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Willi Baumeister
Senkrechte mit Formen, 1937.
Oil and pencil on thin cardboard, laid on panel
Estimate:
€ 40,000 - 60,000
$ 46,800 - 70,200
187
Willi Baumeister
Senkrechte mit Formen, 1937.
Oil and pencil on thin cardboard, laid on panel
Estimate:
€ 40,000 - 60,000
$ 46,800 - 70,200
Willi Baumeister
1889 - 1955
Senkrechte mit Formen. 1937.
Oil and pencil on thin cardboard, laid on panel.
Signed and dated in the lower right. 44.8 x 34.5 cm (17.6 x 13.5 in). [EH].
• One of Willi Baumeister’s first purely abstract compositions from his small, early series of works titled “Forms” (1936–1938).
• The floating biomorphic structures show clear parallels to contemporary works by Hans Arp and Alexander Calder.
• Baumeister’s “Form” paintings from 1936 to 1938 are among the key abstract works of the 1930s.
Accompanied by a written confirmation issued by Felicitas Baumeister on November 6, 1987 (in copy).
PROVENANCE: Private collection (until 1965 Kornfeld und Klipstein).
Galerie Klopfer, Zürich.
Galerie Michael Haas, Berlin.
Galerie Schwarzer, Düsseldorf.
LITERATURE: Kornfeld und Klipstein, Bern, auction 116, June 17-19, 1915, lot 31, illustrated on plate 42.
"However, modern paintings consist almost entirely of the interplay of color and form, and for this reason there are no titles that could possibly capture the content or essence of a modern painting. The true essence of a modern painting lies, both visible and hidden, in the purely external interplay of colors and forms and all their relationships to one another."
Willi Baumeister, quoted from: gleichnisse zur natur, Der Spiegel 3, 1949.
Called up: June 13, 2026 - ca. 14.56 h +/- 20 min.
1889 - 1955
Senkrechte mit Formen. 1937.
Oil and pencil on thin cardboard, laid on panel.
Signed and dated in the lower right. 44.8 x 34.5 cm (17.6 x 13.5 in). [EH].
• One of Willi Baumeister’s first purely abstract compositions from his small, early series of works titled “Forms” (1936–1938).
• The floating biomorphic structures show clear parallels to contemporary works by Hans Arp and Alexander Calder.
• Baumeister’s “Form” paintings from 1936 to 1938 are among the key abstract works of the 1930s.
Accompanied by a written confirmation issued by Felicitas Baumeister on November 6, 1987 (in copy).
PROVENANCE: Private collection (until 1965 Kornfeld und Klipstein).
Galerie Klopfer, Zürich.
Galerie Michael Haas, Berlin.
Galerie Schwarzer, Düsseldorf.
LITERATURE: Kornfeld und Klipstein, Bern, auction 116, June 17-19, 1915, lot 31, illustrated on plate 42.
"However, modern paintings consist almost entirely of the interplay of color and form, and for this reason there are no titles that could possibly capture the content or essence of a modern painting. The true essence of a modern painting lies, both visible and hidden, in the purely external interplay of colors and forms and all their relationships to one another."
Willi Baumeister, quoted from: gleichnisse zur natur, Der Spiegel 3, 1949.
Called up: June 13, 2026 - ca. 14.56 h +/- 20 min.
Buyer's premium and taxation for Willi Baumeister "Senkrechte mit Formen"
This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation.
Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 1,000,000 €: herefrom 34 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 29 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
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 1,000,000 €: herefrom 29 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 23% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
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 1,000,000 €: herefrom 34 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 29 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
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 1,000,000 €: herefrom 29 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 23% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
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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