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6 october 2026
Live auction

Vrt Moving out auction

During the evening session on Tuesday, October 6 at 7 PM, the VRT art collection will go under the physical hammer in 37 lots. For decades, the broadcaster collected paintings, sculptures, and prints to turn the corridors and workspaces into pleasant environments.

Jan Cox (1919-1980) 'Phoenix Arizona', 1976. Olie/doek. Hing op de 11e verdiepîng.
Demontage van het doek van Jan Cox (201 x 468 cm) door We Conserve.
Pol Mara (1920-1998) Zes doeken. Worden afzonderlijk aangeboden.
Pol Mara (1920-1998) Hingen op de 3de verdieping (Klara-studio's).

For instance, monumental canvases by Georges Collignon adorned the ground floor corridors, an equally impressive canvas by Jan Cox took pride of place in the meeting room, and prints by artists such as Roger Raveel, Bengt Lindström, Pol Bury, Jef Verheyen, and Jo Delahaut hung across multiple floors.

Georges Collignon (1923-2002) 'Compositie 4', 1977.
Pol Mara (1920-1998) 'Color-session', 1978.
Pierre Cordier (°1933) 'Chimigrammes'.

Various sculptures also shone on the site itself, including the impressive ‘II=I’ by Hilde van Sumere at the garden entrance. The sculpture, made of Corten steel, dates from 1985 and stands no less than 6.5 meters tall. Also difficult to move, view, and collect on-site are three impressive tile panels by Paul Van Hoeydonck and work by Felix Roullin.

Hilde Van Sumere (1932-2013) 'II=I', 1985.

Special mention goes to the series of seven original canvases by Pol Mara that hung in the central area of the Klara floor. With titles like ‘Fiesta’, ‘Cabaret’, ‘Ik zou willen dansen soms’ (Sometimes I’d like to dance), and ‘Crazy time’, they alluded to the musical arts broadcast on the third floor—the home of Radio3, now Klara.

 Finally, and significantly, around 117 lots will also be offered in a so-called ‘silent auction’, a race against the clock running from September 23 to October 12. These are mainly prints (silkscreens, lithographs, etchings) that hung in the hallways and various offices across the floors of the VRT building.

Collection
By appointment and upon receipt of payment, you can collect your artworks between Tuesday, October 13 and Friday, October 23, from 10 AM to 12 PM and 1 PM to 5 PM, and on Saturday, October 17 between 10 AM and 1 PM.

The sculptures by Frans Van Den Brande, Felix Roulin, and Hilde Van Sumere must be collected in situ by appointment, at the buyer’s own expense and responsibility.

Parking

There is a loading and unloading zone in front of our door in the Verlatstraat, or you can park in one of the nearby underground parking garages: parking Kooldok or Steendok (a 5-minute walk away).

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Bidding
You can place bids in four different ways:

  1. At our venue: Platform, Verlatstraat 18, Antwerp.
    You will receive a bid number after registering at the desk, starting half an hour before the start of the auction.
    Commission = 28%
  2. Online: you can set up a ‘prebid’ or you can bid ‘live’ online during the live auction itself.
    There are 3 online platforms you can use for this: Bernaerts Live or the app ‘Auctioneers Bernaerts, Invaluable or Drouotonline
    During the auction you log in and can follow the bids live and place your bid.
    Commission = 30%
  3. Place an absentee bid via the online catalogue or mail a completed form to info(at)bernaerts.be at the latest 12h prior to the live auction. The auctioneer tries to acquire your lot at the most advantageous price possible.
    Commission = 28%
  4. Request a telephone line via the online catalogue or mail a completed telephone bid form to info(at)bernaerts.be, at the latest 12h prior to the live auction. One of our staff will call you during the auction to bid along live.
    Commission = 28%