Cologne is known world-wide as a city
for art. Not least of which are its Art Fairs, which are
held yearly in the Kölner fair halls. It starts in the
early year when the Kunst Messe Köln (Art Fair
Cologne), the Kunstköln and the Antiquitätenmesse
(Antique Fair) in Cologne are held throughout the city
in April. Here there are approximitely 300 international
exhibitors offering goods from antique and modern time,
among which are antiques and sculptures. Found also
are craft works and furniture, art from the old masters
and paintings from the 19th
19th century,
as well as, editions of Art Brut and post 1980 and
photographs. And on the first weekend, around 40
antique books and graphics are offered. At the
art experts stand everyone can bring his art
pieces and have them valued for a small fee. For
"young collectors", there are some
stands, which offer relatively inexpensive
pieces ranging up to €2,500. The fair offers free
guides and is open to everyone. That goes for Art
Cologne too, which is held every year starting at
the end of October or at beginning of Novermber. With
260 international galleries and 70,000 visitors, it’s
the most impor- tant date of the modern art fairs in
germany. Cologne stands on the top world-wide as well,
witnessed by the pedigree of the visitors from every
corner of the world. The fair presents an overview of
the art of the 20th and 21st centurie, from classic to
modern on to con- temporary art and young art works.
Additionally, theree are sculp- tures for the
non-conventional, for which specific parts of the hall
are reserved.
All art fairs take place in the Rheinhallen
of koelnmesse. Tickets available at tel. 821-3215 or at
KölnTicket at tel. 2801. On-line: www.koelnmesse.de.
Auction houses in Cologne
VAN HAM
ART AUCTIONS At Van Ham's, old
masters, silver and rugs fall under the hammer. Address:
10 Schönhauser Str. Tel. 92 58 62-0. more
KLEFISCH
AUCTIONS This fine auction
house specializes in East Asian art. There are two
important auctions every year. Address:
35 Ubierring. Tel. 931 213 00. more
CAESAR'S AM DOM Auctions
daily and non stop of middle prized pieces. Also
value oriented offers. Lots of pedestrian traffic.
Address: 133 Hohe
Str. Tel. 27 27 01 21.
The Auction House Lempertz
Those interested in art can see it at the art fairs
or in the 100 galle- ries throughout Cologne. Another
option is auction houses, of which there are 6 addresses
in Cologne. The oldest of the guild with a very good
reputation is the art house Lempertz, one of Germany’s
largest
auction houses. In the beginning
book and graphic auctions were held there in 1845.
Until 1900 there was only additions of pain- tings
form old masters and arts and crafts and east
Asian art in 1908. Today they fill the spectrum
with contemporary art, photo- graphs and graphic
arts. 14 auctions are held yearly at the
headquarters situated
at Neumarkt, which are shared among the Spring and the
Fall. The objects can be viewed up to a week before
the event. From Cologne, Lempertz has stepped over to
Berlin and Brussels, where also many auctions are
held. Representatives are further in Dresden, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich.
H.G. KLEIN Paintings
until 1800, lights and porcelain of the 18th
century and jewelry from the 1900. Adress:
2 St. Apern Str., tel. 257
61 33.
BLAUE GALERIE Truly a treasure chest of found items for
je- welry and other objects made of glass. Adress:
13 Auf
dem Berlich, tel. 257
80 10.
HEYBUTZKI Shop owner
Gerd Heybutzki offers literature to art and
history, Cologne and geography.
Adress: 8
Pfeilstr., tel.
25
65 31.
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Art Galleries in Cologne
The Art
City Colgone is a dorado for everyone who enjoys looking
around galleries, of which there are 100 in town. Many
important artists have lived in Cologne, of which are attended
to by the art handle. Here is a small selection of galle- ries
and art dealers.
J. & W. Boisserée
The gallery was founded more than
150 years ago. Paintings and mas- ter graphics from post 1950 as
well as Contem- porary art. Adress: 7-11
Drususgasse, tel. 257 85 19. more
Gmurzynska
Classic modern and Rus- sian
avant-garde. The gallery lies in a pretty part of town,
Marienburg. Adress:
65a Goethestr. , tel. 376 440. more
Karsten Greve
International avant-garde post 1945 and works from contemporary artists.
Adress:
1-5 Dru- susgasse, tel. 257 10 12. more
Holtmann
Colognese artists like Beuys,
Buthe, Klauke or Luther. Eastern sketches from 1990. Adress:
7-11 Obenmarspforten, tel. 257 86 07. more
Galerie Iliev
Graphics, paitings and
sculptures. Adress: 86
Hohenzollernring, tel. 912 37
65. more
Galleries at the Kreishaus
At the Kreishaus Arcade there
are some young galleries settled under one roof. Adress:
17 St. Apern Str.
Orangerie-Reinz
Paintings, drawings, print
graphics and sculptures of the 20th century. Adress:
2 Helenenstr., tel. 257 50 38. more
Kunsthandel Osper
Art of the 20th century,
paintings, sculptures and graphics as originals and printings.
Adress:
29 Pfeilstr., tel. 925 71 00. more
Reckermann
Nouveau Réalisme, Zero,
Contemporary Art and Photographics. Adress:
16 Albertusstr., tel. 257 48 68.
Der Spiegel
Modern Art since 1945,
contemporary German and international Art as well as Informel, Pop-Art,
Op-Art, Nouveau Réalis- me. Adress:
10 Richartz- str., tel. 25 55 52.
