Sale: 561 / Contemporary Day Sale, Dec. 07. 2024 in Munich Lot 302

 

302
Karl Hartung
Große Katze, 1950/1952.
Bronze with grayish-green patina
Estimate:
€ 25,000 - 35,000

 
$ 27,500 - 38,500

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Große Katze. 1950/1952.
Bronze with grayish-green patina.
With the estate stamp on the base. From an edition of 6+1 copies. Height: 48 cm (18.8 in).
Authorized cast from the estate. [CH].

• Hartung had a particularly prolific creative phase in the post-war years that led to his artistic breakthrough.
• Depictions of animals played an essential role in his oeuvre from this period, helping him discover his path to abstraction.
• Elaborate reduction to the essential external features and characteristic traits.
• This is the first time a copy of this bronze is offered on the international auction market (source: artprice.com)
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We are grateful to the Karl Hartung Estate for the kind expert advice.

PROVENANCE: Galerie Pels-Leusden, Berlin.
Private collection, Southern Germany (acquired from the above in 1998).
In family ownership.

EXHIBITION: Auf leisen Pfoten. Die Katze in der Kunst, Städtische Galerie, Karlsruhe, December 9, 2006 - April 15, 2007 (different copy).

LITERATURE: Markus Krause, Karl Hartung 1908-1967. Metamorphosen von Mensch und Natur (monograph and catalogue raisonné), Munich 1998, p. 237, no. 453 (illustrated in b/w).

Called up: December 7, 2024 - ca. 15.47 h +/- 20 min.




 

Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Karl Hartung "Große Katze"
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.