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Contemporary Art & Design 654

Contemporary Art & Design – World-Class Contemporary Art

The leading auction for contemporary art and design in the Nordics is back with works by international artists including Alex Katz, James Rosenquist, David Hockney and Yves Klein, and prints by Keith Haring and Andy Warhol. Within the Swedish section, we find acclaimed artists such as Mamma Andersson, Nathalie Djurberg & Hans Berg, and Andreas Eriksson, as well as sought-after works by Lena Cronqvist, Rolf Hanson and Ola Billgren. Within design, highlights this season include an interesting selection of contemporary designers such as Alexis Verstraeten & Pauline Montironi, Lindsey Adelman, as well as a collection of furniture by Mats Theselius and Jonas Bohlin for Källemo - among them, Bohlin's brutalist design classic ’Iron Concrete’. Read more


When is the viewing and auction?

Contemporary Art & Design
Viewing April 19 – 23, Berzelii Park 1, Stockholm
Open weekdays 11 am – 6 pm, weekends 11 am – 4 pm
Live auction April 24 – 25, Arsenalsgatan 2, Stockholm


April 24 from 2 pm CEST Lot number
Design 1 – 146
April 25 from 2 pm CEST Lot number
Photography 147 – 237
Contemporary Art 238 – 419
Prints 420 – 444

A guide for buyers – How to bid


Participating online is easy – You can bid in advance by placing an absentee bid online or live online in real-time during the auction. Choose an option that fits you. Read more about the options below.

Register with one click – please note that if you are an online customer you need to register for live auctions to be able to bid at the auction. Simply click here to register or contact validation@bukowskis.com. If you are a new customer, you must create a Customer Account first. For assistance, please contact info@bukowskis.com.

Register for live auctions Create an Account

Absentee bidding (online or written form)

If you are a verified live auction customer and logged into your account, you can place an online absentee bid up to when there are 10 lots left before the lot you are interested in is hammered. Simply find the lot you wish to bid on and enter your maximum bid in the “Place your bid” field, after this Bukowskis will bid on the item for you.

You may also send in a written absentee bidding form to our customer service. Click here to download the absentee bidding submission form and send the filled out form to info@bukowskis.com.

Bid live online in real-time

If you are a verified live auction customer and logged into your account, you can participate online in real-time during the auction. Find the auction you want to participate in and click “Join the live auction”, and you will be directed to Bukowskis’ live auction streaming page. The lot being sold is shown on the screen – so keep an eye out for the lot you wish to bid on. After this, you can place your bid in the “Place your bid” field.

Bidding by phone

If you prefer to bid by telephone, one of our specialists can call you directly from the salesroom and bid on your behalf. Simply fill out the telephone bidding application form and send it to telephonebid@bukowskis.com by 8 PM on the day before the auction. Please specify the catalogue number, your full name, address and telephone number(s) where you can be reached during the auction.

Bid in the auction room

If you wish to bid Live in person in the salesroom, you can register at Bukowskis, Arsenalsgatan 2 in Stockholm from 9 AM on the day of the auction. For more information, please contact our customer service: info@bukowskis.com.

Please note: To submit a bid exceeding 3 million SEK, we may require a special approval based on bank reference. Please send an email to validation@bukowskis.com in order to be approved for bidding on this level.

Bid increasment
Interval Increasment
0 – 3.000 200 SEK
3.000 – 10.000 500 SEK
10.000 – 20.000 1.000 SEK
20.000 – 50.000 2.000 SEK
50.000 – 200.000 5.000 SEK
200.000 – 400.000 10.000 SEK
400.000 – 1.000.000 20.000 SEK
1.000.000 – 5.000.000 50.000 SEK
5.000.000 – 10.000.000 100.000 SEK
10.000.000 + 250.000 SEK


Payment and collection

Payment

Payment must be made within 8 working days after the auction ends. You can find information on how to pay for your items under ”My Pages”. Payment can also be made during ongoing auctions at the premises on Arsenalsgatan 2, by Berzelii Park. (please note that we do not handle cash).

Collect

Arsenalsgatan 2 – You can collect your item at Arsenalsgatan 2 directly on the auction days, or on the following days; Friday, April 26, Monday, April 29, and Tuesday, April 30.

No pickup is available between May 1 – May 7.

Västberga Allé 3 – From Wednesday, May 8, you can pick up your item at Bukowskis, Västberga Allé 3.

As of May 14, a storage fee of 50 SEK per item and day will be charged for uncollected items. Full payment must be received before your lot can be collected.

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Transport

If you have won a bid in one of Bukowskis’s auctions, you can easily book delivery online on ”My pages” after you have paid for your item. You can also contact us at specialdelivery@bukowskis.com if you need help finding the best transport solution for you.

Auction highlights
Contact our category specialists
Andreas Rydén
Stockholm
Andreas Rydén
Head Specialist, Art, Deputy Managing Director
+46 (0)728 58 71 39
Karin Aringer
Stockholm
Karin Aringer
Specialist Photographs and Contemporary Art
+46 (0)702 63 70 57
Louise Wrede
Stockholm
Louise Wrede
Specialist Contemporary Art, Private Sales
+46 (0)739 40 08 19
Marcus Kinge
Stockholm
Marcus Kinge
Specialist Prints
+46 (0)739 40 08 27
Camilla Behrer
Stockholm
Camilla Behrer
Head of Design/ Specialist Modern & Contemporary Decorative Art & Design
+46 (0)708 92 19 77
Eva Seeman
Stockholm
Eva Seeman
Chief Specialist Modern and Contemporary Decorative art and design
+46 (0)708 92 19 69
Jonatan  Jahn
Stockholm
Jonatan Jahn
Head Specialist Contemporary and Modern Design
+46 (0)703 92 88 60
Karl Green
Stockholm
Karl Green
Specialist Modern and Contemporary Decorative Art & Design
+46 (0)700 07 94 25
Christopher Stålhandske
Stockholm
Christopher Stålhandske
Head Specialist Carpets, textiles and Islamic works of art
+46 (0)708 19 12 58