Sotheby's is pleased to present the Modern & Contemporary Art auction, taking place live in Cologne on 4 June 2025. The sale spans the groundbreaking innovations of Modernism through the evolution of Concrete Art, Zero, Neo-Expressionism, and into the 21st century with many of today's most influential and celebrated artists.

This auction is currently open for consignment. We are looking for works by Post-War and Contemporary artists such as Gerhard Richter, Isa Genzken, Günther Uecker, Imi Knoebel, Günther Förg, Tony Cragg, Sam Francis, Kiki Kogelnick, Michel Majerus, Sigmar Polke, Konrad Klapheck and Wolfgang Mattheuer or German and Austrian Modernists like Lotte Laserstein, Marianne von Werefkin, Gabriele Münter, Alexander von Jawlensky, Egon Schiele and Gustav Klimt. Please get in touch with one of our specialists listed below for a confidential and without obligation valuation.

Exhibition viewings on the 29 May and 1 June are available upon appointment.

For assistance with bidding and registration, please contact: I Wenn Sie Hilfe beim Bieten und der Registrierung benötigen, wenden Sie sich bitte an:

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For sale inquiries please contact | Bei Fragen zur Auktion, wenden Sie sich bitte an:

Eva Donnerhack

Head of Fine Art Sales Germany | Director, Specialist | Modern & Contemporary Art

+49 (0) 221 20 71 70

EVA.DONNERHACK@SOTHEBYS.COM

Valentin Woltmann

Cataloguer | Modern & Contemporary Art

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VALENTIN.WOLTMANN@SOTHEBYS.COM 

Katrin Mundy

Pre-Sale Manager | Modern & Contemporary Art

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KATRIN.MUNDY@SOTHEBYS.COM 

Valérie Lienhart

Pre-Sale Coordinator | Modern & Contemporary Art

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VALERIE.LIENHART@SOTHEBYS.COM