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439
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Kuh und Treiber, 1919.
Watercolor and black chalks
Post auction sale: € 50,000 / $ 52,500
Kuh und Treiber. 1919.
Watercolor and black chalks.
Lower right signed. Dated and titled on the reverse. On smooth, light cardboard. 39.2 x 50 cm (15.4 x 19.6 in), the full sheet. [CH].
• Radiant watercolor from the sought-after Swiss period.
• Outstanding graphic expressiveness.
• Expressive, portrait-like depiction of a Davos shepherd in front of an atmospheric mountain panorama in soft colors.
• Through Kirchner's stays on the "Stafelalp" (1917–1919), the artist became acquainted with the hard, simple mountain farming life, which was so different from his previous life in the big city, and that would fascinate him until the end of his life.
• As a physically and mentally ailing marked man, Kirchner elevates the broad-shouldered shepherd to the heroic protagonist of his drawing and gives him great physical presence and vitality through the self-confident posture, the courageous, strong coloring and the close-up image detail.
• The great expressionist's virtuosity becomes particularly obvious in Kirchner's spontaneously created watercolors.
The present work is documented in the Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Archive, Wichtrach/Bern.
PROVENANCE: Collection of Mrs. Max M. Stern, New York.
Private collection Germany (acquired in 1980).
Galerie Thomas, München.
Galerie von Vertes, Zürich.
Private collection Northern Germany (acquired from the above).
EXHIBITION: E. L. Kirchner. Paintings and Works on Paper, Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York, April 5 - 30, 1983, cat. no. 11 (fig.).
LITERATURE: Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, November 1969, lot 24 b (fig.).
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, November 1970, lot 18.
Watercolor and black chalks.
Lower right signed. Dated and titled on the reverse. On smooth, light cardboard. 39.2 x 50 cm (15.4 x 19.6 in), the full sheet. [CH].
• Radiant watercolor from the sought-after Swiss period.
• Outstanding graphic expressiveness.
• Expressive, portrait-like depiction of a Davos shepherd in front of an atmospheric mountain panorama in soft colors.
• Through Kirchner's stays on the "Stafelalp" (1917–1919), the artist became acquainted with the hard, simple mountain farming life, which was so different from his previous life in the big city, and that would fascinate him until the end of his life.
• As a physically and mentally ailing marked man, Kirchner elevates the broad-shouldered shepherd to the heroic protagonist of his drawing and gives him great physical presence and vitality through the self-confident posture, the courageous, strong coloring and the close-up image detail.
• The great expressionist's virtuosity becomes particularly obvious in Kirchner's spontaneously created watercolors.
The present work is documented in the Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Archive, Wichtrach/Bern.
PROVENANCE: Collection of Mrs. Max M. Stern, New York.
Private collection Germany (acquired in 1980).
Galerie Thomas, München.
Galerie von Vertes, Zürich.
Private collection Northern Germany (acquired from the above).
EXHIBITION: E. L. Kirchner. Paintings and Works on Paper, Grace Borgenicht Gallery, New York, April 5 - 30, 1983, cat. no. 11 (fig.).
LITERATURE: Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, November 1969, lot 24 b (fig.).
Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, November 1970, lot 18.
439
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Kuh und Treiber, 1919.
Watercolor and black chalks
Post auction sale: € 50,000 / $ 52,500
Buyer's premium and taxation for Ernst Ludwig Kirchner "Kuh und Treiber"
This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation.
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.
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.