Auction house

The reasons for buying and collecting art may differ greatly: Sometimes it is the pure joy found in the colours, form or motif. Other times it is the endeavor to fathom the essence of an artist’s oeuvre or the spirit of an era. Or perhaps a work of art that is tied to a personal memory or feeling.

Nearly 100 years ago, in 1923, the art historian Georg Karl and der German philologist Curt von Faber du Faur founded the auction house in Munich. Active in the art and antiquarian book trade, they initially focused on the selling and auctioning of books in the Gärtnerplatz quarter, and later at Karolinenplatz Square.

What is the history behind a work of art? What hands did the work pass through? Might it be that it has a dark past? The answers to these questions have been gaining in explosiveness and importance.

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