Koller auctions

Vincent van Gogh. Pont de Clichy , 1887.

Albert Anker : gymnastics lesson in Ins (1879); Record award at Koller (2013)

Koller Auctions , headquartered in Zurich, is a Swiss auction house that is one of the ten most important art auctioneers worldwide and had an annual turnover of 100 million Swiss francs in 2013 . In 2016, the auction house achieved the highest sales of Swiss art of all auction houses worldwide.

history

The company was founded in 1958 by lawyer Pierre Koller (1924–2019) as "Galerie Koller AG". Since 2008 the company has been run under the name of "Koller Auctions AG" in order to emphasize the auctions as the main company service. The auction house is family-owned and is now run in the second generation by Cyril Koller.

In addition to its headquarters in Zurich and the “Koller Genève” branch in Geneva , the company has eight representative offices in Munich , Düsseldorf , London , Paris , Brussels , Moscow , Shanghai and Beijing . Auctions of objects in the lower price segment take place parallel to the auctions in Zurich under the label "Koller West" in separate rooms.

Koller is a member of the “International Auctioneers”, an association of eight auction houses with joint publication.

Record auctions

• Albert Anker : The older sister. In December 2011, at CHF 7.3 million, the highest bid for the Swiss painter to date.
• Albert Anker: Gym class in Ins. Auctioned for CHF 7.5 million in 2013.
• Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder Ä. : Bouquet of flowers with tulips. In September 2008 the highest auction hammer price for the Dutch painter worldwide at CHF 5.8 million.

literature

• Christian von Faber-Castell Koller - 50 years of art trading and auctions. Zurich 2008, ISBN 978-3-85932-606-4 .
• Swiss saleroom marks anniversary with London show. In: Antiques Trade Gazette, July 7, 2008, accessed March 29, 2015.

Web links

Commons : Images from Koller Auctions  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Homepage of Koller Auctions AG
• Koller Auctions at artnet
• Philipp Meier: Art Market Zurich - Where trade lives from art In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung , January 12, 2016, accessed on December 31, 2016.
• phi: Pierre Koller is 90 - price record for his birthday. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung , September 19, 2014, accessed on December 31, 2016.
• phi: Pierre Koller is celebrating his 80th birthday - a gifted auctioneer. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung , September 19, 2004, accessed on December 31, 2016.
• Tilo Richter: Auction at Koller in Zurich - An early work by Vasari. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , March 25, 2015, accessed on December 31, 2016.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Christian von Faber-Castell : Koller - 50 years of art trading and auctions. Zurich 2008, ISBN 978-3-85932-606-4 , page 95.
2. ↑ Replenishment for Maastricht exhibitors. handelsblatt.com of April 14, 2011.
3. ↑ Koller Auctions: Specialization pays off. In: Handelsblatt , December 23, 2013.
4. ^ Julia Stephan and Sabine Altorfer: The Swiss art trade is lame . In: Neue Luzerner Zeitung . July 22, 2016, p. 9 ( online ).
5. ↑ Neue Zürcher Zeitung of June 26, 2019: An art dealer patron: Pierre Koller died at the age of 95 , by Philipp Meier , accessed on July 6, 2019
6. ↑ [1]
7. ↑ Peter Temple: The Handbook of Alternative Assets: Making money from art, rare books, coins and banknotes, forestry, gold and precious metals, stamps, wine and other alternative assets. Harrimam, 2010. [2]
8. ↑ Record price for Anker-Bild. Tages-Anzeiger , October 20, 2011, accessed December 31, 2016.
9. ↑ Blocher buys anchor for 7.5 million. In: Bieler Tagblatt , March 23, 2013, accessed on December 31, 2016.
10. ↑ World record for Anke paintings. In: Online record price for Schiele picture. In: Kurier , June 22, 2013, accessed December 31, 2016