Ketterer Kunst Modern & Contemporary Art Auction Totals $481,700
3 min read · 16 Sep 2026
My - 11 - 64 (Mykonos) by Ernst Wilhelm Nay sold for $46,500. Image courtesy of Ketterer Kunst
A work by Ernst Wilhelm Nay was the headline sale at Ketterer Kunst 'Modern & Contemporary Art' auction on September 15 in Munich.
- The sale totaled $481,700 (EUR416,400), falling short of its pre-sale low estimate.
Snapshot of the sale
- 46 works sold totaling $481,700.
- Estimates totaled: $653,300 (low) and $897,300 (high), excluding premiums.
- The sell-through rate was 55% of the original 83 lots announced.
The star lot was: Ernst Wilhelm Nay, My - 11 - 64 (Mykonos) (1964), which sold for $46,500, 123% above its $20,800 low estimate.
S. Angelo - Duke by Markus Prachensky sold for $11,500 (147% above estimate). Image courtesy of Ketterer Kunst
The outperformer sold for 147% above its low estimate. Markus Prachensky, S. Angelo - Duke (1977), sold for $11,500 ($4,630 low estimate).
- 19 works, or 41%, sold above their high estimate.
- 25 works, or 54%, sold within their low and high estimate.
- 2 works, or 4%, sold below their low estimate.
- 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.
Guaranteed sales
No sales had a guarantee.
Works that did not sell
37 works were bought-in, including: Uwe Lausen, Ohne Titel (1965), estimated at $34,700 (low) to $46,300 (high). It has been traded once in the past.
Withdrawn before the sale
0 works were withdrawn
Terms and definitions
All results include the fees and premiums added to the price of a work of art when the auctioneer's hammer falls. Estimates, sale prices and totals are converted into US dollars. Sale prices are compared to the auction house’s low estimate, which do not include premiums.
Guarantees: Sometimes an auction house guarantees to pay a seller for a work, regardless of whether the bidding reaches the reserve price, a figure that is typically confidential.
Bought-in: If there are no bids for a work, or if bidding falls short of the reserve price, the lot is unsold or “bought-in”.
Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.
Premiums: Typically a sliding-scale of charges paid in addition to the hammer price by the buyer, plus any other fees.
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