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William N. Copley
Maltese Falcon, 1973.
Acrylic on canvas
Estimate:
€ 90,000 - 120,000
$ 96,300 - 128,400
Maltese Falcon. 1973.
Acrylic on canvas.
Lower right signed "cply" and dated. Titled on the stretcher. 114.5 x 147.5 cm (45 x 58 in).
• From the celebrated “X-rated” (1972-1975) series, in which Copley combined erotic motifs with the titles of classic Hollywood movies and plays.
• Part of the seminal “X-Rated” exhibition at the New York Cultural Center in 1974, a key event in Copley's career.
• Paintings from the series are at, among others, the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, and the Collezione Prada, Milan.
• In 1972, two years before this work was made, Copley participated in the Kassel documenta for the first time.
This work is registered with the William N. Copley Estate, New York. We are grateful to Anthony Atlas for his kind support in cataloging this lot.
PROVENANCE: Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York (with the gallery label on the stretcher).
Olbricht Collection, Essen/Berlin (acquired from the above in 2010).
EXHIBITION: CPLY/X-Rated. An Exhibition of New Paintings and Drawings, New York Cultural Center in collaboration with Fairleigh Dickinson University, New York, March 22 - May 19, 1974 (with the typographically inscribed exhibition label on the reverse).
William N. Copley. X-Rated, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, November 6 - December 11, 2010, p. 53 (illu.).
X-RATED mit William N. Copley und Andreas Slominski, me Collectors Room, Berlin, January 30 - May 8, 2011.
William N. Copley, Fondazione Prada, Milan, October 20, 2016 - January 8, 2017, p. 206, cat. no. 418 (ill.).
Called up: June 7, 2024 - ca. 14.59 h +/- 20 min.
Acrylic on canvas.
Lower right signed "cply" and dated. Titled on the stretcher. 114.5 x 147.5 cm (45 x 58 in).
• From the celebrated “X-rated” (1972-1975) series, in which Copley combined erotic motifs with the titles of classic Hollywood movies and plays.
• Part of the seminal “X-Rated” exhibition at the New York Cultural Center in 1974, a key event in Copley's career.
• Paintings from the series are at, among others, the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, and the Collezione Prada, Milan.
• In 1972, two years before this work was made, Copley participated in the Kassel documenta for the first time.
This work is registered with the William N. Copley Estate, New York. We are grateful to Anthony Atlas for his kind support in cataloging this lot.
PROVENANCE: Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York (with the gallery label on the stretcher).
Olbricht Collection, Essen/Berlin (acquired from the above in 2010).
EXHIBITION: CPLY/X-Rated. An Exhibition of New Paintings and Drawings, New York Cultural Center in collaboration with Fairleigh Dickinson University, New York, March 22 - May 19, 1974 (with the typographically inscribed exhibition label on the reverse).
William N. Copley. X-Rated, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, November 6 - December 11, 2010, p. 53 (illu.).
X-RATED mit William N. Copley und Andreas Slominski, me Collectors Room, Berlin, January 30 - May 8, 2011.
William N. Copley, Fondazione Prada, Milan, October 20, 2016 - January 8, 2017, p. 206, cat. no. 418 (ill.).
Called up: June 7, 2024 - ca. 14.59 h +/- 20 min.
165
William N. Copley
Maltese Falcon, 1973.
Acrylic on canvas
Estimate:
€ 90,000 - 120,000
$ 96,300 - 128,400
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for William N. Copley "Maltese Falcon"
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.
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 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.
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.