11 June 2023, 4 pm
Charity Art Auction at the Kunsthalle St. Annen
In favour of earthquake relief in Turkey and Syria
Patron: Björn Engholm, Former Minister President from Schleswig-Holstein
In cooperation with CHRISTIE'S
Auctioneer: Christiane Gräfin zu Rantzau, Chairman Christie’s Germany
Among others with works of:
Susanne Adler | Ulrich Bittmann | Patric Catani | Burkhard Dierks | Janine Gerber | Andreas Gursky | Manaf Halbouni | Mona Hatoum | Johannes Jäger | Jos de Kleijn | Stephanie Lüning | Jonathan Meese | Armin Mueller-Stahl | Matt Mullican | Martin Streit | Edmund de Waal
In view of the earthquake catastrophe in Turkey und in Syria, Kunsthalle St. Annen is organizing a charity auction together with the auction house Christie’s and the artist community Gemeinschaft Lübecker Künstlerinnen und Künstler. Local and international artists are donating works for a good cause. Art lovers will have the opportunity to purchase an artwork for themselves. The proceeds of the auction will go to the organization medico international e. V. to support victims of the earthquake disaster. The former Minister President Björn Engholm is patron of the event, and Christiane Gräfin zu Rantzau, Chairman Christie’s Germany, will lead the auction.
A preview of the works is possible:
Saturday, 10 June, 2023, 10 am - 5 pm and and on Sunday, 11 June 2023, from 10 am to 3 pm
at Kunsthalle St. Annen, St. Annen-Str. 15, 23552 Lübeck.
Written offers and registration for telephone participation until 9 June, 2023: mq@luebeck.de
Entrance is free and registration in advance is required:
www.kunsthalle-st-annen.de or (+49) 0451 122 4137.
The transport of the auctioned works is organized by the buyers.
The works by the artists of the community Gemeinschaft Lübecker Künstlerinnen und Künstler in the exhibition „Lübeck Contemporary“ are moreover already available now. 50 % of the sales proceeds will be donated in favour of the earthquake victims.
Please note that photos will be taken during the event to be used for publicity purposes of Kunsthalle St. Annen.