Robert Ketterer continues:
"The excellent results and record prices that have been achieved clearly prove that German art sells best in Germany. With a result of € 3,5 million*, Pechstein's work with painting on both sides is not only the most expensive work in a German auction in 2011, it also set a new record price*** for a painting by the artist". With this record result, Ketterer Kunst is the only German auction house which accomplished the highest annual hammer price three times over the past five years.

This section** alone, including the special auctions Sidelines of the German Avant-garde, from the Collection Schiefler and Garden Sculptures achieved proceeds of € 25 million*, roundabout € 5 million more than last year. Bidders from more than 40 countries contributed to this success, most of them from Europe and the USA, but also from Brazil, China, Singapore, Japan and Australia. It was not only the star of the year who experienced an excellent increase, other classics such as Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Karl Schmidt-Rotluff and Erich Heckel reached similar increases.

First and foremost, the list of sought-after artists is led by names of German artists: While it was artists such as Max Pechstein, Conrad Felixmüller, Gabriele Münter, Emil Nolde, Franz Radziwill, Otto Dix and Karl Hofer who caused furore in the section of Modern Art, it was people such as Gerhard Richter, Rupprecht Geiger, Fritz Koenig, Martin and Brigitte Matschinsky-Denninghoff, Eberhard Havekost and Horst Antes who dominated the section of Contemporary Art. Antes' "Figur Flora" even managed to beat the existing world record price***, which was also held by Ketterer Kunst, for a work by the artist.