111
Horst Antes
Hochzeitsbild II, 1972.
Aquatec on canvas
Estimate:
€ 40,000 - 60,000

 
$ 46,800 - 70,200

+
111
Horst Antes
Hochzeitsbild II, 1972.
Aquatec on canvas
Estimate:
€ 40,000 - 60,000

 
$ 46,800 - 70,200

+
 

Horst Antes
1936

Hochzeitsbild II. 1972.
Aquatec on canvas.
Signed, dated, titled, and inscribed “Aquatec” on the reverse of the canvas. 100 x 120 cm (39.3 x 47.2 in). [AW].

• The characteristic technique and style of the famous “Cephalopods” meet the complex motifs of Horst Antes.
• Impressive exhibition history: Kunsthaus Zürich, Haus der Kunst, Munich, and Von der Heydt Museum, Wuppertal.
• Works from this period (1972–73) are in major museum collections, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York and the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma in Helsinki.
• To mark his 90th birthday, the Sprengel Museum in Hanover dedicates a major solo exhibition to the artist from April through July 2026
.

PROVENANCE: Galerie Stangl, Munich (with a gallery label on the reverse of the stretcher).
Anne and Willy Rotzler Collection, Zurich.
Galerie Michael Haas, Berlin (with a gallery label on the reverse of the stretcher).
Galerie Schlichtenmaier, Grafenau (with a gallery label on the reverse of the stretcher).
Private collection, Switzerland (acquired from the above in 2000).

EXHIBITION: Horst Antes. Bilder, Zeichnungen, Keramik, Plastik, Galerie Stangl, Munich, July 25–September 23, 1972 (illustrated in b/w).
50 Jahre Kunsthandelsverband der Schweiz. Anniversary exhibition featuring works from the 15th–20th centuries from public and private collections, Kunsthaus Zürich, Sept. 15–Nov. 11, 1973, cat. no. 115 (illustrated in color, no. 63) [fragments of the exhibition label on the back of the stretcher].
Antes Bilder 1959–1993, Haus der Kunst, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, Munich, Aug. 27–Oct. 10, 1993; Von der Heydt Museum, Wuppertal, Apr. 30–June 5, 1994, cat. no. 34 (illustrated in black and white on p. 18).
Horst Antes. Arbeiten von 1958–2000, Galerie Schlichtenmaier, Grafenau, July 16–September 9, 2000, cat. no. 11 (illustrated in color on p. 17).

LITERATURE: Arthur Mehlstäubler, Horst Antes. Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, vol. 4 (1972–1975), Künzelsau 2013, CR no. 1972/38 (illustrated in color on p. 55).

Called up: June 13, 2026 - ca. 13.14 h +/- 20 min.





Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Horst Antes "Hochzeitsbild II"
This lot can only be purchased subject to regular taxation, artist‘s resale right compensation is due.

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.

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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