Lot 193 
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Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Mädchenkopf, 1930.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 45,000 - 65,000
$ 52,200 - 75,400
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
1884 - 1976
Mädchenkopf. 1930.
Oil on canvas.
Monogrammed in the lower left. Ca. 40.5 x 28 cm (15.9 x 11 in).
The “Mädchenkopf” (Girl’s Head) is a fragment of the painting “Venus mit Schleier” (Venus with Veil) from 1930, which the artist destroyed. Part of the original signature can be seen in the upper right corner. The sitter probably is his foster daughter Roswita Peters. [AW].
• The “Mädchenkopf” is the only surviving fragment of the painting “Venus mit Schleier” (Venus with Veil), which the artist himself destroyed.
• Dissolving the painterly in favor of sculptural clarity—the forms condense into spherical structures and two-dimensional compositions.
• Karl Schmidt-Rottluff achieves high intensity through subtle means, such as small areas of color placed side by side.
With a black-and-white photograph of the original painting “Venus with Veil,” signed, dated, titled, inscribed with the original dimensions, and stamped by the artist on the reverse.
PROVENANCE: Artist's studio, Berlin (1960, with a label on the reverse of the frame).
Gifted by the artist to his foster daughter Roswita Peters (family of Dr. Viktor and Hedda Peters, Leipzig).
In family ownership ever since.
EXHIBITION: XXX. Biennale Internazionale d'Arte di Venezia, 1960, cat. no. 588 (with two exhibition labels on the reverse of the frame).
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. Gemälde, Aquarelle, Graphik, Kunsthandwerk aus Privatsammlungen, Lippisches Landesmuseum und im Schloß Detmold, Detmold, November 5–December 3, 1978, cat. no. 5 (illustration 8 on p. 15).
LITERATURE: Will Grohmann, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Stuttgart 1956, pp. 108, 113 (with illustration on p. 109, plate 217).
Bernd A. Gülker, Die verzerrte Moderne. Die Karikatur als populäre Kunstkritik in deutschen satirischen Zeitschriften, Münster 2001, no. B4, p. 284 (with illustration on p. 217).
Called up: December 6, 2025 - ca. 15.04 h +/- 20 min.
1884 - 1976
Mädchenkopf. 1930.
Oil on canvas.
Monogrammed in the lower left. Ca. 40.5 x 28 cm (15.9 x 11 in).
The “Mädchenkopf” (Girl’s Head) is a fragment of the painting “Venus mit Schleier” (Venus with Veil) from 1930, which the artist destroyed. Part of the original signature can be seen in the upper right corner. The sitter probably is his foster daughter Roswita Peters. [AW].
• The “Mädchenkopf” is the only surviving fragment of the painting “Venus mit Schleier” (Venus with Veil), which the artist himself destroyed.
• Dissolving the painterly in favor of sculptural clarity—the forms condense into spherical structures and two-dimensional compositions.
• Karl Schmidt-Rottluff achieves high intensity through subtle means, such as small areas of color placed side by side.
With a black-and-white photograph of the original painting “Venus with Veil,” signed, dated, titled, inscribed with the original dimensions, and stamped by the artist on the reverse.
PROVENANCE: Artist's studio, Berlin (1960, with a label on the reverse of the frame).
Gifted by the artist to his foster daughter Roswita Peters (family of Dr. Viktor and Hedda Peters, Leipzig).
In family ownership ever since.
EXHIBITION: XXX. Biennale Internazionale d'Arte di Venezia, 1960, cat. no. 588 (with two exhibition labels on the reverse of the frame).
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. Gemälde, Aquarelle, Graphik, Kunsthandwerk aus Privatsammlungen, Lippisches Landesmuseum und im Schloß Detmold, Detmold, November 5–December 3, 1978, cat. no. 5 (illustration 8 on p. 15).
LITERATURE: Will Grohmann, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Stuttgart 1956, pp. 108, 113 (with illustration on p. 109, plate 217).
Bernd A. Gülker, Die verzerrte Moderne. Die Karikatur als populäre Kunstkritik in deutschen satirischen Zeitschriften, Münster 2001, no. B4, p. 284 (with illustration on p. 217).
Called up: December 6, 2025 - ca. 15.04 h +/- 20 min.
193
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Mädchenkopf, 1930.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 45,000 - 65,000
$ 52,200 - 75,400
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Karl Schmidt-Rottluff "Mädchenkopf"
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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