Lot 152
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152
Karl Hofer
Zeitungslesende junge Frau, 1953.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 30,000 - 40,000
$ 33,900 - 45,200
Zeitungslesende junge Frau. 1953.
Oil on canvas.
Monogrammed and dated in the lower left corner. Inscribed “Hamburg” on the reverse of the canvas. 100.2 x 65.1 cm (39.4 x 25.6 in). [AW].
• Hofer's portraits of enigmatic women are among the artist's most compelling creations.
• Exhibited during the artist's lifetime in 1953.
• Subtly balanced colors in Karl Hofer's typically minimalist style.
• Formerly part of the collection of Walter Farmer (1911-1997), “Monuments Man” and director of the Central Collecting Point in Wiesbaden.
• Part of the same private collection for 50 years.
PROVENANCE: Walter Farmer and Renate Hobkirk Collection, Cincinnati (acquired from the artist in 1953/54).
Renate Hobkirk Collection, Spain/Germany (1960s).
Private collection, Canada (acquired from the above in 1975).
EXHIBITION: Karl Hofer anlässlich seines 75. Geburtstages, Hochschule für bildende Künste, Berlin, Sep. 12–Oct. 15, 1953, cat. no. 180 (“Lesendes Mädchen” [Girl Reading], with the exhibition label on the reverse of the stretcher).
Modern Art in Revolution 1900-1956, Cincinnati Art Museum, Ohio, May 19-June 17, 1956 (with the exhibition label on the reverse of the stretcher).
LITERATURE: Karl Bernhard Wohlert (ed.), Markus Eisenbeis (ed.), Karl Hofer. Catalogue raisonné of paintings, vol. 3, Cologne 2007, catalog no. 2579 (illustrated in black-and-white).
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Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, 549th auction, December 5, 1975, lot 327 (illustrated in black and white on plate 9).
The Annual Art Sales Index, 1975/76, p. 372.
Called up: June 7, 2025 - ca. 15.09 h +/- 20 min.
Oil on canvas.
Monogrammed and dated in the lower left corner. Inscribed “Hamburg” on the reverse of the canvas. 100.2 x 65.1 cm (39.4 x 25.6 in). [AW].
• Hofer's portraits of enigmatic women are among the artist's most compelling creations.
• Exhibited during the artist's lifetime in 1953.
• Subtly balanced colors in Karl Hofer's typically minimalist style.
• Formerly part of the collection of Walter Farmer (1911-1997), “Monuments Man” and director of the Central Collecting Point in Wiesbaden.
• Part of the same private collection for 50 years.
PROVENANCE: Walter Farmer and Renate Hobkirk Collection, Cincinnati (acquired from the artist in 1953/54).
Renate Hobkirk Collection, Spain/Germany (1960s).
Private collection, Canada (acquired from the above in 1975).
EXHIBITION: Karl Hofer anlässlich seines 75. Geburtstages, Hochschule für bildende Künste, Berlin, Sep. 12–Oct. 15, 1953, cat. no. 180 (“Lesendes Mädchen” [Girl Reading], with the exhibition label on the reverse of the stretcher).
Modern Art in Revolution 1900-1956, Cincinnati Art Museum, Ohio, May 19-June 17, 1956 (with the exhibition label on the reverse of the stretcher).
LITERATURE: Karl Bernhard Wohlert (ed.), Markus Eisenbeis (ed.), Karl Hofer. Catalogue raisonné of paintings, vol. 3, Cologne 2007, catalog no. 2579 (illustrated in black-and-white).
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Kunsthaus Lempertz, Cologne, 549th auction, December 5, 1975, lot 327 (illustrated in black and white on plate 9).
The Annual Art Sales Index, 1975/76, p. 372.
Called up: June 7, 2025 - ca. 15.09 h +/- 20 min.
152
Karl Hofer
Zeitungslesende junge Frau, 1953.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 30,000 - 40,000
$ 33,900 - 45,200
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Karl Hofer "Zeitungslesende junge Frau"
This lot can only be purchased subject to regular taxation, artist‘s resale right compensation is due.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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