Munich, 28 May 2017, (kk) - The spring auction season at Ketterer Kunst in Munich saw a successful opening with a result of € 1.3 million grossed in the department of 19th Century Art. Special attention went to the first 35 lot numbers from a collection of a Southern German art lover. Particularly the works by Franz von Stuck were met with great enthusiasm.

Another lot at the top of the buyers' wish lists was Joseph Karl Stieler's oil painting of "Königin Therese von Bayern" (lot 59), which will remain, as expected, in the south of Germany, however, not without fierce resistance from the rest of the country. The representative of a public Bavarian institution in the saleroom took the painting from 1855 with him for a result of € 67,500*.

What does not surprise much about Friedrich Kallmorgen's oil painting "Die Schule ist aus" (lot 188) from 1916 is the fact that it will become part of a Northern German private collection, the surprising thing, however, is the result of € 62,500*. The small-size work realized more than a twelve-fold of its calling price of € 5,000. Strong competition from Hamburg and almost half a dozen bidders from Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg, Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalia provided the outstanding result.

Another remarkable increase of more than five times the calling price was also recorded for Karl Hagemeister's "Märkische Seenlandschaft" (lot 163). Despite strong commitment from Northern Germany and the Rhineland, almost a dozen bidders from Berlin and Brandenburg arranged it among themselves. A private collector from the Potsdam vicinity eventually won the contention with his bid of € 38,750*

All six works by Edward Theodore Compton were sold with good increase rates. While the "Ansicht der Marmolata vom Piz Boè aus" (from 75) will call a private collection in London its new home for a result of € 25,000*, the work "Blick auf die Nordseite des Gro&stlig;glockners" (lot 79) went to the hands of a Southern German collector for a result of € 21,250*.

Excellent results were also realized by, among others, the following lots:

Unsold objects can be acquired in the post auction sale until 24 June, 2017. The result list is available by phone on +49-(0)89-552440.

*   The rounded result is the hammer price + 25 % commission for hammer prices up to € 500.000.
The share of the hammer price that exceeds € 500.000 is subject to a commission of + 20 % added to the commission charged for the share up to € 500.000.

Since it was founded in 1954, Ketterer Kunst has been on the forefront of auction houses dealing in Fine Art and Rare Books, with its headquarters in Munich, and a branch in Hamburg. Representatives' offices in Berlin, Heidelberg, Duesseldorf, the Benelux Union, France, Italy, Switzerland and the US have contributed substantially to the company's success. In addition, exhibitions, special thematic and charity auctions as well as monthly online auctions at www.ketterer-internet-auction.com are regular events at Ketterer Kunst. Robert Ketterer is owner and CEO of Ketterer Kunst.