Raumbeispiel
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William N. Copley
Ohne Titel (Woman with Umbrella), 1965.
Acrylic on canvas
Estimate:
€ 70,000 - 90,000
$ 81,900 - 105,300
260
William N. Copley
Ohne Titel (Woman with Umbrella), 1965.
Acrylic on canvas
Estimate:
€ 70,000 - 90,000
$ 81,900 - 105,300
William N. Copley
1919 - 1996
Ohne Titel (Woman with Umbrella). 1965.
Acrylic on canvas.
Signed and dated in the lower right. 61 x 76.5 cm (24 x 30.1 in). [AW].
• Copley’s imagery thrives on surreal mystery: whimsical and erotic elements coalesce within a cool, blue palette.
• In the 1960s, he developed his distinctive visual language, blending elements of comics, Pop Art, and Surrealism.
• In 1972 and 1982, he participated in documenta 5 and 7 in Kassel.
• Comparable paintings from the 1960s are at, among others, the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago; the Centre Pompidou, Paris; and the Museum Ludwig, Cologne.
This work is registered in the archives of the William N. Copley Estate, New York. We are grateful to Anthony Atlas for his kind expert advice.
PROVENANCE: Galerie Klewan, Munich (ca. 1981).
Private collection, Austria.
Private collection, Netherlands (acquired from the above in 2013, Dorotheum, Vienna).
Galerie Friese, Berlin.
Private collection, Germany (since 2019).
EXHIBITION: William N. Copley. Bilder und Zeichnungen, Galerie Klewan, Munich, Oct. 2–18, 1981 (illustrated in black and white).
See Yourself As Lovers See You. William N. Copley / Dorothy Iannone, Philara Collection, Düsseldorf, Aug. 8, 2023–Jan. 14, 2024 (illustrated on p. 40).
LITERATURE: Dorotheum, Vienna, November 28, 2013, Contemporary Art Part II, lot 1176 (illustrated in color on p. 194).
Called up: June 13, 2026 - ca. 16.33 h +/- 20 min.
1919 - 1996
Ohne Titel (Woman with Umbrella). 1965.
Acrylic on canvas.
Signed and dated in the lower right. 61 x 76.5 cm (24 x 30.1 in). [AW].
• Copley’s imagery thrives on surreal mystery: whimsical and erotic elements coalesce within a cool, blue palette.
• In the 1960s, he developed his distinctive visual language, blending elements of comics, Pop Art, and Surrealism.
• In 1972 and 1982, he participated in documenta 5 and 7 in Kassel.
• Comparable paintings from the 1960s are at, among others, the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA), Chicago; the Centre Pompidou, Paris; and the Museum Ludwig, Cologne.
This work is registered in the archives of the William N. Copley Estate, New York. We are grateful to Anthony Atlas for his kind expert advice.
PROVENANCE: Galerie Klewan, Munich (ca. 1981).
Private collection, Austria.
Private collection, Netherlands (acquired from the above in 2013, Dorotheum, Vienna).
Galerie Friese, Berlin.
Private collection, Germany (since 2019).
EXHIBITION: William N. Copley. Bilder und Zeichnungen, Galerie Klewan, Munich, Oct. 2–18, 1981 (illustrated in black and white).
See Yourself As Lovers See You. William N. Copley / Dorothy Iannone, Philara Collection, Düsseldorf, Aug. 8, 2023–Jan. 14, 2024 (illustrated on p. 40).
LITERATURE: Dorotheum, Vienna, November 28, 2013, Contemporary Art Part II, lot 1176 (illustrated in color on p. 194).
Called up: June 13, 2026 - ca. 16.33 h +/- 20 min.
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for William N. Copley "Ohne Titel (Woman with Umbrella)"
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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