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Louis Soutter
Mort - Vies fleuves et efficaces, 1930-1937.
Pen and India ink drawing and gouache
Estimate:
€ 25,000 - 35,000
$ 29,000 - 40,600
Louis Soutter
1871 - 1942
Mort - Vies fleuves et efficaces. 1930-1937.
Pen and India ink drawing and gouache.
Titled “Mort” at the top center of the illustration. Titled “Vies fleuves et efficaces” on the reverse. On off-white mould-made paper. 44 x 58 cm (17.3 x 22.8 in), the full sheet. [JS].
• Radical and modern: spectacular depiction of death in a full format.
• Visionary: Soutter's ink drawings and finger paintings anticipate artistic trends as far as Jean Michel Basquiat.
• Misunderstood during his lifetime, Soutter's captivating work, which he created at the Ballaigues asylum, is now considered a spectacular rediscovery.
• Part of an acclaimed private collection in Berlin for several decades.
• Louis Soutter's works are held by major international collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
PROVENANCE: Fondation Le Corbusier, Paris (inv. no. 422).
Private collection, Berlin.
LITERATURE: Michel Thévoz, Louis Soutter, Lausanne 1974/1976, CR no. 2386.
Called up: December 6, 2025 - ca. 14.04 h +/- 20 min.
1871 - 1942
Mort - Vies fleuves et efficaces. 1930-1937.
Pen and India ink drawing and gouache.
Titled “Mort” at the top center of the illustration. Titled “Vies fleuves et efficaces” on the reverse. On off-white mould-made paper. 44 x 58 cm (17.3 x 22.8 in), the full sheet. [JS].
• Radical and modern: spectacular depiction of death in a full format.
• Visionary: Soutter's ink drawings and finger paintings anticipate artistic trends as far as Jean Michel Basquiat.
• Misunderstood during his lifetime, Soutter's captivating work, which he created at the Ballaigues asylum, is now considered a spectacular rediscovery.
• Part of an acclaimed private collection in Berlin for several decades.
• Louis Soutter's works are held by major international collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
PROVENANCE: Fondation Le Corbusier, Paris (inv. no. 422).
Private collection, Berlin.
LITERATURE: Michel Thévoz, Louis Soutter, Lausanne 1974/1976, CR no. 2386.
Called up: December 6, 2025 - ca. 14.04 h +/- 20 min.
148
Louis Soutter
Mort - Vies fleuves et efficaces, 1930-1937.
Pen and India ink drawing and gouache
Estimate:
€ 25,000 - 35,000
$ 29,000 - 40,600
Buyer's premium and taxation for Louis Soutter "Mort - Vies fleuves et efficaces"
This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation.
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.
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.
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