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Max Ernst
Promenade sous la neige, 1957.
Oil on paper on canvas, on canvas-covered cardb...
Estimate:
€ 60,000 - 80,000
$ 63,000 - 84,000
Promenade sous la neige. 1957.
Oil on paper on canvas, on canvas-covered cardboard.
Signed in lower left. Titled and inscribed with a dedication on the reverse. 24.4 x 18 cm (9.6 x 7 in), the full sheet.
• Max Ernst had significant influence on Dada and Surrealism.
• Since his 'Histoire naturelle' (1926), the surreal elements of nature have been one of the most important themes in his oeuvre.
• Max Ernst participated in documenta I, II, III.
• As a central artist of the German-French avant-garde, Max Ernst's works are at, among others, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Metropolitan Museum and Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Center Pompidou, Paris, and Tate Gallery, London.
Accompanied by a confirmation of authenticity issued by Dr. Jürgen Pech, Bonn, from October 29, 2023. The present work is documented in the archive of the oeuvre catalog Max Ernst.
PROVENANCE: Max Ernst, Huismes (France).
Collection of Madame Floquet, Annecy (gift from the artist).
Private collection (acquired from Hôtel Marcel Dassault, December 15, 2000, lot 12).
Private collection Switzerland (acquired from the above, Christie's June 19, 2007, lot 468).
Private collection Switzerland (acquired from the above).
LITERATURE: Hôtel Marcel Dassault, Paris, Auction Art Moderne, December 15, 2000, lot 12 (color illu.).
Christie’s, London, Impressionist and Modern Art Day Sale, June 19, 2007 (color illu.).
Called up: December 9, 2023 - ca. 19.12 h +/- 20 min.
Oil on paper on canvas, on canvas-covered cardboard.
Signed in lower left. Titled and inscribed with a dedication on the reverse. 24.4 x 18 cm (9.6 x 7 in), the full sheet.
• Max Ernst had significant influence on Dada and Surrealism.
• Since his 'Histoire naturelle' (1926), the surreal elements of nature have been one of the most important themes in his oeuvre.
• Max Ernst participated in documenta I, II, III.
• As a central artist of the German-French avant-garde, Max Ernst's works are at, among others, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Metropolitan Museum and Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Center Pompidou, Paris, and Tate Gallery, London.
Accompanied by a confirmation of authenticity issued by Dr. Jürgen Pech, Bonn, from October 29, 2023. The present work is documented in the archive of the oeuvre catalog Max Ernst.
PROVENANCE: Max Ernst, Huismes (France).
Collection of Madame Floquet, Annecy (gift from the artist).
Private collection (acquired from Hôtel Marcel Dassault, December 15, 2000, lot 12).
Private collection Switzerland (acquired from the above, Christie's June 19, 2007, lot 468).
Private collection Switzerland (acquired from the above).
LITERATURE: Hôtel Marcel Dassault, Paris, Auction Art Moderne, December 15, 2000, lot 12 (color illu.).
Christie’s, London, Impressionist and Modern Art Day Sale, June 19, 2007 (color illu.).
Called up: December 9, 2023 - ca. 19.12 h +/- 20 min.
For Max Ernst, nature was an essential source of inspiration through which he was able to express his intuitions and surreal imaginations. With "Promenade sou la neige" he puts us in a quasi-hallucinatory state: the sound of footsteps crunching the snow and the muted perception of the surrounding become palpable.
In his 'Histoire naturelle' (1926), Max Ernst made the surreal elements of nature one of the most important themes in his oeuvre. Paintings such as "la Nymphe Écho" (1936) at the MoMA, New York, "La dernière forêt" (1960/70) at the Center Pompidou, Paris, or (La nature à l'aurore) (1936) at the Städel Museum in Frankfurt am Main, provide impressive proof thereof.
Max Ernst uses his art to restore surprise, irritation and mystery to nature, contrary to its disenchantment through science and the consumer culture. Recently, the Kunstmuseum Bonn dedicated the exhibition "Max Ernst und die Natur als Erfindung” (Max Ernst and Nature as Invention, October 13, 2022 - January 22, 2023) to this topic. The exhibition examined the artist's work as a draft of an alternative natural history in the context of the art of his time up to the present day. Hence “Promenade sous la neige” is a work that addresses an elementary theme in Max Ernst’s world of thought. It is particularly worthwhile mentioning that the canvas-covered cardboard onto which the small picture is mounted, was selected, designed and inscribed with a personal dedication for the first owner by Max Ernst. [EH]
In his 'Histoire naturelle' (1926), Max Ernst made the surreal elements of nature one of the most important themes in his oeuvre. Paintings such as "la Nymphe Écho" (1936) at the MoMA, New York, "La dernière forêt" (1960/70) at the Center Pompidou, Paris, or (La nature à l'aurore) (1936) at the Städel Museum in Frankfurt am Main, provide impressive proof thereof.
Max Ernst uses his art to restore surprise, irritation and mystery to nature, contrary to its disenchantment through science and the consumer culture. Recently, the Kunstmuseum Bonn dedicated the exhibition "Max Ernst und die Natur als Erfindung” (Max Ernst and Nature as Invention, October 13, 2022 - January 22, 2023) to this topic. The exhibition examined the artist's work as a draft of an alternative natural history in the context of the art of his time up to the present day. Hence “Promenade sous la neige” is a work that addresses an elementary theme in Max Ernst’s world of thought. It is particularly worthwhile mentioning that the canvas-covered cardboard onto which the small picture is mounted, was selected, designed and inscribed with a personal dedication for the first owner by Max Ernst. [EH]
475
Max Ernst
Promenade sous la neige, 1957.
Oil on paper on canvas, on canvas-covered cardb...
Estimate:
€ 60,000 - 80,000
$ 63,000 - 84,000
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Max Ernst "Promenade sous la neige"
This lot can be subjected to differential taxation plus a 7% import tax levy (saving approx. 5 % compared to regular taxation) or regular taxation, artist‘s resale right compensation is due.
Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 800,000 €: herefrom 32 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 800,000 € is subject to a premium of 27 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 800,000 €.
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 800,000 €: herefrom 27 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 800,000 € is subject to a premium of 21% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 800,000 €.
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 19 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium. As an exception, the reduced VAT of 7 % is added for printed books.
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 800,000 €: herefrom 32 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 800,000 € is subject to a premium of 27 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 800,000 €.
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 800,000 €: herefrom 27 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 800,000 € is subject to a premium of 21% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 800,000 €.
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 19 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium. As an exception, the reduced VAT of 7 % is added for printed books.
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.