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Willi Baumeister
Steingarten, 1942.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 40,000 - 60,000
$ 46,800 - 70,200
262
Willi Baumeister
Steingarten, 1942.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 40,000 - 60,000
$ 46,800 - 70,200
Willi Baumeister
1889 - 1955
Steingarten. 1942.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated in the wet paint in the lower right corner. Signed on the stretcher (partially covered by labels) as well as signed and stamped with the handwritten stamp “WB no. 637” on a label. 65 x 54 cm (25.5 x 21.2 in).
• Formerly part of the Dr. Helmut Beck Collection, Stuttgart.
• From the significant series of “Eidos” paintings.
• Though ostracized by the Nazis, Baumeister continued on his path with unwavering determination and is today regarded as one of the most important artists of the modern era.
• Most recently, the Museum Folkwang in Essen honored the artist with the exhibition “Willi Baumeister – Zeitzeichen” (February 23 to June 16, 2024).
PROVENANCE: Dr. Helmut Beck Collection, Stuttgart (acquired directly from the artist ca. 1945–1948; sold at Sotheby’s in 2002).
Galerie Schlichtenmaier, Dätzingen Castle and Stuttgart (2006).
Private collection, Frankfurt am Main (acquired from the above in 2006)
In the family’s possession since.
EXHIBITION:
Willi Baumeister, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart, Jan. 23–Feb. 21, 1954, cat. no. 139 (with a label on the reverse of the stretcher, not included in the catalog).
Willi Baumeister – Figuren und Zeichen zur Erinnerung an den 50. Todestag des Künstlers, Bucerius Kunst Forum, Hamburg, Aug. 31–Oct. 30, 2005; Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Münster, Nov. 27, 2005–Jan. 29, 2006; Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal, Feb. 12–Mar. 26, 2006, p. 95, color ill. 40.
LITERATURE: Peter Beye, Felicitas Baumeister, Willi Baumeister. Werkkatalog der Gemälde, vol. II, Ostfildern 2002, CR no. 876 (illustrated).
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Will Grohmann, Willi Baumeister. Leben und Werk, Cologne 1963, CR no. 587 (illustrated).
Sotheby's London, The Beck Collection Vol. I, October 8, 2002, lot 30 (illustrated in color).
Called up: June 13, 2026 - ca. 16.36 h +/- 20 min.
1889 - 1955
Steingarten. 1942.
Oil on canvas.
Signed and dated in the wet paint in the lower right corner. Signed on the stretcher (partially covered by labels) as well as signed and stamped with the handwritten stamp “WB no. 637” on a label. 65 x 54 cm (25.5 x 21.2 in).
• Formerly part of the Dr. Helmut Beck Collection, Stuttgart.
• From the significant series of “Eidos” paintings.
• Though ostracized by the Nazis, Baumeister continued on his path with unwavering determination and is today regarded as one of the most important artists of the modern era.
• Most recently, the Museum Folkwang in Essen honored the artist with the exhibition “Willi Baumeister – Zeitzeichen” (February 23 to June 16, 2024).
PROVENANCE: Dr. Helmut Beck Collection, Stuttgart (acquired directly from the artist ca. 1945–1948; sold at Sotheby’s in 2002).
Galerie Schlichtenmaier, Dätzingen Castle and Stuttgart (2006).
Private collection, Frankfurt am Main (acquired from the above in 2006)
In the family’s possession since.
EXHIBITION:
Willi Baumeister, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart, Jan. 23–Feb. 21, 1954, cat. no. 139 (with a label on the reverse of the stretcher, not included in the catalog).
Willi Baumeister – Figuren und Zeichen zur Erinnerung an den 50. Todestag des Künstlers, Bucerius Kunst Forum, Hamburg, Aug. 31–Oct. 30, 2005; Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Münster, Nov. 27, 2005–Jan. 29, 2006; Von der Heydt-Museum, Wuppertal, Feb. 12–Mar. 26, 2006, p. 95, color ill. 40.
LITERATURE: Peter Beye, Felicitas Baumeister, Willi Baumeister. Werkkatalog der Gemälde, vol. II, Ostfildern 2002, CR no. 876 (illustrated).
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Will Grohmann, Willi Baumeister. Leben und Werk, Cologne 1963, CR no. 587 (illustrated).
Sotheby's London, The Beck Collection Vol. I, October 8, 2002, lot 30 (illustrated in color).
Called up: June 13, 2026 - ca. 16.36 h +/- 20 min.
Buyer's premium and taxation for Willi Baumeister "Steingarten"
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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