Van Ham Art Publications
Schoenhauser Str. 10-16
50968 Cologne | Germany
Tel.: +49 (221) 92 58 62-81
Fax: +49 (221) 95 58 62-4
E-Mail: publications@van-ham.com
Catalogue Raisonné, Estate Management, Exhibitions
In addition to marketing art, VAN HAM is also committed to art historical research. VAN HAM has made important contributions to the integration of research and the art market, and as result, strengthening a trusting relationship between buyers and sellers.
Karl Hofer
In April 2008, VAN HAM Art Publications published the catalogue raisonné of paintings by Expressionist Karl Hofer (1878-1955). Karl Bernhard Wohlert compiled the three volumes containing a total of 2,900 paintings. Hofer's oeuvre spans a creative period of around 57 years, between 1898 and 1955-the most fascinating period during which artistic production transition from Art Nouveau to modernism. VAN HAM also maintains a portion of the Hofer Estate.
Fritz Klimsch
In 1991, VAN HAM published documentation on Fritz Klimsch's body of work (1870-1966). Hermann Braun compiled the text from his own research, which documents over 230 works, some unknown or known only from hearsay. Braun discovered forty of such works over the course of the project. With this publication, the achievements of Klimsch received much needed reevaluation. Indeed, the artist played an important role among leading sculptors in Berlin from the late nineteenth century to 1943. An extensive retrospective with over 60 works by the sculptor was also curated by Dr. Werner Stopp in 1991. The show provided the opportunity to document the work of the artist in its near entirely, and to reintroduce to the public what had previously been considered forty lost objects.
The Art of the Consignment
Our brochure The Art of the Consignment serves as guideline for all who are interested in auctions. Here, we describe in detail how art objects can be sold and bought at VAN HAM. Experts and amateurs, longtime friends of our auction house and newcomers alike: all can learn about new and exciting events at VAN HAM and find several current images. We will gladly send you a complimentary copy upon request.
50 Years - Your Bridge to Art
Cologne 1959. Art historian Carola van Ham founded the auction house Kunsthaus am Museum in the West German metropolis and home to the great cathedral. As Europe's first female auctioneers, van Ham asserted herself in what was once a male-dominated profession. With much optimism, sound art historical knowledge, and business acumen, she led her company to a top position among German auction houses. For a half a century, VAN HAM has worked successfully in the art market. Our dynamic history is documented in a comprehensive illustrated book, which was published in 2009. In addition, the text shares fascinating anecdotes taken from the family business's five decades of art market activity.
Tata Ronkholz
In 2001, VAN HAM took on the research for, and management of, the Estate of photographer Tata Ronkholz. She was a member of the first generation of Bernd Becher's students at the Düsseldorf Kunstakademie.
Her estate contains over 2,000 prints, contact sheets, and several negatives, along with all of her correspondence and plans used in her later interior design work.
Parallel to the art fair photokina, and in the context of the "International Photo Scene," VAN HAM presented a selection of her quintessential photographic works of refreshment stands and industrial buildings.
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