern and Contemporary Art. König is one of the most renowned and internationally influential curators of contemporary art. The collection is not least a reflection of his professional career and the collector's numerous artist friendships. In addition to great works of post-war art and all media of contemporary art, the collection fascinates with numerous conceptual works.
Already in 2023, Prof. Kasper König initiated the project to present and auction his private collection at VAN HAM in Cologne, carefully planning the catalog and formulating his vision for the exhibition. Tragically, he passed away before the auction could take place. It was Kasper König's express wish that the auction should take place at the beginning of October despite his serious illness. His family and VAN HAM are endeavoring to realize everything as he had intended, thus fulfilling his wishes.
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VAN HAM presents a special auction highlight: the unique private collection of Professor Kasper König will be auctioned under the title “The Kasper König Collection - His Private Choice”. Over the course of many decades, the former director of Cologne's Museum Ludwig brought together more than 400 exciting works of Modern and Contemporary Art. König is one of the most renowned and internationally influential curators of contemporary art. The collection is not least a reflection of his professional career and the collector's numerous artist friendships. In addition to great works of post-war art and all media of contemporary art, the collection fascinates with numerous conceptual works
| Evening Sale: Tuesday, 1 October 2024 | |
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| From 6 pm | |
| Lot 1 - 60 | Highlights |
| Day Sale: Wednesday, 2 October 2024 | |
| From 2 pm | |
| Lot 61 - 250 | The Kasper König Collection – His Private Choice |
| Preview: 27 – 30 September 2024 | |
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| Friday | 10 am - 6pm |
| Saturday | 10am - 4pm |
| Sunday | 11am - 4pm |
| Monday | 10am - 6pm |
John Ahearn | Francis Alÿs | Peter Angermann | Siah Armajani | Richard Artschwager | Michael Bach | Monika Baer | Stephan Balkenhol | Michael Bauch | Thomas Bayrle | Bernd und Hilla Becher | Alighiero Boetti | Jonathan Borofsky | Leda Bourgogne | Marcel Broodthaers | Stanley Brouwn | James Lee Byars | Ernst Caramelle | John Chamberlain | William Nelson Copley | Greg Curnoe | Hanne Darboven | Otto Dix | Tatjana Doll | Peter Dreher | Carroll Dunham | Maria Eichhorn | Nicole Eisenman | Ólafur Elíasson | Ayse Erkmen | Luciano Fabro | Öyvind Fahlström | Hans-Peter Feldmann | Robert Filliou | Berta Fischer | Peter Fischli und David Weiss | Barry Flanagan | Günther Förg | Otto Freundlich | Caspar David Friedrich | Katharina Fritsch | Bruno Gironcoli | Hermann Glöckner | Bruno Goller | Dan Graham | Andreas Gursky | Hans Haacke | Werner Heldt | Georg Herold | Peter Herrmann | Thomas Hirschhorn | Karl Horst Hödicke | Candida Höfer | Christine und Irene Hohenbüchler | Jörg Immendorff | Emily Jacir | Christian Jankowski | Irmel Kamp | Axel Kasseböhmer | On Kawara | Peter Keetman | Seydou Keïta | Ellsworth Kelly | Annette Kelm | Raoul de Keyser | Maximilian Kirmse | Max Klinger | Wilhelm Klotzek | Michael Krebber | Gary Kuehn | Maria Lassnig | Bertrand Lavier | Jochen Lempert | Sol LeWitt | Erik van Lieshout | Robert Longo | Esko Männikkö | Walter de Maria | Ron Martin | Tony Matelli | Justin Matherly | Paul McCarthy | John Miller | Gustave Moreau | Stefan Müller | Matt Mullican | Nikifor | Claes Oldenburg | Tom Otterness | Susanne Paesler | Nam June Paik | Giulio Paolini | Yan Pei-Ming | A.R. Penck | Mai-Thu Perret | Sigmar Polke | Tobias Rehberger | Michael Reiter | Albert Renger-Patzsch | Gunter Reski | Ulrich Rückriem | Chéri Samba | Jörg Sasse | Jean-Frédéric Schnyder | Andreas Schulze | Thomas Schütte | David Shrigley | Roman Signer | Andreas Slominski | Heidi Specker | Thomas Struth | SUSI POP | Norbert Tadeusz | André Thomkins | Wolfgang Tillmans | Daniel Topka | Niele Toroni | Rosemarie Trockel | Leo Valledor | Franz Erhard Walther | Andy Warhol | Erich Wegner | Lawrence Weiner | John Wesley | Franz West | H.C. (Horace Clifford) Westermann | Christopher Wool | Amelie von Wulffen | Rémy Zaugg | Heimo Zobernig
On Kawara (1932 – 2014)
MAY 7, 1967 | 1967 | acryl on canvas | 33 x 43 cm
Estimate: € 500,000 – 700,000
About On Kawara
Enclosed newspaper "The New York Times" from Sunday, May 7, 1967 in original cardboard box
Sigmar Polke (1941 – 2010)
Masterpiece auctioned as junk
Mixed media on canvas | 39.5 x 49.5 cm
Estimate: € 30,000 – 50,000
Richard Artschwager (1924 – 2013)
Handle I. | 1962 | Wooden frame, verso with metal suspension | 126 x 71 x 11 cm
Estimate: € 150,000 – 200,000
Claes Oldenburg (1929 – 2022)
“Ghost Wardrobe for M. M.” | 4-part | 1967 – 1983 | Wardrobe, hangers, cords, shoes, wires | Ca. 178 x 107 x 60 cm
Estimate: € 100,000 – 150,000
Katharina Fritsch (1956)
Mouse | 1999 | Plastic and highly pigmented acrylic | 18.5 x 24.5 x 6.5 cm
Estimate: € 3,000 – 5,000
John Wesley (1928 – 2022)
Untitled (Donald Duck) | 1969 | Oil on canvas | 51 x 123 cm
Estimate: € 60,000 – 80,000
Nicole Eisenman (1965)
Untitled | 2007 | Pencil and charcoal over watercolor on wove paper | 30.5 x 28 cm
Estimate: € 4,000 – 6,000
Raoul de Keyser (1930 – 2012)
Untitled (Greiner) | 1990 | Oil on canvas | 69 x 50 cm
Estimate: € 25,000 – 35,000
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