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Otto Steinert
Rotierende Drahtfigur. Design für das Cover des Ausstellungskatalogs "Subjektive Fotografie" in Saarbrücken, 1951.
Photography. Vintage, high gloss gelatine silve...
Estimate:
€ 10,000 - 15,000
$ 10,700 - 16,050
Rotierende Drahtfigur. Design für das Cover des Ausstellungskatalogs "Subjektive Fotografie" in Saarbrücken. 1951.
Photography. Vintage, high gloss gelatine silver print. Consisting of two parts, with a diagonal white line drawn by hand.
Inscribed "Strenges Ballett I"on the reverse. 29.2 x 20.8 cm (11.4 x 8.1 in).
Accompanied by an original brochure of the exhibition "Subjektive Fotografie Saarbrücken", July 1951, as well as a copy of Herbert Strässer's annual assessment of the "Staatliche Schule für Kunst und Handwerk Saarbrücken" for the academic year 1950/51, from which his participation in the exhibition "Subjektive Fotografie" emerged.
• On the cover of the exhibition catalog " Subjektive Fotografie" in 1951.
• This version with the diagonal line drawn by hand is a unique piece.
• The rotating wire sculpture was inspired by Oskar Schlemmer's figure studies at the Bauhaus and is already known as a variant from Otto Steinert's "Strenges Ballett - Hommage à Oskar Schlemmer" from 1949.
• His works can be found in international museum collections like the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Museum Ludwig, Cologne, and the Moderna Museet, Stockholm.
• Line, space and dynamics in the 1950s: Our Evening Sale features important positions in sculpting by Hans Uhlmann (lot 29) and Norbert Kricke (lot 31).
PROVENANCE: Herbert Strässer (directly from the photographer).
Estate of Herbert Strässer (with the estate stamp on the reverse).
Private collection Northern Germany.
LITERATURE: Bassenge, Photography, auction 107, Berlin, June 1, 2016, lot 4316 (illu.).
Called up: June 7, 2024 - ca. 14.02 h +/- 20 min.
Photography. Vintage, high gloss gelatine silver print. Consisting of two parts, with a diagonal white line drawn by hand.
Inscribed "Strenges Ballett I"on the reverse. 29.2 x 20.8 cm (11.4 x 8.1 in).
Accompanied by an original brochure of the exhibition "Subjektive Fotografie Saarbrücken", July 1951, as well as a copy of Herbert Strässer's annual assessment of the "Staatliche Schule für Kunst und Handwerk Saarbrücken" for the academic year 1950/51, from which his participation in the exhibition "Subjektive Fotografie" emerged.
• On the cover of the exhibition catalog " Subjektive Fotografie" in 1951.
• This version with the diagonal line drawn by hand is a unique piece.
• The rotating wire sculpture was inspired by Oskar Schlemmer's figure studies at the Bauhaus and is already known as a variant from Otto Steinert's "Strenges Ballett - Hommage à Oskar Schlemmer" from 1949.
• His works can be found in international museum collections like the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Museum Ludwig, Cologne, and the Moderna Museet, Stockholm.
• Line, space and dynamics in the 1950s: Our Evening Sale features important positions in sculpting by Hans Uhlmann (lot 29) and Norbert Kricke (lot 31).
PROVENANCE: Herbert Strässer (directly from the photographer).
Estate of Herbert Strässer (with the estate stamp on the reverse).
Private collection Northern Germany.
LITERATURE: Bassenge, Photography, auction 107, Berlin, June 1, 2016, lot 4316 (illu.).
Called up: June 7, 2024 - ca. 14.02 h +/- 20 min.
123
Otto Steinert
Rotierende Drahtfigur. Design für das Cover des Ausstellungskatalogs "Subjektive Fotografie" in Saarbrücken, 1951.
Photography. Vintage, high gloss gelatine silve...
Estimate:
€ 10,000 - 15,000
$ 10,700 - 16,050
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Otto Steinert "Rotierende Drahtfigur. Design für das Cover des Ausstellungskatalogs "Subjektive Fotografie" in Saarbrücken"
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.
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.