Raumbeispiel
120
Otto Mueller
Zwei Akte, Um 1929.
Colored chalk and pencil
Estimate:
€ 12,000 - 15,000
$ 13,440 - 16,800
120
Otto Mueller
Zwei Akte, Um 1929.
Colored chalk and pencil
Estimate:
€ 12,000 - 15,000
$ 13,440 - 16,800
Otto Mueller
1874 - 1930
Zwei Akte. Um 1929.
Colored chalk and pencil.
Signed in the lower right. Titled and inscribed “N: 9” in the lower left. On firm brownish wove paper. 43 x 52.8 cm (16.9 x 20.7 in), size of sheet. [AW].
• Drawing on the classic nude, Otto Mueller impressively uses proportion as a measure for the composition.
• Observed reality and formal abstraction are stylized into Mueller’s characteristic visual language.
• His multi-figure nude depictions are considered the artist’s most sought-after works on the international auction market.
PROVENANCE: Galerie Fritz Gurlitt, Berlin.
Private collection.
Private collection.
Private collection, Southern Germany (acquired from the above in 1995).
In the family’s possession ever since.
EXHIBITION: Die Brücke, Galerie Fritz Gurlitt, Berlin, 1912.
Meister der Zeichnung in der deutschen Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts, Kunstverein Hamburg, Hamburg, Sept. 2–Oct. 15, 1967; Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt am Main, Oct. 27–Dec. 10, 1967, cat. no. 172 (illustrated on p. 171).
LITERATURE: Mario-Andreas von Lüttichau, Tanja Pirsig-Marshall, Otto Mueller. Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings and Drawings (CD-ROM), Munich 2003, Essen 2007/08, CR no. 95 (with color illustration and differing dimensions).
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Hauswedell, Hamburg, 41st Auction, Sept. 29–30, 1950, lot 1483.
Hauswedell, Hamburg, 43rd Auction, March 30–31, 1952, lot 1850.
Grisebach, Berlin, 44th Auction, May 27, 1995, lot 174 (with color illustration).
Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 13.26 h +/- 20 min.
1874 - 1930
Zwei Akte. Um 1929.
Colored chalk and pencil.
Signed in the lower right. Titled and inscribed “N: 9” in the lower left. On firm brownish wove paper. 43 x 52.8 cm (16.9 x 20.7 in), size of sheet. [AW].
• Drawing on the classic nude, Otto Mueller impressively uses proportion as a measure for the composition.
• Observed reality and formal abstraction are stylized into Mueller’s characteristic visual language.
• His multi-figure nude depictions are considered the artist’s most sought-after works on the international auction market.
PROVENANCE: Galerie Fritz Gurlitt, Berlin.
Private collection.
Private collection.
Private collection, Southern Germany (acquired from the above in 1995).
In the family’s possession ever since.
EXHIBITION: Die Brücke, Galerie Fritz Gurlitt, Berlin, 1912.
Meister der Zeichnung in der deutschen Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts, Kunstverein Hamburg, Hamburg, Sept. 2–Oct. 15, 1967; Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt am Main, Oct. 27–Dec. 10, 1967, cat. no. 172 (illustrated on p. 171).
LITERATURE: Mario-Andreas von Lüttichau, Tanja Pirsig-Marshall, Otto Mueller. Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings and Drawings (CD-ROM), Munich 2003, Essen 2007/08, CR no. 95 (with color illustration and differing dimensions).
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Hauswedell, Hamburg, 41st Auction, Sept. 29–30, 1950, lot 1483.
Hauswedell, Hamburg, 43rd Auction, March 30–31, 1952, lot 1850.
Grisebach, Berlin, 44th Auction, May 27, 1995, lot 174 (with color illustration).
Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 13.26 h +/- 20 min.
Buyer's premium and taxation for Otto Mueller "Zwei Akte"
This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation.
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.
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.
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