Raumbeispiel
274
Gerhard Altenbourg
Laban auf den Spuren der Erinnerung, 1967.
Collage. Paper, chalk, watercolor, and Chinese ink
Estimate:
€ 40,000 - 60,000
$ 44,800 - 67,200
274
Gerhard Altenbourg
Laban auf den Spuren der Erinnerung, 1967.
Collage. Paper, chalk, watercolor, and Chinese ink
Estimate:
€ 40,000 - 60,000
$ 44,800 - 67,200
Gerhard Altenbourg
1926 - 1989
Laban auf den Spuren der Erinnerung. 1967.
Collage. Paper, chalk, watercolor, and Chinese ink.
Signed, dated, and titled in the bottom center, and with the artist’s blind stamp. On wove paper (with watermark). 69.5 x 55.3 cm (27.3 x 21.7 in), the full sheet. [AW].
• An imaginative, poetic work, incredibly rich in detail and displaying technical virtuosity.
• A vivid interpretation of the biblical story of Laban.
• In 1967, the year this work was created, Altenbourg was the first recipient of the Will Grohmann Prize, awarded by the Berlin Academy of Arts.
• Offered on the international auction market for the first time (source: artprice.com).
• Altenbourg’s works are included in, among others, the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Hesse (probably acquired directly from the artist).
In the family’s possession ever since.
EXHIBITION: Marzotto-Europa Prize for Painting 1968, traveling exhibition, including Kunsthalle Nürnberg, October 1968; Musée Galliera, Paris, 1969; Kunsthalle Nürnberg.
LITERATURE: Annegret Janda, Gerhard Altenbourg. Monograph and Catalog Raisonné, vol. 2: 1959–1976, Cologne 2007, CR no. 67/17 (with black-and-white illustration on p. 208).
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Annegret Janda (ed.), Dieter Brusberg (publ.), Gerhard Altenbourg. Catalogue Raisonné 1947–1969, Hanover 1969, p. 185.
Gerhard Altenbourg, Ich-Gestein, Frankfurt am Main, et al., 1971 (ill. 50).
Gerhard Altenbourg (author), Anneliese Ströch, Dieter Brusberg (eds.), Der Gärtner: Eine Monografie in Bildern, Frankfurt am Main 1996, p. 281 (with illustration).
Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 16.52 h +/- 20 min.
1926 - 1989
Laban auf den Spuren der Erinnerung. 1967.
Collage. Paper, chalk, watercolor, and Chinese ink.
Signed, dated, and titled in the bottom center, and with the artist’s blind stamp. On wove paper (with watermark). 69.5 x 55.3 cm (27.3 x 21.7 in), the full sheet. [AW].
• An imaginative, poetic work, incredibly rich in detail and displaying technical virtuosity.
• A vivid interpretation of the biblical story of Laban.
• In 1967, the year this work was created, Altenbourg was the first recipient of the Will Grohmann Prize, awarded by the Berlin Academy of Arts.
• Offered on the international auction market for the first time (source: artprice.com).
• Altenbourg’s works are included in, among others, the collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Hesse (probably acquired directly from the artist).
In the family’s possession ever since.
EXHIBITION: Marzotto-Europa Prize for Painting 1968, traveling exhibition, including Kunsthalle Nürnberg, October 1968; Musée Galliera, Paris, 1969; Kunsthalle Nürnberg.
LITERATURE: Annegret Janda, Gerhard Altenbourg. Monograph and Catalog Raisonné, vol. 2: 1959–1976, Cologne 2007, CR no. 67/17 (with black-and-white illustration on p. 208).
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Annegret Janda (ed.), Dieter Brusberg (publ.), Gerhard Altenbourg. Catalogue Raisonné 1947–1969, Hanover 1969, p. 185.
Gerhard Altenbourg, Ich-Gestein, Frankfurt am Main, et al., 1971 (ill. 50).
Gerhard Altenbourg (author), Anneliese Ströch, Dieter Brusberg (eds.), Der Gärtner: Eine Monografie in Bildern, Frankfurt am Main 1996, p. 281 (with illustration).
Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 16.52 h +/- 20 min.
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Gerhard Altenbourg "Laban auf den Spuren der Erinnerung"
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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