Lot 149
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Carl Adolf Senff
Bildnis einer jungen Römerin, Ca. 1820/30.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 6,000 - 8,000
$ 6,780 - 9,040
Bildnis einer jungen Römerin. Ca. 1820/30s.
Oil on canvas.
Inscribed with the artist's name and “3” on a label on the rveerse of the stretcher. 48.5 x 36.5 cm (19 x 14.3 in). [AW].
• Highly detailed portrait in exquisite colors and charisma.
• Carl Adolf Senff was a German painter of the Biedermeier period, particularly known for his highly acclaimed portraits and flower paintings.
• From 1816 to 1848, Senff lived in Rome in the circle of the Nazarenes.
• Among the buyers of Senff's works were King Frederick William III of Prussia and the Russian tsarist family.
PROVENANCE: From the estate of the artist (1863).
Richard (Walter) Senff (1858–1932), Düsseldorf (professor at the local conservatory).
Collection Karin & Rüdiger Volhard, Bad Homburg (since 2015).
In family ownership ever since.
EXHIBITION: Verzeichniß derjenigen Kunstwerke, welche von der Königlichen Akademie der Künste in den Sälen des Akademie-Gebäudes [..] öffentlich ausgestellt sind, Akademie der Künste, Berlin, 1820, cat. no. 465 .
LITERATURE: Friedrich von Boetticher, Malerwerke des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts, vol. 2, 2, Dresden 1901, p. 741.
Werner Meinhof, Adolf Senff. Ein Maler der Biedermeierzeit, Halle/Saale no date [1929], Sammlung Kleiner Hallischer Kulturschriften, vol. 6, p. 14 and p. 16, (illustrated on p. 13.).
Grisebach, Berlin, 247th auction, November 25, 2015, lot 109.
Called up: June 7, 2025 - ca. 15.05 h +/- 20 min.
Oil on canvas.
Inscribed with the artist's name and “3” on a label on the rveerse of the stretcher. 48.5 x 36.5 cm (19 x 14.3 in). [AW].
• Highly detailed portrait in exquisite colors and charisma.
• Carl Adolf Senff was a German painter of the Biedermeier period, particularly known for his highly acclaimed portraits and flower paintings.
• From 1816 to 1848, Senff lived in Rome in the circle of the Nazarenes.
• Among the buyers of Senff's works were King Frederick William III of Prussia and the Russian tsarist family.
PROVENANCE: From the estate of the artist (1863).
Richard (Walter) Senff (1858–1932), Düsseldorf (professor at the local conservatory).
Collection Karin & Rüdiger Volhard, Bad Homburg (since 2015).
In family ownership ever since.
EXHIBITION: Verzeichniß derjenigen Kunstwerke, welche von der Königlichen Akademie der Künste in den Sälen des Akademie-Gebäudes [..] öffentlich ausgestellt sind, Akademie der Künste, Berlin, 1820, cat. no. 465 .
LITERATURE: Friedrich von Boetticher, Malerwerke des neunzehnten Jahrhunderts, vol. 2, 2, Dresden 1901, p. 741.
Werner Meinhof, Adolf Senff. Ein Maler der Biedermeierzeit, Halle/Saale no date [1929], Sammlung Kleiner Hallischer Kulturschriften, vol. 6, p. 14 and p. 16, (illustrated on p. 13.).
Grisebach, Berlin, 247th auction, November 25, 2015, lot 109.
Called up: June 7, 2025 - ca. 15.05 h +/- 20 min.
149
Carl Adolf Senff
Bildnis einer jungen Römerin, Ca. 1820/30.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 6,000 - 8,000
$ 6,780 - 9,040
Buyer's premium and taxation for Carl Adolf Senff "Bildnis einer jungen Römerin"
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.
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