150
Konstantin Johann Franz Cretius
Weiblicher Halbakt, 1841.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 6,000 - 8,000
$ 6,780 - 9,040
Weiblicher Halbakt. 1841.
Oil on canvas.
Signed, dated, and inscribed “Roma” in the lower right. 75 x 61.5 cm (29.5 x 24.2 in). [AW].
• Detailed work in particularly beautiful colors from Cretius' creative period in Rome.
• The intimate depictions of women are reminiscent of works by the French painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867).
• In addition to his work as a genre-, history-, and portrait painter, Cretius was a full member of the Berlin Academy.
• After receiving the “Grand State Prize” of the Prussian Academy of Arts in 1838, he embarked on a three-year study trip to Southern Europe.
PROVENANCE: Karin & Rüdiger Volhard Collection, Bad Homburg (since 1994: Döbritz).
In family ownership ever since.
LITERATURE: Internationales Kunst- und Auktions-Haus, Berlin, Gemälde alter und neuer Meister, Antquitäten, Stilmöbel, June 24, 1930, Lot 390 (with illustration, plate V).
Die Kunstauktion: internat. Nachrichtenblatt des gesamten Kunstmarktes, April 1930, no. 33, p. 3.
Called up: June 7, 2025 - ca. 15.06 h +/- 20 min.
Oil on canvas.
Signed, dated, and inscribed “Roma” in the lower right. 75 x 61.5 cm (29.5 x 24.2 in). [AW].
• Detailed work in particularly beautiful colors from Cretius' creative period in Rome.
• The intimate depictions of women are reminiscent of works by the French painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867).
• In addition to his work as a genre-, history-, and portrait painter, Cretius was a full member of the Berlin Academy.
• After receiving the “Grand State Prize” of the Prussian Academy of Arts in 1838, he embarked on a three-year study trip to Southern Europe.
PROVENANCE: Karin & Rüdiger Volhard Collection, Bad Homburg (since 1994: Döbritz).
In family ownership ever since.
LITERATURE: Internationales Kunst- und Auktions-Haus, Berlin, Gemälde alter und neuer Meister, Antquitäten, Stilmöbel, June 24, 1930, Lot 390 (with illustration, plate V).
Die Kunstauktion: internat. Nachrichtenblatt des gesamten Kunstmarktes, April 1930, no. 33, p. 3.
Called up: June 7, 2025 - ca. 15.06 h +/- 20 min.
150
Konstantin Johann Franz Cretius
Weiblicher Halbakt, 1841.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 6,000 - 8,000
$ 6,780 - 9,040
Buyer's premium and taxation for Konstantin Johann Franz Cretius "Weiblicher Halbakt"
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 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 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 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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