A first in Europe - First KIRCHNERSHOP at Ketterer Kunst in Germany

Berlin, 05 August 2009 (kk) - As from now there is a new haven for fans of one of the most important German artists of the 20th century: in Berlin, the former stronghold of Expressionism, Ketterer Kunst is operating the first and hitherto only KIRCHNERSHOP in Germany at Fasanenstrasse 70.

Aficionados of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner can now take home many of his exciting motifs on numerous useful objects and accessories in addition to attending the exhibitions and auctions at Ketterer Kunst where original works by the great “Die Brücke” artist are regularly represented.

Everything is there from pocket mirrors to T-shirts. The range includes sets of coloured pencils and erasers, footmats and bath towels, glasses, dish towels and trivial pursuit games. Prices for some 45 products on offer range from € 4 for instance, for magnets “Nude” and “Davos” to € 108 for the belt “Flying People”. Other articles made of high-quality materials, most of them fairtrade, made in the artist’s adopted country are soon to follow. This autumn, “Gerda”, a dress collection inspired by the 1914 Kirchner portrait in oils of “Gerda”, is to enlarge the selection of products on offer. It will be rounded off by numerous publications dealing with the Expressionist artist’s work.

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was not just a painter and sculptor, one of the most important draughtsmen and printmaker. He was also a graduate architect*. His aim as an artist was to lead mankind to new and lofty heights through the works he designed in form and colour down to the smallest utilitarian article. Furniture, trays and coffe mills were all sketched, designed and painted by Kirchner in his studios in Dresden and Berlin and his homes in Davos. The Ernst Ludwig Kirchner AG views it as its mission to ensure this intention of the artist’s continues to be promoted by providing a wide range of useful items designed as the artist would wish to be sold jointly with Ketterer Kunst at the KIRCHNERSHOP in Berlin.

* Also see on this the book Der Architekt Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, published in 1999 by Ketterer Kunst-Verlag and available at the KIRCHNERSHOP in Berlin.

Since it was founded in 1954, Ketterer Kunst has been firmly established in the front ranks of auction houses dealing in art and rare books with headquarters in Munich and a branch in Hamburg. Gallery rooms in Berlin as well as representatives in Heidelberg, Krefeld and Ravensburg have contributed substantially to the company's success. Ketterer Kunst has further rounded off its portfolio by acquiring the prestigious Ernest Rathenau Verlag, New York/Munich. In addition, exhibitions, special themed auctions and benefit auctions for charity as well as online auctions are regular events at Ketterer Kunst.

Client enquiries:
KIRCHNERSHOP
Fasanenstr. 70
10719 Berlin
Phone: +49-(0)30-88675-363, Fax.: -643
Mail: infoberlin@kettererkunst.de
Opening hours: Monday-Friday, 11 am-7 pm, Saturday 11 am-4 pm

Press contact:

Ketterer Kunst
Michaela Derra M.A.
Joseph-Wild-Str. 18
81829 München
GERMANY
Telefon: +49-(0)89-55244-152 (Fax: -177)
E-Mail: m.derra@kettererkunst.de

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