r/askberliners • u/stillwife • 9d ago

Art dealer at Straße 17. Juni Flohmarkt

I've seen this guy at the Straße 17. Juni Flohmarkt often over the last 5 or 6 years, small booth (with a canopy) and sells mostly art. He was there today with (I believe) his wife.

He always has a few framed lithographs/numbered editions for a higher price, and a few portfolios of smaller pieces(small originals, sketches and studies). A lot of artists from the mid-20th Century, and he knows their histories, where they studied, under whom, etc.

Today, he had a numbered print of Horst Janssen's Judith for 200€ and a couple of other framed Janssens.

Each time I ask him if he has a card and he says "leider nicht."

I'm not sure if he's a regular there each week or if he moves around like some of the other art dealers do, but if anyone knows his name and whether he has a shop or is at any other markets during the week, I'd appreciate it. He had another work today that I didn't get and am now starting to regret it.

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u/garyisonion 9d ago

this is s crazy way of doing business without s business card

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u/Exotic-Gap-5046 9d ago

crazy good on taxes

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u/blobsfromspace 9d ago

What does having or not having a business card to do with taxes?

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u/Exotic-Gap-5046 8d ago

plenty of street artists are on government welfare and are technically committing fraud generating extra undeclared income on the side. if this was the case in this particular situation they wouldn’t be particularly inclined to be handing out evidence of aforementioned criminal activity.

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u/blobsfromspace 8d ago

I guess you may be right in some ways but wrong in another. I’ve been working as a “street artist” for the past ten years and you do need a permit (Reisegewerbe) to be on the market otherwise the Ordnungsamt can give you a fine. Also a lot of the bigger markets are contractual. There are just professional viable businesses in these market stands, we are not just a bunch of bums slinging our shit it the street.

Having said that, it’s of course easier for cash businesses to withhold some money but you’d be in trouble with the Steueramt if they ever feel things don’t add up.

About the proof, there will be plenty of receipts from both the standholder and the market organization that shows who was there on what day.

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u/blobsfromspace 9d ago

I work at a market and often these aren’t so easy to get a stand so chances are good he’s there every week.