Sale: 548 / Contemporary Art Day Sale, Dec. 08. 2023 in Munich Lot 181

 

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Eugène Leroy
Sans titre (Atelier 94/18), 1994.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 25,000 - 35,000

 
$ 26,500 - 37,100

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Sans titre (Atelier 94/18). 1994.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated, inscribed with the dimensions and "Atelier 94/18" on the reverse. 81 x 65 cm (31.8 x 25.5 in).

• Characteristic work by Leroy with a strong haptic quality.
• The impasto painting requires an active observation.
• In 1992, the artist participated in documenta IX in Kassel
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PROVENANCE: Private collection Berlin.

EXHIBITION: Galerie de France, Paris (with the label on the reverse).

Called up: December 8, 2023 - ca. 14.48 h +/- 20 min.

The works of Eugène Leroy, including the present painting from 1988, initially impress with the almost tactile quality of the paint application: oil paint layered in thick crusts, an abstract pattern of subtly coordinated tones. It is little surprising that the artist was deeply impressed by Rembrandt's famous "Jewish Bride," a painting in which the shimmering-abstract effect of the impasto paint application is virtually "preconceived" in exemplary fashion. Following these paths, which first opened up in Dutch Baroque, Leroy developed his outstanding opulent oeuvre that oscillates between figure and abstraction, and that won’t fit any "-isms". For the almost meditative effect of the image surface, the inspiring quality of the close-up view, offer a surprise moment at second glance: if one looks at Leroy's paintings intensively enough, the hidden motif suddenly shows itself. [EH]



 

Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Eugène Leroy "Sans titre (Atelier 94/18)"
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Hammer price up to 800,000 €: herefrom 32 % premium.
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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 €.
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Regular taxation:
Hammer price up to 800,000 €: herefrom 27 % premium.
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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.
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