Sale: 562 / 19th Century Art, Dec. 07. 2024 in Munich Lot 136

 

136
Curt Herrmann
Bildnis Elisabeth von Stephani-Hahn, 1916.
Oil on canvas
Estimate:
€ 7,000 - 9,000

 
$ 7,630 - 9,810

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Bildnis Elisabeth von Stephani-Hahn. 1916.
Oil on canvas.
Monogrammed (in ligature) upper left. With several numbers, inscriptions and a gallery label verso on the stretcher. 96 x 58 cm (37.7 x 22.8 in).


• Elisabeth von Stephani-Hahn (1868–1939) pioneered display case decoration and shop window art. She worked for the Wertheim department store, considered Germany's most beautiful department store.
• The former student of Herrmann was active as an art writer, painter, and design teacher in Berlin.
• Herrmann, one of the few representatives of neo-impressionist color principles in Germany, immortalized the type of self-confident and modern woman in dazzling prismatic colors
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PROVENANCE: From the artist's estate (until 1971).
Private ownership.
Uwe Michael Art Dealer, Stuttgart.
Kunsthaus Bühler, Stuttgart (with the label).
Private collection, Baden-Württemberg.

EXHIBITION: Curt Herrmann 1854-1929, Städtische Kunstsammlungen Kassel, Schloss Bellevue, March 6 - May 2, 1971, p. 14, cat. no. 102 (here dated “c. 1915/20”; ill. 47 and 48).
Curt Herrmann 1854-1929. Ein Maler der Moderne in Berlin, Berlin Museum, Berlin, May 11 - July 16, 1989; Kunsthalle Emden, August 13 - October 8 1989; Karl-Ernst-Osthaus-Museum, Hagen, October 20 - December 3, 1989, p. 36, 224, cat. no. 85 (illustrated in b/w).
Curt Herrmann 1854-1929, Kunsthaus Bühler, Stuttgart, June 11 - July 28, 2007, p. 12 (illustrated)
Curt Herrmann. Vom Wesen der Schönheit - Vom Wesen der Harmonie, Retrospektive mit Werken der Jahre 1872 bis 1924, Kunsthaus Apolda Avantgarde, Apolda, June 23 to August 18, 2013, no. 132, illustrated on p. 194.
Curt Herrmann 1854-1929. Ein deutscher Neoimpressionist, Kunsthaus Bühler, Stuttgart, September 15 to October 31, 2018, p. 18 (illustrated).

Called up: December 7, 2024 - ca. 13.46 h +/- 20 min.




 

Buyer's premium and taxation for Curt Herrmann "Bildnis Elisabeth von Stephani-Hahn"
This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation.

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.

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