Lot 174
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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Unterhaltung im Café, Um 1915.
Reed pen drawing in India Ink over pencil
Estimate:
€ 10,000 - 15,000
$ 11,600 - 17,400
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
1880 - 1938
Unterhaltung im Café. Um 1915.
Reed pen drawing in India Ink over pencil.
Verso with estate stamp of the Kunstmuseum Basel (Lugt 1570b) and with hand-written registration number "F Dre / Bi 45"". 27 x 21.8 cm (10.6 x 8.5 in), almost the full sheet.
• From the popular Berlin years: In 1911, the artist moved to the capital and incorporated his impressions in his drawings, prints, and paintings.
• With its wealth of figures, dense composition, and dynamic lines, this drawing epitomizes nightlife in a modern city.
• An impressive and detailed record of the artist's observations.
This work is documented at the Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Archive, Wichtrach/Bern.
PROVENANCE: From the artist's estate
Galierie Theo Hill, Cologne
Private collection (acquired from aforementioned in 1964)
Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Cologne
Private collection, Germany.
Called up: December 6, 2025 - ca. 14.38 h +/- 20 min.
1880 - 1938
Unterhaltung im Café. Um 1915.
Reed pen drawing in India Ink over pencil.
Verso with estate stamp of the Kunstmuseum Basel (Lugt 1570b) and with hand-written registration number "F Dre / Bi 45"". 27 x 21.8 cm (10.6 x 8.5 in), almost the full sheet.
• From the popular Berlin years: In 1911, the artist moved to the capital and incorporated his impressions in his drawings, prints, and paintings.
• With its wealth of figures, dense composition, and dynamic lines, this drawing epitomizes nightlife in a modern city.
• An impressive and detailed record of the artist's observations.
This work is documented at the Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Archive, Wichtrach/Bern.
PROVENANCE: From the artist's estate
Galierie Theo Hill, Cologne
Private collection (acquired from aforementioned in 1964)
Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Cologne
Private collection, Germany.
Called up: December 6, 2025 - ca. 14.38 h +/- 20 min.
"Drawing to distraction" was Kirchner's credo, accordingly, a remarkable abundance of a variety of drawings has been preserved. The swift account of a situation, often by overlooking certain deatils, makes for the special charm of the graphic oeuvre of Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, which is rightly considered the best one within German Expressionism. The sheet "Unterhaltung im Café" is part of the group of works in which Kirchner examined metropolitan life, one of his most important themes in those days. It is a prime example of a quickly sketched drawing and the artist's striking apprehension.
174
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Unterhaltung im Café, Um 1915.
Reed pen drawing in India Ink over pencil
Estimate:
€ 10,000 - 15,000
$ 11,600 - 17,400
Buyer's premium and taxation for Ernst Ludwig Kirchner "Unterhaltung im Café"
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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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