Lot 182
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Serge Poliakoff
Composition abstraite, 1967.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 70,000 - 90,000
$ 81,200 - 104,400
Serge Poliakoff
1900 - 1969
Composition abstraite. 1967.
Oil on canvas.
Signed in the lower left. Signed and dated on the reverse of the canvas. 80 x 65 cm (31.4 x 25.5 in).
• A painting displaying monochromatic, spherical qualities with a meditative aura.
• With lively brushstrokes, Serge Poliakoff transforms translucent shades of blue into a composition filled with tranquility and harmony.
• According to the catalogue raisonné, this is the only monochromatic work from 1967.
• The luminous works from the 1950s and 1960s are his most sought-after paintings on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).
Accompanied by a photo certificate issued by Alexis Poliakoff, Paris, dated July 22, 1994. The work is registered in the archive under the number “967101”.
PROVENANCE: Galleria Lorenzelli, Bergamo.
Schubbe Collection, Cologne.
Galerie Française, Munich.
Private collection, Baden-Württemberg (acquired from the above in 2001).
EXHIBITION: Serge Poliakoff, Galleria Lorenzelli, Bergamo, December 6, 1970–January 10, 1971, cat. no. 52 ( with the exhibition label and the gallery stamp on the reverse of the stretcher).
LITERATURE: Alexis Poliakoff, Serge Poliakoff. Catalogue raisonné, vol. 5: 1966–1969, Paris 2016, CR nos. 67–128 (with color ill. on p. 245).
Called up: December 6, 2025 - ca. 14.49 h +/- 20 min.
1900 - 1969
Composition abstraite. 1967.
Oil on canvas.
Signed in the lower left. Signed and dated on the reverse of the canvas. 80 x 65 cm (31.4 x 25.5 in).
• A painting displaying monochromatic, spherical qualities with a meditative aura.
• With lively brushstrokes, Serge Poliakoff transforms translucent shades of blue into a composition filled with tranquility and harmony.
• According to the catalogue raisonné, this is the only monochromatic work from 1967.
• The luminous works from the 1950s and 1960s are his most sought-after paintings on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).
Accompanied by a photo certificate issued by Alexis Poliakoff, Paris, dated July 22, 1994. The work is registered in the archive under the number “967101”.
PROVENANCE: Galleria Lorenzelli, Bergamo.
Schubbe Collection, Cologne.
Galerie Française, Munich.
Private collection, Baden-Württemberg (acquired from the above in 2001).
EXHIBITION: Serge Poliakoff, Galleria Lorenzelli, Bergamo, December 6, 1970–January 10, 1971, cat. no. 52 ( with the exhibition label and the gallery stamp on the reverse of the stretcher).
LITERATURE: Alexis Poliakoff, Serge Poliakoff. Catalogue raisonné, vol. 5: 1966–1969, Paris 2016, CR nos. 67–128 (with color ill. on p. 245).
Called up: December 6, 2025 - ca. 14.49 h +/- 20 min.
182
Serge Poliakoff
Composition abstraite, 1967.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 70,000 - 90,000
$ 81,200 - 104,400
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Serge Poliakoff "Composition abstraite"
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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