Sale: 553 / Contemporary Day Sale, June 07. 2024 in Munich Lot 117


117
Hans Steinbrenner
Figur (Napoleon), 1960.
Bronze with dark gray patina
Estimate:
€ 10,000 - 15,000

 
$ 10,700 - 16,050

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Figur (Napoleon). 1960.
Bronze with dark gray patina.
Plinth with the hammered artist's signet and the number. From an edition of 6 copies. Ca. 212 x 58 cm (83.4 x 22.8 in). Diameter of the plinth ca. 70 cm (27,6 in. ).
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Further works from the Dr. Maier-Mohr Collection will be offered in our Evening Sale on Friday, June 7, 2024 and in our Modern Art Day Sale on Saturday, June 8, 2024 – see collection catalog "A Private Collection - Dr. Theo Maier-Mohr".

• Early, cubic-abstract bronze from a small edition.
• First carved from a wooden trunk and then cast in bronze.
• Works of this size are extremely rare on the auction market (source: artprice.com)
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We are grateful to Mr Jakob Steinbrenner, Munich, for his kind support in cataloging this lot.

PROVENANCE: Dr. Theo Maier-Mohr Collection, Hesse (acquired from the artist).
Ever since family-owned.

EXHIBITION: For the original wooden figure, see the exhibition: Hans Steinbrenner. Skulpturen 1948-1960, Sinclair-Haus, Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe, October 23 - December 16, 1990, cat. no. 87 (illu.).

LITERATURE: For the original wooden figure, see:
Claire Hellweg, Hans Steinbrenner. Die Entwicklung der Formensprache im plastischen Werk, PhD thesis Frankfurt a. Main, 1990/91, no. 141 (illu.).

Called up: June 7, 2024 - ca. 13.54 h +/- 20 min.





Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Hans Steinbrenner "Figur (Napoleon)"
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.