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Sam Francis
Untitled, 1989.
Acrylic on paper
Estimate:
€ 70,000 - 90,000
$ 81,900 - 105,300
175
Sam Francis
Untitled, 1989.
Acrylic on paper
Estimate:
€ 70,000 - 90,000
$ 81,900 - 105,300
Sam Francis
1923 - 1994
Untitled. 1989.
Acrylic on paper.
Signed, dated, and inscribed “SAE4407-SF89” and a direction arrow on the reverse. On firm wove paper. 114 x 133.5 cm (44.8 x 52.5 in), the full sheet.
[MH].
• Sam Francis at his best: a sense of floating lightness and dynamic colors in a large format.
• The irregular color patches seem to extend beyond the edges of the paper, suggesting a sense of spatial depth and motion.
• Other works by the artist from the 1980s are at, among others, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
The work is registered with the Sam Francis Foundation, Glendale, California, under the number “SF89-302” and is listed in the online Catalogue Raisonné.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, USA (purchased directly from the artist).
Private collection, USA (since 2009, inherited from the above).
Called up: June 13, 2026 - ca. 14.40 h +/- 20 min.
1923 - 1994
Untitled. 1989.
Acrylic on paper.
Signed, dated, and inscribed “SAE4407-SF89” and a direction arrow on the reverse. On firm wove paper. 114 x 133.5 cm (44.8 x 52.5 in), the full sheet.
[MH].
• Sam Francis at his best: a sense of floating lightness and dynamic colors in a large format.
• The irregular color patches seem to extend beyond the edges of the paper, suggesting a sense of spatial depth and motion.
• Other works by the artist from the 1980s are at, among others, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
The work is registered with the Sam Francis Foundation, Glendale, California, under the number “SF89-302” and is listed in the online Catalogue Raisonné.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, USA (purchased directly from the artist).
Private collection, USA (since 2009, inherited from the above).
Called up: June 13, 2026 - ca. 14.40 h +/- 20 min.
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Sam Francis "Untitled"
This lot can only be purchased subject to regular taxation, artist‘s resale right compensation is due.
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.
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.
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.
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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