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Markus Lüpertz
Melonen-Mathematik IX, 1984.
Oil on corrugated cardboard mounted on hardboar...
Estimate:
€ 18,000 - 24,000
$ 20,160 - 26,880
334
Markus Lüpertz
Melonen-Mathematik IX, 1984.
Oil on corrugated cardboard mounted on hardboar...
Estimate:
€ 18,000 - 24,000
$ 20,160 - 26,880
Markus Lüpertz
1941
Melonen-Mathematik IX. 1984/ 1984.
Oil on corrugated cardboard mounted on hardboard, in the original artist’s lead frame.
Monogrammed in the lower right. Signed and titled on the reverse of the hardboard. 121.5 x 96.5 cm (47.8 x 37.9 in).
From the series “Melon Mathematics.” [AR].
• New Figuration meets still life: Markus Lüpertz stages everyday objects as radically reimagined, repurposed visual symbols.
• With his unmistakable visual language and reinterpretation of representational painting, he has had a lasting impact on postwar modernism.
• Exhibited numerous times since its creation, including in the group show “Refigured Painting. The German Image 1960–88”.
The authenticity of this work has been orally confirmed by Markus Lüpertz’s studio. We are grateful for the kind assistance.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Rhineland.
Galerie Michael Haas, Berlin.
Private collection, Northern Germany.
EXHIBITION: Markus Lüpertz. Neununddreissig Bilder 1984–1985, Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne, 1985 (with color illustration, plate 13).
State Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe. Professors’ Exhibition, Kunstverein Freiburg, Schwarzes Kloster, Freiburg, 1985.
Refigured Painting. The German Image 1960–88, Museum of Art, Toledo (Ohio), Oct. 30, 1988–Jan. 8, 1989; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Feb. 11–Apr. 23, 1989; Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown (Massachusetts), Feb. 11–Mar. 26, 1989; Neue Figuration. Deutsche Malerei 1960–1988, Kunstmuseum, Düsseldorf, May–July 1989; Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt am Main, Sept.–Nov. 1989, cat. no. 49 (with color illu. on p. 114).
Markus Lüpertz. Malerei, Zeichnung, Skulptur, Museum Würth, Künzelsau, 2002, cat. no. 30 (with color illustration on p. 42).
Markus Lüpertz, Galerie Michael Haas, Berlin, March 24–April 20, 2017 (with color illu. on p. 31).
LITERATURE: Grisebach, Berlin, Auction 243, Contemporary Art, June 5, 2015, lot 769 (with color illu.).
Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 18.12 h +/- 20 min.
1941
Melonen-Mathematik IX. 1984/ 1984.
Oil on corrugated cardboard mounted on hardboard, in the original artist’s lead frame.
Monogrammed in the lower right. Signed and titled on the reverse of the hardboard. 121.5 x 96.5 cm (47.8 x 37.9 in).
From the series “Melon Mathematics.” [AR].
• New Figuration meets still life: Markus Lüpertz stages everyday objects as radically reimagined, repurposed visual symbols.
• With his unmistakable visual language and reinterpretation of representational painting, he has had a lasting impact on postwar modernism.
• Exhibited numerous times since its creation, including in the group show “Refigured Painting. The German Image 1960–88”.
The authenticity of this work has been orally confirmed by Markus Lüpertz’s studio. We are grateful for the kind assistance.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Rhineland.
Galerie Michael Haas, Berlin.
Private collection, Northern Germany.
EXHIBITION: Markus Lüpertz. Neununddreissig Bilder 1984–1985, Galerie Michael Werner, Cologne, 1985 (with color illustration, plate 13).
State Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe. Professors’ Exhibition, Kunstverein Freiburg, Schwarzes Kloster, Freiburg, 1985.
Refigured Painting. The German Image 1960–88, Museum of Art, Toledo (Ohio), Oct. 30, 1988–Jan. 8, 1989; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Feb. 11–Apr. 23, 1989; Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown (Massachusetts), Feb. 11–Mar. 26, 1989; Neue Figuration. Deutsche Malerei 1960–1988, Kunstmuseum, Düsseldorf, May–July 1989; Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt am Main, Sept.–Nov. 1989, cat. no. 49 (with color illu. on p. 114).
Markus Lüpertz. Malerei, Zeichnung, Skulptur, Museum Würth, Künzelsau, 2002, cat. no. 30 (with color illustration on p. 42).
Markus Lüpertz, Galerie Michael Haas, Berlin, March 24–April 20, 2017 (with color illu. on p. 31).
LITERATURE: Grisebach, Berlin, Auction 243, Contemporary Art, June 5, 2015, lot 769 (with color illu.).
Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 18.12 h +/- 20 min.
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Markus Lüpertz "Melonen-Mathematik IX"
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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.
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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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