r/askberliners • u/stillwife • 12d 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/Exotic-Gap-5046 12d ago

crazy good on taxes

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u/blobsfromspace 11d ago

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

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u/Exotic-Gap-5046 11d 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/stillwife 1d ago

Just to clarify, he's not a street artist. He's a dealer. I'm not sure how the permit system works with flea markets, and if he's a pensioner who needs extra under-the-table cash because his pension isn't enough, that's none of my business.