149
Rupprecht Geiger
424/65, 1965.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 40,000 - 60,000
$ 46,800 - 70,200
149
Rupprecht Geiger
424/65, 1965.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 40,000 - 60,000
$ 46,800 - 70,200
Rupprecht Geiger
1908 - 2009
424/65. 1965.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated on the reverse side of the canvas. Titled and inscribed with the direction on the stretcher. 137 x 146.5 cm (53.9 x 57.6 in).
[EH].
• A powerfully modulated early painting by Rupprecht Geiger, characterized by vivid colors.
• The paintings from the late 1950s and early 1960s are among the artist’s most sought-after works on the international auction market.
• Geiger participated in several documenta exhibitions from 1959 to 1977.
• Red color fields from the 1960s are held in major collections, including the Städel Museum in Frankfurt am Main, the Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus in Munich, the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, and the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich.
We are grateful to Ms. Julia Geiger of the Geiger Archive in Munich for the kind expert advice.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Münster.
Private collection, Rhineland.
EXHIBITION: Rupprecht Geiger. Malerei, Graphitzeichnung, Städtische Kunsthalle, Düsseldorf, Aug. 4–Sept. 10, 1967, cat. no. 27, color ill. 11.
Rupprecht Geiger, Kestner Gesellschaft, Hanover, June 16–July 16, 1967 (with a label on the stretcher), cat. no. 28 (with color ill.).
LITERATURE: Rupprecht-Geiger Society, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich (eds.), edited by Pia Dornacher and Julia Geiger, Rupprecht Geiger. Catalogue Raisonné 1942–2002. Gemälde und Objekte, architekturbezogene Kunst, Munich 2003, CR no. 405 (illustrated in color)
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Lempertz, Cologne, Auction 1135, Contemporary Art, June 1, 2019, Lot 626 (illustrated in color).
"I believe that there is something irrational about color. [..] It can literally radiate light; it reflects light, serving as a reflection of the light that emerges from the darkness and now—through the medium of color—manifests itself in an enhanced form."
Rupprecht Geiger, 1967, quoted from: Exhibition catalog Düsseldorf 1967, p. 35.
Called up: June 13, 2026 - ca. 14.05 h +/- 20 min.
1908 - 2009
424/65. 1965.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated on the reverse side of the canvas. Titled and inscribed with the direction on the stretcher. 137 x 146.5 cm (53.9 x 57.6 in).
[EH].
• A powerfully modulated early painting by Rupprecht Geiger, characterized by vivid colors.
• The paintings from the late 1950s and early 1960s are among the artist’s most sought-after works on the international auction market.
• Geiger participated in several documenta exhibitions from 1959 to 1977.
• Red color fields from the 1960s are held in major collections, including the Städel Museum in Frankfurt am Main, the Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus in Munich, the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, and the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich.
We are grateful to Ms. Julia Geiger of the Geiger Archive in Munich for the kind expert advice.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Münster.
Private collection, Rhineland.
EXHIBITION: Rupprecht Geiger. Malerei, Graphitzeichnung, Städtische Kunsthalle, Düsseldorf, Aug. 4–Sept. 10, 1967, cat. no. 27, color ill. 11.
Rupprecht Geiger, Kestner Gesellschaft, Hanover, June 16–July 16, 1967 (with a label on the stretcher), cat. no. 28 (with color ill.).
LITERATURE: Rupprecht-Geiger Society, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich (eds.), edited by Pia Dornacher and Julia Geiger, Rupprecht Geiger. Catalogue Raisonné 1942–2002. Gemälde und Objekte, architekturbezogene Kunst, Munich 2003, CR no. 405 (illustrated in color)
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Lempertz, Cologne, Auction 1135, Contemporary Art, June 1, 2019, Lot 626 (illustrated in color).
"I believe that there is something irrational about color. [..] It can literally radiate light; it reflects light, serving as a reflection of the light that emerges from the darkness and now—through the medium of color—manifests itself in an enhanced form."
Rupprecht Geiger, 1967, quoted from: Exhibition catalog Düsseldorf 1967, p. 35.
Called up: June 13, 2026 - ca. 14.05 h +/- 20 min.
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Rupprecht Geiger "424/65"
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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