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Dorothea Tanning
Ce soir ou jamais, 1960.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 40,000 - 60,000
$ 46,800 - 70,200
284
Dorothea Tanning
Ce soir ou jamais, 1960.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 40,000 - 60,000
$ 46,800 - 70,200
Dorothea Tanning
1910 - 2012
Ce soir ou jamais. 1960.
Oil on canvas.
Signed in the lower right. Inscribed "Jetzt oder nie” on the reverse of the stretcher by a hand other than that of the artist. 32 x 33 cm (12.5 x 12.9 in). [AW].
• Dorothea Tanning is considered one of the most important figures of Surrealism.
• In addition to painting, her artistic practice encompasses sculpture, literature, stage design, costume design, and spatial installations.
• Tanning had her first solo exhibitions in New York before she married Max Ernst in 1946.
• Extensive retrospectives were held at venues such as the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid, and the Tate Modern in London.
We are grateful to The Dorothea Tanning Foundation, New York, for kindly providing us with information.
PROVENANCE: Galerie Der Spiegel, Cologne.
Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia.
EXHIBITION: Dorothea Tanning: Bilder, Gouaches, Zeichnungen 1957–1963, Galerie Der Spiegel, Cologne, June 14–July 1963, cat. no. 29 (titled here “Jetzt oder nie”; with an exhibition label on the reverse of the stretcher).
Dorothea Tanning: Bilder, Gouaches, Zeichnungen, Collagen, Amerika Haus, Berlin, January 25–February 27, 1964 (titled here as “Jetzt oder nie”).
Called up: June 13, 2026 - ca. 17.05 h +/- 20 min.
1910 - 2012
Ce soir ou jamais. 1960.
Oil on canvas.
Signed in the lower right. Inscribed "Jetzt oder nie” on the reverse of the stretcher by a hand other than that of the artist. 32 x 33 cm (12.5 x 12.9 in). [AW].
• Dorothea Tanning is considered one of the most important figures of Surrealism.
• In addition to painting, her artistic practice encompasses sculpture, literature, stage design, costume design, and spatial installations.
• Tanning had her first solo exhibitions in New York before she married Max Ernst in 1946.
• Extensive retrospectives were held at venues such as the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Museo Reina Sofia in Madrid, and the Tate Modern in London.
We are grateful to The Dorothea Tanning Foundation, New York, for kindly providing us with information.
PROVENANCE: Galerie Der Spiegel, Cologne.
Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia.
EXHIBITION: Dorothea Tanning: Bilder, Gouaches, Zeichnungen 1957–1963, Galerie Der Spiegel, Cologne, June 14–July 1963, cat. no. 29 (titled here “Jetzt oder nie”; with an exhibition label on the reverse of the stretcher).
Dorothea Tanning: Bilder, Gouaches, Zeichnungen, Collagen, Amerika Haus, Berlin, January 25–February 27, 1964 (titled here as “Jetzt oder nie”).
Called up: June 13, 2026 - ca. 17.05 h +/- 20 min.
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Dorothea Tanning "Ce soir ou jamais"
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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