Sale: 547 / Modern Art Day Sale, Dec. 09. 2023 in Munich Lot 429

 

429
Fernand Léger
Projet de costume: Création du Monde, 1923.
Watercolor and ink over pencil on ruled paper
Estimate:
€ 10,000 - 15,000

 
$ 10,600 - 15,900

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Projet de costume: Création du Monde. 1923.
Watercolor and ink over pencil on ruled paper.
Lower right monogrammed. Inscribed with the estate number "N°G. 386-1" and titled on the reverse by a hand other than that of the artist. 22 x 17 cm (8.6 x 6.6 in).
[AR].
• Bird of paradise in Léger's characteristic style.
• Costume design for the ballet "La Création du Monde".
• 100 years ago, on October 25, 1923, the piece premiered at the Théâtre des Champs Elysées
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With an authentication issued by the Comité Léger, Paris. The work will be included into the online catalogue raisonné of works on paper aufgenommen.

PROVENANCE: Nadia Léger (artist's wife), Paris.
Pierre Cardin, Paris.
Private collection Portugal.
Corporate Collection Ahlers AG, Herford.

EXHIBITION: Espace Cardin, Paris, 1970.

LITERATURE: Tajan, Paris, auction 9726, Dessins Modernes, May 3, 2012, lot 258.

Called up: December 9, 2023 - ca. 18.11 h +/- 20 min.




429
Fernand Léger
Projet de costume: Création du Monde, 1923.
Watercolor and ink over pencil on ruled paper
Estimate:
€ 10,000 - 15,000

 
$ 10,600 - 15,900

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Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Fernand Léger "Projet de costume: Création du Monde"
This lot can be purchased subject to differential 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.

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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.

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