Sale: 554 / Modern Art Day Sale, June 08. 2024 in Munich Lot 478


478
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Gasse in Arcegno, 1927.
Watercolor and ink pen
Estimate:
€ 25,000 - 35,000

 
$ 26,750 - 37,450

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Gasse in Arcegno. 1927.
Watercolor and ink pen.
Signed in lower right. Titled "Gasse in Arcegno" on the backing board. On firm watercolor paper. 68.2 x 49.8 cm (26.8 x 19.6 in), the full sheet. [CH].

• First released and exhibited as early as in 1928.
• 1984 part of the commemorative exhibition at Schloss Gottorf in Schleswig and in 1989 part of the grand retrospective exhibition at the Lenbachhaus in Munich and the Kunsthalle Bremen.
• Between 1927 and 1929, Schmidt-Rottluff traveled to Ticino several times and found inspiration for his watercolors in the landscape and the idyllic villages there.
• The artist skillfully combined glazing color and architectural detail, play of light and shadow, surface and depth to create an atmospheric picture
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The work is documented in the archive of the Karl and Emy Schmidt-Rottluff Foundation, Berlin.

PROVENANCE: Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Würzburg (with the collector's stamp, Lugt 6032).

EXHIBITION: Karl Schmidt-Rottlufff, Kunstverein Königsberg/Ostpreußen, December 30, 1928 - January 20, 1929, cat. no. 26.
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff zum 100. Geburtstag, Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, Schloss Gottorf, June 3 - August 12, 1984, cat. no. 114 (fig.).
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. Retrospektive, Kunsthalle Bremen, July 16 - September 10, 1989, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich, September 27 - December 3, 1989, cat. no. 282, p. 276 (fig.).
Schleswig-Holsteinisches Landesmuseum, Schloss Gottorf, Schleswig (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 1995-2001).
Kunstmuseum Moritzburg, Halle an der Saale (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2001-2017).
Buchheim Museum, Bernried (permanent loan from the Hermann Gerlinger Collection, 2017-2022).

LITERATURE: Otto Brattskoven, Die Maler von Ascona, in: Kunst der Zeit. Zeitschrift für Kunst und Literatur, II. vol, issue 7, 1928, p. 142 (black-and-white illu.).
Heinz Spielmann (ed.), Die Maler der Brücke. Sammlung Hermann Gerlinger, Stuttgart 1995, pp. 410ff., SHG no. 734 (illu., p. 410).
Hermann Gerlinger, Katja Schneider (eds.), Die Maler der Brücke. Inventory catalog Hermann Gerlinger Collection, Halle (Saale) 2005, p. 112, SHG no. 250 (illu.).

Called up: June 8, 2024 - ca. 18.44 h +/- 20 min.

Between 1927 and 1929, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff traveled to the Ticino several times and found lasting inspiration for his watercolors and paintings in the local landscape and idyllic villages. Not only Ascona and the landscape around Lago Maggiore found their way into his works, but also numerous other quaint villages such as Losone, Cavigliano and Arcegno. Their houses were once exclusively made of stone from the region, and even today, the buildings, streets and winding alleys appear unchanged, as if time has stood still since Schmidt-Rottluff's visit around 100 years ago.

In this watercolor, the artist skilfully depicts the architectural forms in a characteristic manner using water-based watercolors before outlining them with ink and adding subtle individual details. Delicate, glazed areas of color are drowned out by the rich, powerful coloring in the center of the depiction, which Schmidt-Rottluff uses in combination with a rich play of light and shadow, a strong depth effect and subtly placed architectural details to create an atmospheric scene. [CH]




Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Karl Schmidt-Rottluff "Gasse in Arcegno"
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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 €.
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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 €.
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another 0.25 % of the hammer price over 500,000 euros.
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