Lot 305 
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Max Bill
Halbe Kugel um drei Achsen, 1965/66.
Stone. Black Swedish granite
Estimate:
€ 40,000 - 60,000
$ 44,000 - 66,000
Halbe Kugel um drei Achsen. 1965/66.
Stone. Black Swedish granite.
Unique object. Diameter: 40 cm (15.7 in). [KA].
• Stunning effect: The “unfinished” geometric form requires observers to complete it in their minds.
• Max Bill is one of the internationally best-known Swiss sculptors.
• In the year of its creation, the artist received a renowned prize from the “International Congress of Critics and Artists”.
We are grateful to Dr. Jakob Bill for the kind support in cataloging this lot.
PROVENANCE: Gimpel & Hanover Galerie, Zürich.
Private collection Hesse (acquired from the above in 1983).
EXHIBITION: max bill. painting and sculpture 1928-1968, Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf, July 20 - September 8, 1968, cat. no. 75. (with an illustration of the plaster model).
Max Bill. 20 Werke aus 20 Jahren, Gimpel & Hanover Galerie, Zurich, André Emmerich Galerie, Zurich, Nov. 20, 1982–Jan. 8, 1983.
100 Jahre Kunst in Deutschland. 1885–1985, Ingelheim am Rhein, April 28–June 30, 1985.
Chemnitz Art Collections (on permanent loan from a private collection, 2001-2024).
LITERATURE: Eduard Hüttinger, Max Bill, Zurich 1977, p. 159.
Ingrid Mössinger and Peter Weiermair (eds.), ex. cat. Kunst nach 45 aus Frankfurter Privatbesitz, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt am Main 1983, p. 68.
"Concrete Art is, in its ultimate consequence, the pure expression of well-balanced measure and order. It organizes systems and gives life to these orders by artistic means [..]."
Max Bill, 1949, quoted from: Max Bill, Zürich 1977, p. 61.
Called up: December 7, 2024 - ca. 15.51 h +/- 20 min.
Stone. Black Swedish granite.
Unique object. Diameter: 40 cm (15.7 in). [KA].
• Stunning effect: The “unfinished” geometric form requires observers to complete it in their minds.
• Max Bill is one of the internationally best-known Swiss sculptors.
• In the year of its creation, the artist received a renowned prize from the “International Congress of Critics and Artists”.
We are grateful to Dr. Jakob Bill for the kind support in cataloging this lot.
PROVENANCE: Gimpel & Hanover Galerie, Zürich.
Private collection Hesse (acquired from the above in 1983).
EXHIBITION: max bill. painting and sculpture 1928-1968, Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Düsseldorf, July 20 - September 8, 1968, cat. no. 75. (with an illustration of the plaster model).
Max Bill. 20 Werke aus 20 Jahren, Gimpel & Hanover Galerie, Zurich, André Emmerich Galerie, Zurich, Nov. 20, 1982–Jan. 8, 1983.
100 Jahre Kunst in Deutschland. 1885–1985, Ingelheim am Rhein, April 28–June 30, 1985.
Chemnitz Art Collections (on permanent loan from a private collection, 2001-2024).
LITERATURE: Eduard Hüttinger, Max Bill, Zurich 1977, p. 159.
Ingrid Mössinger and Peter Weiermair (eds.), ex. cat. Kunst nach 45 aus Frankfurter Privatbesitz, Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt am Main 1983, p. 68.
"Concrete Art is, in its ultimate consequence, the pure expression of well-balanced measure and order. It organizes systems and gives life to these orders by artistic means [..]."
Max Bill, 1949, quoted from: Max Bill, Zürich 1977, p. 61.
Called up: December 7, 2024 - ca. 15.51 h +/- 20 min.
305
Max Bill
Halbe Kugel um drei Achsen, 1965/66.
Stone. Black Swedish granite
Estimate:
€ 40,000 - 60,000
$ 44,000 - 66,000
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Max Bill "Halbe Kugel um drei Achsen"
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.