At the Friends of the Pinakothek der Moderne charity auction, individual works achieve top prices. The bottom line, however, is that the previous year’s result of 2.3 million euros was not reached. Is the money no longer so loose?
Seldom in the 20-year history of Pin, the Friends of the Pinakothek der Moderne, has there been so much tension surrounding the traditional charity auction as this year. There was a fear that many people would no longer have so much money in view of the world situation, which was characterized by crises and wars. “We live in difficult times,” emphasized chairwoman Dorothée Wahl, visibly tensely admitting that she had barely slept the previous three nights. Your concern and hope at the same time: Would it be possible to almost achieve last year’s result of 2.6 million euros?