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Rupprecht Geiger
OE 297a/57, 1957.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 50,000 - 70,000
$ 58,500 - 81,900
269
Rupprecht Geiger
OE 297a/57, 1957.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 50,000 - 70,000
$ 58,500 - 81,900
Rupprecht Geiger
1908 - 2009
OE 297a/57. 1957.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated on the reverse of the canvas. Twice dated and titled, and inscribed “297/57” on the stretcher. Also inscribed “63", “oben”, and with a direction arrow, as well as the word “Rome” on the stretcher, presumably by a hand other than that of the artist. 86 x 90.5 cm (33.8 x 35.6 in).
The work is inscribed “OE 297” on the reverse side. It is listed as “OE 297a” on the index card in the Geiger Archive. [CH].
• Early painting by the great German representative of Color Field Painting, inspiring with its gentle oscillation between color tones and strong light-dark contrasts.
• His works were exhibited internationally from the mid-1950s onward, for example, in the United States: in 1959, the artist received the prestigious Solomon R. Guggenheim Award there.
• In 1959, Geiger participated in the second documenta in Kassel.
• The paintings from the late 1950s and early 1960s are his most sought-after works on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).
• Comparable works are in prominent museum collections like the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, the Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, the State Museums Berlin, and the Museum Folkwang in Essen.
We are grateful to Julia Geiger of the Geiger Archive in Munich for her kind expert advice.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (purchased directly from the artist).
Private collection, Berlin (purchased from the above in 2001, Ketterer Kunst).
EXHIBITION: Malerei in der Revolte. Deutsche Abstrakte der 50er und 60er Jahre, Stiftung Kulturpflege und Kulturförderung der Kreissparkkasse, Grevenbroich, 1988 (illustrated).
LITERATURE: Rupprecht-Geiger-Gesellschaft, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich (eds.), edited by Pia Dornacher and Julia Geiger, Rupprecht Geiger. Catalogue Raisonné 1942–2002. Gemälde und Objekte, architekturbezogene Kunst, Munich 2003, CR no. 257 (illustrated in color on p. 109).
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Ketterer Kunst, Munich, 255th Auction, Art of the 20th Century Part I, May 19, 2001, lot 60 (illustrated).
Called up: June 13, 2026 - ca. 16.45 h +/- 20 min.
1908 - 2009
OE 297a/57. 1957.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated on the reverse of the canvas. Twice dated and titled, and inscribed “297/57” on the stretcher. Also inscribed “63", “oben”, and with a direction arrow, as well as the word “Rome” on the stretcher, presumably by a hand other than that of the artist. 86 x 90.5 cm (33.8 x 35.6 in).
The work is inscribed “OE 297” on the reverse side. It is listed as “OE 297a” on the index card in the Geiger Archive. [CH].
• Early painting by the great German representative of Color Field Painting, inspiring with its gentle oscillation between color tones and strong light-dark contrasts.
• His works were exhibited internationally from the mid-1950s onward, for example, in the United States: in 1959, the artist received the prestigious Solomon R. Guggenheim Award there.
• In 1959, Geiger participated in the second documenta in Kassel.
• The paintings from the late 1950s and early 1960s are his most sought-after works on the international auction market (source: artprice.com).
• Comparable works are in prominent museum collections like the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich, the Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, the State Museums Berlin, and the Museum Folkwang in Essen.
We are grateful to Julia Geiger of the Geiger Archive in Munich for her kind expert advice.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (purchased directly from the artist).
Private collection, Berlin (purchased from the above in 2001, Ketterer Kunst).
EXHIBITION: Malerei in der Revolte. Deutsche Abstrakte der 50er und 60er Jahre, Stiftung Kulturpflege und Kulturförderung der Kreissparkkasse, Grevenbroich, 1988 (illustrated).
LITERATURE: Rupprecht-Geiger-Gesellschaft, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich (eds.), edited by Pia Dornacher and Julia Geiger, Rupprecht Geiger. Catalogue Raisonné 1942–2002. Gemälde und Objekte, architekturbezogene Kunst, Munich 2003, CR no. 257 (illustrated in color on p. 109).
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Ketterer Kunst, Munich, 255th Auction, Art of the 20th Century Part I, May 19, 2001, lot 60 (illustrated).
Called up: June 13, 2026 - ca. 16.45 h +/- 20 min.
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Rupprecht Geiger "OE 297a/57"
This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation, artist‘s resale right compensation is due.
Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 1,000,000 €: herefrom 34 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 29 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
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 1,000,000 €: herefrom 29 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 23% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
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 1,000,000 €: herefrom 34 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 29 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
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 1,000,000 €: herefrom 29 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 1,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 23% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 1,000,000 €.
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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