Sale: 563 / Modern Art Day Sale, Dec. 07. 2024 in Munich Lot 203


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Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Katze (Holzstock), 1915.
Wood (spruce)
Estimate:
€ 15,000 - 20,000

 
$ 16,500 - 22,000

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Katze (Holzstock). 1915.
Wood (spruce).
With the work number on the reverse. 29 x 36.2 cm (11.4 x 14.2 in).

• Karl Schmidt-Rottluff left the grain of the wood visible in the subject.
• In 1915, the artist carved another block with 2 cats (Brücke Museum inventory no. 214/75).
• No print from this block has been offered on the international art market in the last 28 years (source: artprice.com)
• A proof from this block is in the Städel Museum in Frankfurt
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PROVENANCE: The artist's studio.
The collection of Dr. Victor and Hedda Peters, Leipzig (obtained directly from the artist).
Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia (obtained from the above in 1989).

LITERATURE: Cf.: Rosa Schapire, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. Graphisches Werk bis 1923, Berlin 1924, catalogue raisonné no. 181 (illustrated in b/w, plate volume).
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Magdalena M.Moeller (ed.), Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. Die Holzstöcke, Berlin 2011. (General information on Schmidt-Rottluff's woodblocks).

Called up: December 7, 2024 - ca. 14.24 h +/- 20 min.





Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Karl Schmidt-Rottluff "Katze (Holzstock)"
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.