Lot 131
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Carl Spitzweg
Lesender Einsiedler mit Raben in einer Schlucht, Um 1830-1835.
Oil on cardboard, on canvas
Estimate:
€ 60,000 - 80,000
$ 69,600 - 92,800
Carl Spitzweg
1808 - 1885
Lesender Einsiedler mit Raben in einer Schlucht. Um 1830-1835.
Oil on cardboard, on canvas.
With the signature paraphe in the lower right. 41.5 x 33.5 cm (16.3 x 13.1 in) [KA].
• Key motif: The hermit embodies the typical Spitzweg character—the quiet, aloof observer caught between humor and melancholy.
• Man as a seeker of spiritual freedom and self-sufficiency as a symbol of romantic introspection.
• Important early work featuring the poetic imagery that made Spitzweg famous.
We are grateful to Mr Detlef Rosenberger, who inspected the original work, for his kind expert advice.
PROVENANCE: Private collection H. in F. (until 1898: E.A. Fleischmann, Munich).
Max Fessler Collection, Pforzheim (until 1926: Rudolf Bangel, May 11, 1926).
H. Steinmeyer, Cologne (1927).
Private collection, southern Germany (probably acquired in the 1960s).
LITERATURE: Siegfried Wichmann, Carl Spitzweg. Catalog of Works. Paintings and Watercolors, Stuttgart 2002, no. 204 (with color illustration, p. 168).
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Rudolf Bangel, 1074th auction, Ausgewählte Werke der Malerei: u. a. die Privatgalerie Senator Max Fessler, Pforzheim; deutsche und französische Schule des XIX. und XX. Jahrhunderts, May 11, 1926, lot 140 (with illustration, plate 13).
E.A. Fleischmann, Munich, Auction 13, Freihändiger Verkauf, Verzeichniss der Gemälde moderner Meister aus dem Besitze des Herrn Rentner H. in F., September 28–October 7, 1898, lot 22.
Called up: December 6, 2025 - ca. 13.41 h +/- 20 min.
1808 - 1885
Lesender Einsiedler mit Raben in einer Schlucht. Um 1830-1835.
Oil on cardboard, on canvas.
With the signature paraphe in the lower right. 41.5 x 33.5 cm (16.3 x 13.1 in) [KA].
• Key motif: The hermit embodies the typical Spitzweg character—the quiet, aloof observer caught between humor and melancholy.
• Man as a seeker of spiritual freedom and self-sufficiency as a symbol of romantic introspection.
• Important early work featuring the poetic imagery that made Spitzweg famous.
We are grateful to Mr Detlef Rosenberger, who inspected the original work, for his kind expert advice.
PROVENANCE: Private collection H. in F. (until 1898: E.A. Fleischmann, Munich).
Max Fessler Collection, Pforzheim (until 1926: Rudolf Bangel, May 11, 1926).
H. Steinmeyer, Cologne (1927).
Private collection, southern Germany (probably acquired in the 1960s).
LITERATURE: Siegfried Wichmann, Carl Spitzweg. Catalog of Works. Paintings and Watercolors, Stuttgart 2002, no. 204 (with color illustration, p. 168).
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Rudolf Bangel, 1074th auction, Ausgewählte Werke der Malerei: u. a. die Privatgalerie Senator Max Fessler, Pforzheim; deutsche und französische Schule des XIX. und XX. Jahrhunderts, May 11, 1926, lot 140 (with illustration, plate 13).
E.A. Fleischmann, Munich, Auction 13, Freihändiger Verkauf, Verzeichniss der Gemälde moderner Meister aus dem Besitze des Herrn Rentner H. in F., September 28–October 7, 1898, lot 22.
Called up: December 6, 2025 - ca. 13.41 h +/- 20 min.
131
Carl Spitzweg
Lesender Einsiedler mit Raben in einer Schlucht, Um 1830-1835.
Oil on cardboard, on canvas
Estimate:
€ 60,000 - 80,000
$ 69,600 - 92,800
Buyer's premium and taxation for Carl Spitzweg "Lesender Einsiedler mit Raben in einer Schlucht"
This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation.
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.
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.
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