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Gotthard Graubner
Kissenbild, 1960.
Mixed media. Oil on nylon over synthetic waddin...
Estimate:
€ 30,000 - 40,000
$ 33,600 - 44,800
253
Gotthard Graubner
Kissenbild, 1960.
Mixed media. Oil on nylon over synthetic waddin...
Estimate:
€ 30,000 - 40,000
$ 33,600 - 44,800
Gotthard Graubner
1930 - 2013
Kissenbild. 1960s.
Mixed media. Oil on nylon over synthetic wadding on canvas.
Signed on the reverse. On the stretcher with a direction arrow. 60 x 60 x 6 cm (23.6 x 23.6 x 2.3 in). [JS].
• Innovative aesthetics: Graubner’s iconic early “cushion paintings” break the boundaries of classic panel painting.
• Between “ZERO” and Color Field Painting: Inspired by American painting and the minimalist aesthetic of “ZERO,” Graubner extends his subtle color experience into the third dimension.
• Graubner’s progressive “Cushion Paintings” and “Color Space Bodies” become his artistic trademark.
• Part of a German private collection for nearly 30 years.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Bavaria (since 1999, Lempertz, Cologne).
In the family’s possession ever since.
LITERATURE: Lempertz, Cologne, Auction 772, Contemporary Art, May 28, 1999, lot 189 (with illustration).
Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 16.24 h +/- 20 min.
1930 - 2013
Kissenbild. 1960s.
Mixed media. Oil on nylon over synthetic wadding on canvas.
Signed on the reverse. On the stretcher with a direction arrow. 60 x 60 x 6 cm (23.6 x 23.6 x 2.3 in). [JS].
• Innovative aesthetics: Graubner’s iconic early “cushion paintings” break the boundaries of classic panel painting.
• Between “ZERO” and Color Field Painting: Inspired by American painting and the minimalist aesthetic of “ZERO,” Graubner extends his subtle color experience into the third dimension.
• Graubner’s progressive “Cushion Paintings” and “Color Space Bodies” become his artistic trademark.
• Part of a German private collection for nearly 30 years.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Bavaria (since 1999, Lempertz, Cologne).
In the family’s possession ever since.
LITERATURE: Lempertz, Cologne, Auction 772, Contemporary Art, May 28, 1999, lot 189 (with illustration).
Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 16.24 h +/- 20 min.
First in watercolors and later on canvas, Graubner experimented with paint-application techniques that prioritized densely layered paint over the support's defining form. In the 1960s, he began incorporating paint-soaked cushions into the paintings to enhance the spatial effect of the color fields, later covering them with nylon fabric. By soaking and painting the fabric cushions with multiple layers of diluted acrylic paint, Graubner created a fluctuating density akin to a gently breathing “paint cloud.” These “Cushion Paintings” were first exhibited by the prominent Düsseldorf gallery of Alfred Schmela, who was also among the first to showcase the art of the “ZERO” artists. In 1964, he held the first solo exhibition of Gerhard Richter’s black-and-white photopaintings, and Richter immortalized him in two portraits in this context. Graubner’s unique “Cushion Paintings” quickly became his defining characteristic. They earned him a teaching position at the Academy of Fine Arts in Hamburg in 1965 and, eventually, a professorship in painting beginning in 1969. Graubner was a progressive maverick and yet, at the same time, a child of his time. This is especially clear when one considers that Frank Stella, too, sought to break the boundaries of the classical panel painting with his “shaped canvases” in the 1960s and thereby—like Graubner—achieve the greatest possible congruence between form and content. In 1968, Graubner was represented at the documenta in Kassel with his early “Cushion Paintings.” [JS]
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Calculation of artist‘s resale right compensation:
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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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