Sale: 554 / Modern Art Day Sale, June 08. 2024 in Munich Lot 485


485
Karl Hofer
Stillleben mit Birnen und Aprikosen, 1940.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 20,000 - 30,000

 
$ 21,400 - 32,100

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Stillleben mit Birnen und Aprikosen. 1940.
Oil on canvas.
Monogrammed and dated (in the moist paint) in upper left. 27 x 45 cm (10.6 x 17.7 in). [EH].


• Karl Hofer's still lifes are fascinating for their compositions and the nuanced color arrangements.
• Through his play with bright green and yellow, he brings colors of hope into the contemplative landscape of this spatially delimited still life.
• Other still lifes by Karl Hofer are in the Nationalgalerie Berlin (Blumenstillleben, 1944, and Stillleben mit Früchten, 1951) as well as in the Museum Wiesbaden (Stillleben mit Ölkanne, 1929)
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PROVENANCE: Private collection Baden-Württemberg ( presumably since 1956, Galerie Valentin).
Ever since in family possession.

EXHIBITION: Karl Hofer Galerie Valentien, Stuttgart August 1956 (no catalog).

LITERATURE: Karl Bernhard Wohlert (ed.), Markus Eisenbeis (ed.), Karl Hofer. Catalogue raisonné of paintings, vol. 2, Cologne 2008, no. 1529.

Called up: June 8, 2024 - ca. 18.54 h +/- 20 min.





Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Karl Hofer "Stillleben mit Birnen und Aprikosen"
This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation, artist‘s resale right compensation is due.

Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 800,000 €: herefrom 32 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 800,000 € is subject to a premium of 27 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 800,000 €.
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 800,000 €: herefrom 27 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 800,000 € is subject to a premium of 21% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 800,000 €.
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 19 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium. As an exception, the reduced VAT of 7 % is added for printed books.

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.