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Sam Francis
From Tokyo #4, 1971.
Acrylic on paper
Estimate:
€ 15,000 - 25,000
$ 17,400 - 29,000
Sam Francis
1923 - 1994
From Tokyo #4. 1971.
Acrylic on paper.
Signed on the reverse. On Arches wove paper (with watermark and blindstamp "VÉRITABLE PAPIER D'ARCHES FIN). 56.5 x 76.5 cm (22.2 x 30.1 in), the full sheet. [EH].
• Sam Francis is one of the most important representatives of action painting
• Created in Tokyo, Japan, the art and lifestyle of which play an essential role in the artist's oeuvre
• Concentrated colors in beam-like constructions typical of his art of the early 1970s
• In private ownership since 1973 and offered on the auction market for the first time.
The work is registered with the Sam Francis Foundation, Glendale, California, under the number “SF70-139;SF71-039” and is listed in the online catalogue raisonné.
PROVENANCE: André Emmerich Gallery, Zürich (with a label on the reverse).
Private collecton, southern Germany (acquired from the above in 1973, family-owned ever since).
EXHIBITION: Sam Francis. New Paintings, André Emmerich Gallery, New York, October 27-November 14, 1973.
Called up: December 6, 2025 - ca. 17.52 h +/- 20 min.
1923 - 1994
From Tokyo #4. 1971.
Acrylic on paper.
Signed on the reverse. On Arches wove paper (with watermark and blindstamp "VÉRITABLE PAPIER D'ARCHES FIN). 56.5 x 76.5 cm (22.2 x 30.1 in), the full sheet. [EH].
• Sam Francis is one of the most important representatives of action painting
• Created in Tokyo, Japan, the art and lifestyle of which play an essential role in the artist's oeuvre
• Concentrated colors in beam-like constructions typical of his art of the early 1970s
• In private ownership since 1973 and offered on the auction market for the first time.
The work is registered with the Sam Francis Foundation, Glendale, California, under the number “SF70-139;SF71-039” and is listed in the online catalogue raisonné.
PROVENANCE: André Emmerich Gallery, Zürich (with a label on the reverse).
Private collecton, southern Germany (acquired from the above in 1973, family-owned ever since).
EXHIBITION: Sam Francis. New Paintings, André Emmerich Gallery, New York, October 27-November 14, 1973.
Called up: December 6, 2025 - ca. 17.52 h +/- 20 min.
319
Sam Francis
From Tokyo #4, 1971.
Acrylic on paper
Estimate:
€ 15,000 - 25,000
$ 17,400 - 29,000
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Sam Francis "From Tokyo #4"
This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation, artist‘s resale right compensation is due.
Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 1,000,000 €: herefrom 34 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 29 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 22 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The buyer's premium contains VAT, however, it is not shown.
Regular taxation:
Hammer price up to 1,000,000 €: herefrom 29 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 23% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 15% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The statutory VAT of currently 7 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium.
We kindly ask you to notify us before invoicing if you wish to be subject to regular taxation.
Calculation of artist‘s resale right compensation:
For works by living artists, or by artists who died less than 70 years ago, a artist‘s resale right compensation is levied in accordance with Section 26 UrhG:
4 % of hammer price from 400.00 euros up to 50,000 euros,
another 3 % of the hammer price from 50,000.01 to 200,000 euros,
another 1 % for the part of the sales proceeds from 200,000.01 to 350,000 euros,
another 0.5 % for the part of the sale proceeds from 350,000.01 to 500,000 euros and
another 0.25 % of the hammer price over 500,000 euros.
The maximum total of the resale right fee is EUR 12,500.
The artist‘s resale right compensation is VAT-exempt.
Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 1,000,000 €: herefrom 34 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 29 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 22 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The buyer's premium contains VAT, however, it is not shown.
Regular taxation:
Hammer price up to 1,000,000 €: herefrom 29 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 23% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 15% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The statutory VAT of currently 7 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium.
We kindly ask you to notify us before invoicing if you wish to be subject to regular taxation.
Calculation of artist‘s resale right compensation:
For works by living artists, or by artists who died less than 70 years ago, a artist‘s resale right compensation is levied in accordance with Section 26 UrhG:
4 % of hammer price from 400.00 euros up to 50,000 euros,
another 3 % of the hammer price from 50,000.01 to 200,000 euros,
another 1 % for the part of the sales proceeds from 200,000.01 to 350,000 euros,
another 0.5 % for the part of the sale proceeds from 350,000.01 to 500,000 euros and
another 0.25 % of the hammer price over 500,000 euros.
The maximum total of the resale right fee is EUR 12,500.
The artist‘s resale right compensation is VAT-exempt.
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