about us

The foundation for today's art auction house GÜNTHER was laid in 1991, when the first art and antiques auction in Dresden was held on June 1, by art auction house Neumeister from Munich.

Subsequently, the first subsidiary office was established at Käthe-Kollwitz-Ufer in Dresden, initially as a representative of the Munich parent company. It was run by the manager Stefan Günther, until in 1994 the independent Dresden art auction NEUMEISTER was founded and the house moved to new premises at the Weißer Hirsch, Bautzner Landstraße 7, in the tradition-rich Park Hotel. Here, all prerequisites were in place for a high-standard annual programme which sent out invitations every year in spring and autumn for auctions of art, graphics and miscellaneous objects. In addition, special auctions were held which were targeted specifically at the connoisseurs of selected fields of collections such as porcelain from Meissen or the art of individual eras such as Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) or the art of the years of the GDR.

Thus an established company has evolved in Saxony.

Now as well as in the past, a great value is set upon on a careful cataloging of all accepted objects. By now, objects arrive not only from Germany but increasingly from all over the world. In this context it is assumed that the search for Saxon art is initially done in Saxony. The same applies to the buyers, 50% of them come from Saxony — in other words: a healthy ratio between local representation and cosmopolitan appeal. Furthermore, the auction house seeks close contacts with museums and research institutes. When in doubt, art objects of a high quality but unsecured ascribed attributes are presented to experts for an expertise report and, if necessary, for state-of-the-art diagnostic procedures, so that occasionally not only well-known names but also considerable estimated values are put up for auction. On the other hand, scientists, conservators, and employees of museums, who closely monitor the exhibitions which follow in quick succession and who have been able to bid successfully for many objects destined for museums, are always welcome guests in the auction house.

In addition, the art auction house in its role as publisher has already promoted three book projects of high quality bibliophile design.

In this way the art auction house has been able to go its seperate way under its own name away from the guiding hand of the Munich house since January 1, 1999.
Its taking an active interest in the artistic happenings of the city.
The KUNSTAUKTIONSHAUS GÜNTHER is happy to accept delivery of individual pieces, collections, or estates at any time. Expert advice or value assessment also form part of the service. On request, the auction house will send out its publications; the catalogues can be ordered on subscription.