Lot 154
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154
Karl Hofer
Akt mit erhobenen Armen, 1951.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 20,000 - 30,000
$ 22,600 - 33,900
Akt mit erhobenen Armen. 1951.
Oil on canvas.
Monogrammed and dated (in ligature) in the lower right. With the estate label, numbered “458” on the reverse of the stretcher. 90 x 46 cm (35.4 x 18.1 in). [KA].
• Expressive, seductive, and masterful: Hofer's artistic exploration of the female form is a key theme of his entire oeuvre.
• In private ownership for almost 25 years.
• For the first time on the international auction market (source: artprice.com)
• In 1955, his work was posthumously honored with a presentation at documenta I, the first major art exhibition after World War II and an apology to artists who had been ostracized by National Socialism.
• Other nude paintings by Karl Hofer can be found in important museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Albertina in Vienna.
PROVENANCE: From the artist's estate: Estate No. 487, Wirnitzer list no. 101 (each with a label on the reverse).
Private collection.
Galerie Andreas Baumgartl, Munich.
Private collection, South Germany (acquired from the above in 2001).
EXHIBITION: Karl Hofer. Wiedergewonnene Verluste (Regained Losses). Bilder aus den letzten Jahren, Galerie Andreas Baumgartl, Munich, April 27–June 23, 2001, p. 27 (illustrated).
LITERATURE: Karl Bernhard Wohlert (ed.), Markus Eisenbeis (ed.), Karl Hofer. Catalogue raisonné of paintings, vol. 3, Cologne 2007, catalog no. 2381 (illustrated).
Called up: June 7, 2025 - ca. 15.12 h +/- 20 min.
Oil on canvas.
Monogrammed and dated (in ligature) in the lower right. With the estate label, numbered “458” on the reverse of the stretcher. 90 x 46 cm (35.4 x 18.1 in). [KA].
• Expressive, seductive, and masterful: Hofer's artistic exploration of the female form is a key theme of his entire oeuvre.
• In private ownership for almost 25 years.
• For the first time on the international auction market (source: artprice.com)
• In 1955, his work was posthumously honored with a presentation at documenta I, the first major art exhibition after World War II and an apology to artists who had been ostracized by National Socialism.
• Other nude paintings by Karl Hofer can be found in important museum collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Albertina in Vienna.
PROVENANCE: From the artist's estate: Estate No. 487, Wirnitzer list no. 101 (each with a label on the reverse).
Private collection.
Galerie Andreas Baumgartl, Munich.
Private collection, South Germany (acquired from the above in 2001).
EXHIBITION: Karl Hofer. Wiedergewonnene Verluste (Regained Losses). Bilder aus den letzten Jahren, Galerie Andreas Baumgartl, Munich, April 27–June 23, 2001, p. 27 (illustrated).
LITERATURE: Karl Bernhard Wohlert (ed.), Markus Eisenbeis (ed.), Karl Hofer. Catalogue raisonné of paintings, vol. 3, Cologne 2007, catalog no. 2381 (illustrated).
Called up: June 7, 2025 - ca. 15.12 h +/- 20 min.
154
Karl Hofer
Akt mit erhobenen Armen, 1951.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 20,000 - 30,000
$ 22,600 - 33,900
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Karl Hofer "Akt mit erhobenen Armen"
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 7 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium.
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 7 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium.
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.
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