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Rupprecht Geiger
OE 248, 1957.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 40,000 - 60,000
$ 46,400 - 69,600
Rupprecht Geiger
1908 - 2009
OE 248. 1957.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated on the reverse of the canvas. Once more dated as well as titled on the reverse of the stretcher. 90 x 85 cm (35.4 x 33.4 in). [AW].
• Red is the most significant color in Geiger's oeuvre.
• The artist elevates color and its vibrancy to an architectural structure of color forms and color tones.
• In 2024, the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich presented works by Rupprecht Geiger as part of the group exhibition “ZEN 49.”
• The paintings from the late 1950s and early 1960s are among the artist's most sought-after works on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Essen (acquired directly from the artist in the 1960s).
Private collection, southern Germany (inherited from the above).
LITERATURE: Rupprecht Geiger Society, Municipal Gallery in the Lenbachhaus, Munich (ed.), edited by Pia Dornacher and Julia Geiger, Rupprecht Geiger. Catalogue raisonné 1942–2002. Gemälde und Objekte, architekturbezogene Kunst, Munich 2003, CR no. 194 (illustrated in color on p. 84).
Called up: December 6, 2025 - ca. 13.20 h +/- 20 min.
1908 - 2009
OE 248. 1957.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated on the reverse of the canvas. Once more dated as well as titled on the reverse of the stretcher. 90 x 85 cm (35.4 x 33.4 in). [AW].
• Red is the most significant color in Geiger's oeuvre.
• The artist elevates color and its vibrancy to an architectural structure of color forms and color tones.
• In 2024, the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich presented works by Rupprecht Geiger as part of the group exhibition “ZEN 49.”
• The paintings from the late 1950s and early 1960s are among the artist's most sought-after works on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Essen (acquired directly from the artist in the 1960s).
Private collection, southern Germany (inherited from the above).
LITERATURE: Rupprecht Geiger Society, Municipal Gallery in the Lenbachhaus, Munich (ed.), edited by Pia Dornacher and Julia Geiger, Rupprecht Geiger. Catalogue raisonné 1942–2002. Gemälde und Objekte, architekturbezogene Kunst, Munich 2003, CR no. 194 (illustrated in color on p. 84).
Called up: December 6, 2025 - ca. 13.20 h +/- 20 min.
115
Rupprecht Geiger
OE 248, 1957.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 40,000 - 60,000
$ 46,400 - 69,600
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Rupprecht Geiger "OE 248"
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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