Munich (kk) - Competence and tradition - these have been the hallmarks of Ketterer Kunst for over fifty years. To ensure quality and success every day of the year, the business is always coming up with innovative and unusual solutions for accomplishing tasks at hand and achieving long-term goals. In addition to the services provided by Ketterer Kunst Auctions, the company's core competence, Ketterer Kunst is now offering its clientele even more: Art Services, Experts Art Service, Ketterer Kunst Galerie and Ketterer Kunst Verlage [Publishing] ensure that the needs of art and the aims of their clientele are met in the best way possible.

The focus at Ketterer Kunst is on auctions. Consequently, Ketterer Kunst Auctions represents one of the leading auction houses in Germany dealing in art and rare books. Nowadays two auctions are held a year - apart from special auctions and benefit auctions for charity on a regular basis - in Munich in the fields of Modern and Contemporary art. Moreover, four annual auctions are held in Hamburg (Old Masters, Modern and Marine Art, Rare Books).

Against this background, requests have been repeatedly made for expert support in building up collections as well as enlarging or restructuring collections on a rational basis. Sensitively and intelligently ensuring the best returns on investment in collections - especially in the case of highly diversified collections - has always been an important aspect of collecting. This is why Art Services has been offering cutting-edge services since January 2006. With contacts to museums, galleries, auction houses and private art collections worldwide, experts will find customised and personalised solutions by deploying competence, style and a sharp eye for the current market situation.

Not only private collectors but also art dealers who like the convenience of buying via the internet will appreciate what Ketterer Kunst Galerie can do for them. The range of works on offer is diverse, from Herbert Achternbusch through Willi Baumeister and Tom Wesselmann to Paul Wunderlich and Mac Zimmermann.

However, even at a time when the use of electronic media is steadily increasing, well-grounded research is still to a large extent based on standard works of reference for professionals. Then, too, there are books whose beauty lies in their tactile qualities. This is where Ketterer Kunst Verlage come into play with a range of publishing services: in addition to the catalogues of works by leading artists and exhibition catalogues published by Ketterer Kunst Editionen and Euphorion Verlag stand for the unity of form and content to the highest standard. Here important works of literature are published with a creative eye for state-of-the-art book production and design.

Experts Art Service is also part of the Ketterer Kunst Network. Operating throughout Europe, this service is an advertising agency committed to developing and deploying new advertising concepts and adapting existing strategies. Looking back on years of experience, it optimizes budgets.

Ketterer Kunst was founded by Wolfgang Ketterer in 1954. Since the mid-1990s, his son, Robert Ketterer, has been at the helm in the firm. Art Services, Experts Art Service, Ketterer Kunst Auktionen, Ketterer Kunst Galerie and Ketterer Kunst Verlage are all activities of the Ketterer Kunst Network.

Munich, January 2006