Lot 101
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101
Karl Hofer
Stehender Mädchenakt vor Rot, 1954.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 18,000 - 24,000
$ 20,340 - 27,120
Stehender Mädchenakt vor Rot. 1954.
Oil on canvas.
Monogrammed and dated in the lower right. 99.5 x 70 cm (39.1 x 27.5 in). [AW].
• A striking nude that impresses with its combination of melancholy and expressive coloring.
• Karl Hofer's uniquely ethereal female portraits are among the artist's most compelling creations.
• In the post-war years, Hofer was able to build on his earlier successes. His paintings were part of the legendary exhibition “German Art of the 20th Century” at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1957.
PROVENANCE: From the estate of the artist (estate no. 542 (handwritten number on a label on the stretcher), Wirnitzer list no. 27 .
Kunsthandel Gerd Köhrmann, estate of Karl Hofer, Cologne (on consignment, gallery label on the reverse of the stretcher).
Private collection, South Germany.
Private collection (acquired from the above in 2002).
Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the above in 2011).
EXHIBITION: Karl Hofer. Widergewonnene Verluste. Bilder aus den letzten Jahren, Galerie Andreas Baumgartl, Munich, April 27–June 23, 2001 (“Tänzer,” illustrated in color on pp. 74–75).
LITERATURE: Karl Bernhard Wohlert (ed.), Markus Eisenbeis (ed.), Karl Hofer. Catalogue raisonné of paintings, vol. 3, Cologne 2007, WVZ no. 2719 (illustrated in black and white).
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Villa Grisebach Auctions, Berlin, 101st auction, June 8, 2002, lot 311 (illustrated in color).
Called up: June 7, 2025 - ca. 14.01 h +/- 20 min.
Oil on canvas.
Monogrammed and dated in the lower right. 99.5 x 70 cm (39.1 x 27.5 in). [AW].
• A striking nude that impresses with its combination of melancholy and expressive coloring.
• Karl Hofer's uniquely ethereal female portraits are among the artist's most compelling creations.
• In the post-war years, Hofer was able to build on his earlier successes. His paintings were part of the legendary exhibition “German Art of the 20th Century” at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1957.
PROVENANCE: From the estate of the artist (estate no. 542 (handwritten number on a label on the stretcher), Wirnitzer list no. 27 .
Kunsthandel Gerd Köhrmann, estate of Karl Hofer, Cologne (on consignment, gallery label on the reverse of the stretcher).
Private collection, South Germany.
Private collection (acquired from the above in 2002).
Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (acquired from the above in 2011).
EXHIBITION: Karl Hofer. Widergewonnene Verluste. Bilder aus den letzten Jahren, Galerie Andreas Baumgartl, Munich, April 27–June 23, 2001 (“Tänzer,” illustrated in color on pp. 74–75).
LITERATURE: Karl Bernhard Wohlert (ed.), Markus Eisenbeis (ed.), Karl Hofer. Catalogue raisonné of paintings, vol. 3, Cologne 2007, WVZ no. 2719 (illustrated in black and white).
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Villa Grisebach Auctions, Berlin, 101st auction, June 8, 2002, lot 311 (illustrated in color).
Called up: June 7, 2025 - ca. 14.01 h +/- 20 min.
101
Karl Hofer
Stehender Mädchenakt vor Rot, 1954.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 18,000 - 24,000
$ 20,340 - 27,120
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Karl Hofer "Stehender Mädchenakt vor Rot"
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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