The Kunstauktionshaus Leipzig has been the most important contact point for auctions in the trade fair city for over 25 years. The first auctions took place in the inner-city Famulushaus, but the auction house soon moved to the spacious corner shop at Gohliser Straße 19, where it is still located today.
Since March 1, 2022, the former Frankfurt gallery owner and art dealer Karl Schwind has been managing the house as the third managing director since it was founded in 1995 by the art historian Wolfgang E. Hennig. Schwind established the gallery of the same name in Frankfurt am Main in 1989, which from the outset had dedicated itself to art in the GDR, particularly to the Leipzig School. With the help of his many years of experience, his proven expertise especially in the field of figurative painting of the 20th century and his network in the art world, he will consistently condense the auction house's program: in future the focus will be exclusively on fine arts. This makes the art auction house in Leipzig the most important house of its kind in the new federal states.
Since March 1, 2022, the former Frankfurt gallery owner and art dealer Karl Schwind has been managing the house as the third managing director since it was founded in 1995 by the art historian Wolfgang E. Hennig. Schwind established the gallery of the same name in Frankfurt am Main in 1989, which from the outset had dedicated itself to art in the GDR, particularly to the Leipzig School. With the help of his many years of experience, his proven expertise especially in the field of figurative painting of the 20th century and his network in the art world, he will consistently condense the auction house's program: in future the focus will be exclusively on fine arts. This makes the art auction house in Leipzig the most important house of its kind in the new federal states.
