Lot 175 
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Cy Twombly
Natural History Part I, Mushrooms, 1974.
Series of 10 Lithograph in colors with heliotyp...
Estimate:
€ 40,000 - 60,000
$ 42,000 - 63,000
Natural History Part I, Mushrooms. 1974.
Series of 10 Lithograph in colors with heliotype, photochromic print, collages and color chalk drawing.
Bastian 42-51. All monogrammed, numbered and with the embossed Roman sheet number and the copyright note. From an edition of 88 copies. On Rives wove paper (without watermark, two with watermarks), one on Richard de Bas wove paper (with watermark). Each 76 x 56 cm (29.9 x 22 in), size of sheet.
Printed by Matthieu Studio, Zürich-Dielsdorf (each with blindstamp). Published by Heiner Bastian in Propyläen Verlag, Berlin. The complete set, except for the missing portfolio binding. Sheet II from a different copy of the same portfolio. [AW].
• Particularly attractive graphic prints with a unique character.
• One of Cy Twombly's most important graphic works.
• Twombly explores man, nature and the unknown in this work.
• Another copy of this edition is in the Tate Gallery, London.
• In 1977 and 1982 he participated in documenta 6 and 7.
PROVENANCE: Private collection Berlin.
"Only once, in 1974, did Twombly translate the collage technique into printing processes of varying complexity, in the portfolio "Natural History Part I, Mushrooms". Of some of his paintings, Twombly once said, that they were similar to collages without actually employing the technique of collage. These prints however each start with an illustration taken from a book on mushrooms. Yet rather than proceeding paradigmatically, he added to these images highly contrasting reproductions from magazines, photographs and fragments of color charts, and drew in further colored passages by hand, to create spaces of allusive and often paradoxical analogies. In all of these prints a strongly alieniating element plays a decisive role, either relating as direct paraphrase to the mushroom reproduction or distracting from it through the dominance of the collage elements."
Heiner Bastian, Cy Twombly. Das Graphische Werk 1953-1984, Munich 1984, p. 12
Called up: December 8, 2023 - ca. 14.40 h +/- 20 min.
Series of 10 Lithograph in colors with heliotype, photochromic print, collages and color chalk drawing.
Bastian 42-51. All monogrammed, numbered and with the embossed Roman sheet number and the copyright note. From an edition of 88 copies. On Rives wove paper (without watermark, two with watermarks), one on Richard de Bas wove paper (with watermark). Each 76 x 56 cm (29.9 x 22 in), size of sheet.
Printed by Matthieu Studio, Zürich-Dielsdorf (each with blindstamp). Published by Heiner Bastian in Propyläen Verlag, Berlin. The complete set, except for the missing portfolio binding. Sheet II from a different copy of the same portfolio. [AW].
• Particularly attractive graphic prints with a unique character.
• One of Cy Twombly's most important graphic works.
• Twombly explores man, nature and the unknown in this work.
• Another copy of this edition is in the Tate Gallery, London.
• In 1977 and 1982 he participated in documenta 6 and 7.
PROVENANCE: Private collection Berlin.
"Only once, in 1974, did Twombly translate the collage technique into printing processes of varying complexity, in the portfolio "Natural History Part I, Mushrooms". Of some of his paintings, Twombly once said, that they were similar to collages without actually employing the technique of collage. These prints however each start with an illustration taken from a book on mushrooms. Yet rather than proceeding paradigmatically, he added to these images highly contrasting reproductions from magazines, photographs and fragments of color charts, and drew in further colored passages by hand, to create spaces of allusive and often paradoxical analogies. In all of these prints a strongly alieniating element plays a decisive role, either relating as direct paraphrase to the mushroom reproduction or distracting from it through the dominance of the collage elements."
Heiner Bastian, Cy Twombly. Das Graphische Werk 1953-1984, Munich 1984, p. 12
Called up: December 8, 2023 - ca. 14.40 h +/- 20 min.
175
Cy Twombly
Natural History Part I, Mushrooms, 1974.
Series of 10 Lithograph in colors with heliotyp...
Estimate:
€ 40,000 - 60,000
$ 42,000 - 63,000
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Cy Twombly "Natural History Part I, Mushrooms"
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.
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.