Raumbeispiel
276
Sam Francis
Ohne Titel, 1972.
Acrylic and gouache
Estimate:
€ 25,000 - 35,000
$ 28,000 - 39,200
276
Sam Francis
Ohne Titel, 1972.
Acrylic and gouache
Estimate:
€ 25,000 - 35,000
$ 28,000 - 39,200
Sam Francis
1923 - 1994
Ohne Titel. 1972.
Acrylic and gouache.
Signed twice in red pencil, dated “1972,” and inscribed with the crossed-out date “1974” on the reverse. Also inscribed there with dimensions, location, date, and registration number of the Sam Francis Foundation by a hand other than the artist’s. On Japanese paper. 72 x 112 cm (28.3 x 44 in), the full sheet. [KA].
• Sam Francis at his best: gestural expressiveness, contrasting primary colors, and a striking sense of depth.
• A captivating interplay between flowing color and geometric rigor.
• In the year this work was created, the artist’s works were featured in the traveling exhibition “Sam Francis Paintings 1947–1972” at venues including the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.
• Other works on paper by the artist from the 1970s are held, among others, by the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
The work is registered with the Sam Francis Foundation, Glendale, California, under the number “SF72-019” and is listed in the online Catalogue Raisonné.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Southern Germany (acquired in 1982, Galerie Kornfeld, Bern).
In the family’s possession ever since.
EXHIBITION: Sam Francis. Ölbilder – Farbige Zeichnungen, Galerie Kornfeld und Klipstein, Zurich, April–May 1975, cat. no. 7, with black-and-white illustration (exhibition details added on the reverse by a hand other than the artist’s).
Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 16.54 h +/- 20 min.
1923 - 1994
Ohne Titel. 1972.
Acrylic and gouache.
Signed twice in red pencil, dated “1972,” and inscribed with the crossed-out date “1974” on the reverse. Also inscribed there with dimensions, location, date, and registration number of the Sam Francis Foundation by a hand other than the artist’s. On Japanese paper. 72 x 112 cm (28.3 x 44 in), the full sheet. [KA].
• Sam Francis at his best: gestural expressiveness, contrasting primary colors, and a striking sense of depth.
• A captivating interplay between flowing color and geometric rigor.
• In the year this work was created, the artist’s works were featured in the traveling exhibition “Sam Francis Paintings 1947–1972” at venues including the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York.
• Other works on paper by the artist from the 1970s are held, among others, by the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.
The work is registered with the Sam Francis Foundation, Glendale, California, under the number “SF72-019” and is listed in the online Catalogue Raisonné.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Southern Germany (acquired in 1982, Galerie Kornfeld, Bern).
In the family’s possession ever since.
EXHIBITION: Sam Francis. Ölbilder – Farbige Zeichnungen, Galerie Kornfeld und Klipstein, Zurich, April–May 1975, cat. no. 7, with black-and-white illustration (exhibition details added on the reverse by a hand other than the artist’s).
Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 16.54 h +/- 20 min.
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Sam Francis "Ohne Titel"
This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation, artist‘s resale right compensation is due.
Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 2,000,000 €: herefrom 34 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 2,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 29 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 2,000,000 €.
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 2,000,000 €: herefrom 29 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 2,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 23% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 2,000,000 €.
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 2,000,000 €: herefrom 34 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 2,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 29 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 2,000,000 €.
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 2,000,000 €: herefrom 29 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 2,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 23% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 2,000,000 €.
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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