Bares for Rares - Horst Lichter can barely believe: Puzzling mirror object brings a small fortune
"What that is, we'll clarify later," says Moderator Horst Lichter looking at the peculiar object that Anneliese Hohmann wants to sell on "Bares für Rares". The 63-year-old retail saleswoman from the Swabian town of Deizisau herself speaks of a "kinetic object".
"Must that be art, or does it have some meaning?", asks Lichter the expert. Detlev Kümmel confirms the assumption of the moderator: "Kinetics is indeed art and stands for movement that can be felt or represented through light." Then he explains the construction of the work: Steel plates were heated differently and attached to a steel plate, which is then slowly moved by an electric motor. This creates constantly changing light and shadow plays.
"Bares für Rares": Horst Lichter is amazed
Horst Lichter is excited: "That's interesting!" The expert admits: "It has a calming effect on me." The work was made in 1969 by artist Hans Geipel. Hohmann should bring 250 Euro for the object. "You'll forget that in no time," says Kümmel to the puzzled seller. Then he pulls the cat out of the bag: He appraises the value at 1800 to 2400 Euro. "Leck mich de Söck," says Lichter, who hadn't counted on such a high sum.
The dealers are also excited about the rare object. Wolfgang Pauritsch starts the auction with a bid of 500 Euro. The highest bid of 1050 Euro comes from Julian Schmitz-Avila. Despite admitting that the artwork nerves him, Schmitz-Avila outbids himself and raises the bid to 1100 Euro.
This sum the seller accepts gratefully - and goes home happily.
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Horst Lichter expresses his fascination towards the kinetic object, mentioning, "I never thought it could be worth this much, especially considering Horst Lichter's initial wish price was far lower." Detlev Kümmel, the expert, further adds to the conversation, stating, "It's actually Horst Lichter who brought the artist Hans Geipel to everyone's attention with his high appraisal of 1800 to 2400 Euro."
