Sale: 561 / Contemporary Day Sale, Dec. 07. 2024 in Munich Lot 341

 

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Günther Uecker
Ohne Titel, 1996.
Mixed media. White paint and rocks on canvas, o...
Estimate:
€ 25,000 - 35,000

 
$ 27,500 - 38,500

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Ohne Titel. 1996.
Mixed media. White paint and rocks on canvas, over wood.
Signed and dated lower right. Signed, dated, dedicated and with a direction arrow on the reverse. 60 x 40 x 12.5 cm (23.6 x 15.7 x 4.9 in). [JS].
More works from the collection are available in our Online Sale (ends December 15, 2024).

• One of the few paintings in which Uecker drove sharp stones instead of nails through the canvas
• “Where language fails, the image begins” (Uecker).
Dynamics, hardness, calm, and contemplation: by combining seemingly opposing elements, Uecker creates a unique aesthetic.
• Nature and art: Uecker's oeuvre, which is characterized by its timeless, archaic aura, is closely interwoven with the immediacy and dynamics of natural impressions
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This work is registered in the Uecker Archive under the number GU.96.035 and is earmarked for inclusion in the Uecker catalogue raisonné that is currently in preparation.

PROVENANCE: Private collection, Northern Germany (gifted from the artist - 2019).
Private collection, Baden-Württemberg (since 2019).

Called up: December 7, 2024 - ca. 16.39 h +/- 20 min.




 

Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Günther Uecker "Ohne Titel"
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.