Sale: 553 / Contemporary Day Sale, June 07. 2024 in Munich Lot 154


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Raimund Girke
Warmes Farbfeld, 1985.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 30,000 - 40,000

 
$ 32,100 - 42,800

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Warmes Farbfeld. 1985.
Oil on canvas.
Signed, dated, titled and inscribed "Köln" on the folded canvas, as well as inscribed with a direction arrow on the stretcher. 202 x 220 cm (79.5 x 86.6 in). [AW].

• Large work typical of the 1980s and 1990s.
• Through rhythmic structure and nuance, Girke created a fascinating illusion of three-dimensionality and motion.
• The radical nature of Girke's artistic work is based on the rejection of motifs and the consistent development of his painting as a visual experience.
• In 2022, the MKM Museum Kuppersmühle, Duisburg, honored Girke's oeuvre with a major retrospective titled "Raimund Girke. Klang der Stille"
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PROVENANCE: Private collection.
Private collection Southern Germany (acquired from the above in 2005).

EXHIBITION: Positionen. Malerei aus der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Neue Berliner Galerie im Alten Museum, October 30 - November 30, 1986; Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, Albertinum, December 9, 1986 - January 12, 1987; Sprengel Museum Hanover, January 25 - March 8, 1987.

LITERATURE: Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, auction 881, December 2, 2005, lot 183 (color illu. on p. 121).

Called up: June 7, 2024 - ca. 14.44 h +/- 20 min.





Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Raimund Girke "Warmes Farbfeld"
This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation, artist‘s resale right compensation is due.

Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 800,000 €: herefrom 32 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 800,000 € is subject to a premium of 27 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 800,000 €.
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 800,000 €: herefrom 27 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 800,000 € is subject to a premium of 21% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 800,000 €.
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 19 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium. As an exception, the reduced VAT of 7 % is added for printed books.

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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.