Can you help me find all the art work of German painter Alexander
Koester? Even if it is a book that I can buy or find in a library that
lists and displays all the works would be great. His art sells at
Sothebys auctions between $50-150k so there must be some reference
somewhere to put valuations on these pieces accompanied by a
description and picture of these pieces. Thank
you in advance for you help.  -Joe

Hi jdoretti,

Given Alexander Koester's multi-decade career and how much his artwork
fetches at auctions, I was surprised that I didn't find his complete
portfolio online.

The most likely place that you'll find that information is in
Koester's biography, Alexander Koester, 1864-1932 : Leben und Werk.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/3764703997/qid=1019858830/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/104-3257074-5534345

It's out of print, so the tricky part was finding the book.  However,
after using the rare and out of print book search engine on AddALL, I
found it!

http://used.addall.com/

The Advance Book Exchange will allow you to order it directly from the
bookseller or from a private seller who's asking $137.43 for Koester's
book.

http://dogbert.abebooks.com/abe/BookDetails?bi=115081436&AID=7134924&PID=216178

If that price is too steep, you can also try the "Book Fetching"
service on Alibris, a good source for rare books.

http://www.alibris.com/bookfetch/home.cfm?S=R&wisbn=3764703997

Here's some additional information I thought you might find useful:

Recently auctioned paintings:
http://search.sothebys.com/jsps/live/lot/LotDetail.jsp?lot_id=3MXNF
http://www2.icollector.com/catalogs/lot_details.cfm?itemID=108315&catalogID=1045
http://www.kettererkunst.de/e/news/highlights261.shtml

Other Koester Paintings:
http://www.artrenewal.org/asp/database/museum_template.asp?artist=931
http://artroots.com/bart/bavaria/koester.html
http://www.fischerauktionen.ch/auktionen/375/06_3125_3155.pdf
http://library.tamu.edu/cushing/collectn/art/krueger/krue12.html
http://www.kunstagenturmeran.com/verkoester.htm
http://www.kiarchive.ru/pub/misc/images/painters/koester/seachurc.jpg
http://www.kiarchive.ru/pub/misc/images/painters/koester/amberose.jpg
http://www.kiarchive.ru/pub/misc/images/painters/koester/reedwate.jpg

Search terms used: 
Alexander Koester 
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Alexander+Koester
://www.google.de/search?q=alexander+koester

catalog and "Alexander Koester"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=catalog+and+%22Alexander+Koester%22

auction and "Alexander Koester"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=auction+and+%22Alexander+Koester%22

art encyclopedia
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=art+encyclopedia

art museum catalog
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=art+museum+catalog
 
out of print books for sale
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=out+of+print+books+for+sale

I don't know if you can read German, but if you can't and you want to
do additional web searches, you can use Google's language tools page
to help you translate the pages into English.
://www.google.com/language_tools


Katwoman

Hello, You may find this website helpful: 
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/koester_alexander.html that links
to articles and museums with his artwork.  Posters are also available
for purchase.  Also, Amazon.com has two books listed, though are out
of print, that may be available at a nearby library or though
interlibrary loan at:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/104-4828541-5148706

Available out of print books about Alexander Koester can be found
here: http://www.bookfinder.com/search/?author=&title=alexander+koester+&submit=Begin+Search&new_used=*&currency=USD&mode=basic&st=sr&ac=qr